At AOC 2023, Signal Hound previewed a new high-performance four-channel phase coherent receiver that can stream I/Q data over a VITA 49 interface that operates from 100 kHz - 20 GHz. Each channel on the PCR4200 can be configured as a phase coherent channel using the high-performance shared local oscillator (LO), or independently tuned using that channel's dedicated LO. Additionally, any single channel can be configured to provide swept spectrum data at up to 200 GHz/s. Other features include a built-in 30 MHz-20 GHz vector signal generator to simplify system alignment and calibration, and an internal GPS to provide precise time, frequency, and location.
The PCR4200 Four Channel Phase Coherent Receiver is currently under development and should be available sometime in 2024. We will keep you posted on when this product becomes available.
Key Features of PCR4200:
- Frequency Range 100 kHz to 20 GHz
- Streams 40 MHz Bandwidth per Channel over 10 GbE SFP+
- Built-in Sub-Octave Preselectors from 45 MHz 10 20 GHz
- Built-in Vector Signal Generator
- Noise Figure: 10 dB Typical at 2 GHz
- Calibrated I/O Data
- Ultra-Low Phase Noise: -136 dBc/Hz 10 kHz Offset from 1 GHz Center Frequency
- Internal GPS
- 110 dB Dynamic Range
- Each channel may be configured as:
- A Phase Coherent I/Q Channel
- An Independently Tuned I/Q Channel
- Up To 200 GHz/s Sweep Speed
- Up To 16 Phase Coherent Channels
Applications:
- Direction Finding
- Emitter Detection and Geolocation
- Multi-Channel Transmitter Testing
- Simultaneous Multi-Band Spectrum Monitoring
- SIGINT/COMINT/ELINT
- Drone Detection
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