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...for harsh environments, such as man-pack terminal deployments. Anyone carrying the Man-Pack terminal will appreciate the light weight, small size and high power BUC. For solid communications in the harshest of environments, Advantech Wireless’ 20W GaN BUC is the product of choice.
Man-pack terminals provide quick and secure critical communications support for in-theater, intelligence gathering, surveillance, homeland security applications. Advantech Wireless has now released a new, smaller, lighter and more powerful 20W BUC, available in X- or C-Band, the perfect HPA for Man-Pack Terminals. The 20W C-band and X-band GaN BUCs are part of a series of hub-mounted, up-converter transmitters, using Advantech Wireless World-leading GaN Technology. The 20W GaN BUC is an integrated unit, complete with power supply, phase-locked oscillator, mixer, filter and cooling mechanism weighing less than 2.5kg, or about 5 lbs.
The hub-mounted 20W C-band and X-band GaN BUCs are constructed in a compact cooling enclosure for outdoor operation. In addition to being weatherproof, they are the smallest fully integrated units on the market today.