Modular Flight Termination Amplifier Systems Scalable from 1kW to 10kW CW

WV Communications is proud to announce the SYS1021-XXX series of 1kW UHF High Power Amplifier Systems — one of our many amplifiers designed for Flight Termination Systems.

The amplifier HPA drawers are configured as phase- and amplitude-matched building blocks that can be combined, along with other components, to create a modular amplifier system that delivers 10kW CW or more.

Integrated Monitoring

The HPA drawers incorporate a CPU card in each driver and amplifier module, plus a CPU card dedicated to monitoring each 1kW amplifier drawer. The CPU card monitors module and drawer parameters and provides serial communication between the modules and the system controller.

This capability allows the user, with a single Ethernet or serial interface query command, to monitor the following:

• RF forward power
• RF reflected power
• RF input power
• RF output power of each final amplifier module
• Temperature of each amplifier module
• RF output power of each driver module
• Power supply current of each RF power transistor
• System gain setting
• Power supply output voltage
• Power supply output current

With another command, the user can query the power supply current, detected output power, and temperature of an individual module. All UDP queries return a timestamp.

System status, control, and setup screens are available on the integrated LCD display.

Sample screens shown above; the actual screen may vary based on the selected model and options.

RF Output Switching

• SYS102X 1kW amplifier systems are supplied with an integral SPDT high-power RF output switch.
• SYS1032 2kW amplifier systems are supplied with an integral SP3T high-power RF output switch.

Fault Logging

The fault history log (last fifty faults) is available. Each fault, along with its timestamp, can be remotely queried or viewed on the LCD screen.