Andrew Corporation Reveals All @ IBC

Andrew Corporation is going to be revealing several new satellite communications products during IBC 2007 in Amsterdam. The company is located at the RAI indoors at Stand 1.436 and outdoors at Stand #0300E. A quick view of their new offerings uncovers:



Quick Deploy Ku-band 1.2m Antenna System that uses the firm’s VSAT SMC antenna with a high accuracy aluminum tripod mount. No tools are required for assembly. One person can set up the antenna system in less than 20 minutes, with each unit weighing less than 95 pounds. FCC, Eutelsat and Intelsat antenna standards in Ku-band are all met.




Rugged Quick Deploy 2.4 Meter Antenna System designed for tactical defense and civil emergency applications featuring a highly rigid design for operational stability with a gear driven elevation over azimuth pedestal on a tripod mount. The unit consists of 20 to 30 fewer parts than comparable military-grade antenna systems on the market for faster set-up, break down and transport. Additional features include lightweight carbon fiber/aluminum construction and modular design for easy packing. The antenna system can be easily transported in military/commercial aircraft or ground transit vehicles. The use of palletized feeds enables rapid frequency band changes.




Low Cost Four Meter Earth Station Antenna (ESA) is designed for use in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The main reflector is self-aligning, requiring no optical equipment during installation. The unit has an extremely accurate surface contour based on Gregorian optics that helps it achieve high gain and superior efficiency while operating in the C- and Ku-bands. This low-cost antenna system is available in multiple feed and mount configurations, including C-band two port linear and circular polarized feeds, Ku-band two- and four-port liner feeds, a standard fixed mount, and an optional 180º motorized pedestal mount. An optional equipment enclosure enables RF equipment to be located conveniently close to the antenna.




DR- and XR- Series Universal VSAT Transceivers is a new line combining popular components such as a phase locked loop low noise block down converter, block up converter, orthomode transducer and transmit reject filter into one water-tight housing for this universal very small aperture terminal transceiver. The XR- and KR-series Ku-band transceivers are highly flexible. Each can be installed on any antenna and will operate with any known satellite modem with an L-band interface. With a flick of a switch, the transceiver can adapt to multiple Ku-band receive frequencies. This saves network integrators from having to invest in multiple LNB models for different frequencies. In addition, the terminal can be reconfigured easily, even after it is installed—Westchester, Illinois