Agile Milcoms will show their newest MST-series manpack antenna, the MST Ultra-light flat panel Ku-band antenna, and two of their most popular antenna systems at AFCEA/USNI West 2013 in their booth #2206.
On display will be:
About MST Ultra-light Ku-Band Antenna
ACS is expanding its line of MST ultra-light Man-packable Terminals with this ultra-small (10” x 32”) X-Band or Ku-band CTS technology, (Continuous Transverse Stub), Flat Panel Antenna which reduces adjacent satellite interference.
The Ka-Band version measures only 10” x 15” in size and is one of the smallest manpack terminals available. Today with the capability of terminals at more than twice the physical size this Planar Array antenna Technology provides “large dish performance” and is optimized for maximum efficiency of Eb/No Performance which requires no spreading, unlike other larger antennas.
The MST Ultra-light features:
- 35 lbs (16 kg)
- The narrow aperture beamwidth is equivalent to a 1 meter 1M dish, without the bulk of a larger antenna.
- 70 percent+ efficiency versus 50-60 percent of 1M dish
- No spillover or tapering required
- Discreet sidelobes axes that can be slightly rotated off-axis to further reduce any ASI
- Requires no reflector panels, simplifying installation and improving performance
The ACS-COTM-300 satellite system is an affordable, low-profile (11cm / 4”), high data rate (up to 10 Mbps 2- way) highly efficient and rugged Ku-Band Satellite Comm’s-On-The-Move system which provides continuous broadband connectivity. The System is based on Variable Inclination Continuous Transverse Stub (VICTS) array technology developed by ThinKom Solutions.
VICTS provides superior side lobe performance opposed to other on-the-move-array technology which typically requires signal spreading to meet Adjacent Satellite Interference (ASI) requirements. Elimination of the necessity of spreading allows the ACS-COTM-300 to be more easily adapted to a broader range of satellites on a global basis.
- Tracks at speeds up to 300°/second that enable the system to perform continuous “on-the-move” tracking of satellite signals with minimal interruptions.
- Provides 3x to 10x higher spectral (MB/$) efficiency than competing OTM products resulting in a huge reduction in bandwidth costs over other systems requiring Spread Spectrum bandwidth and higher G/T transponders
- Configurable with any satellite modem including the rugged ACS-e850MPR (powered by iDirect with full TRANSEC FIPS 140-2 security which is optimized to achieve high-performance and quick response time for professional, enterprise and government applications for voice, video, and data in iDirect Star or Mesh topology configurations and ISCPC networks) or the rugged ACS- DVB-RCS modem which are intended for outdoor applications in the most demanding of environments. Both modems have been designed to interface directly with the ACS-COTM-300 or the SQD (Super Quick Deploy) antenna systems or the CAP controllers for all the non- motorized ACS-MST-series antennas.
The MST-100M Man-Pack Satellite Tri-Band Terminal is a portable X, Ku, or Ka communications system consisting of a .75m satellite dish, tripod, and modem which are conveniently carried in a rugged case (measuring 21” x 35”) for easy, remote use. The system can be configured to accommodate various up and down bandwidths. With Advanced DVB- RCS/S2 the system is capable of uplinking up to 6MB of usable bandwidth.
The MST-100 is available in two models: MST-100-HD (non-motorized for less weight, with CAP (Computer Assisted Pointing), and MST-100M-HD (motorized, fully auto- acquiring).
Both models feature:
- Available with Advanced DVB-RCS/S2, TDMA, FTDMA, DAMA or SCPC Topology
- Dual Frequency DVB-RCS remote terminals
- Manual point with CAP or Auto-Acquire/deployed systems
- Remote systems for Vehicles, Man-Pack, Fly-Away, and Fixed Base Operations