Ku-Band Tracking Solution

AL-1200 Systems

Ku-Band Tracking Solution

AL-1200 series systems constitute a lightweight, self-contained elevation-over-azimuth tracking solution for Ku-band links providing high performance under the most demanding operational conditions. This portable system may be ground-based or shipboard (with additional stabilization) and is ideal for short range applications such as UAV control and data link.

The antenna motion system is based on integrated, state-of-the-art, digital servo amplifiers (DSA) providing a simple RS-422 position control and readout interface. The DSA includes all servo loops that control the antenna motion, except for the auto-track loop that is closed via a separate tracking receiver and Antenna Control Unit (Orbit AL-4000). The auto-track function is based on a high-performance E-scan type angle discriminating antenna feed. Supporting different types of antennas, slip rings and rotary joints the AL-1200 series systems can serve a wide range of pointing and tracking applications such as telemetry, UAV data links, optical monitoring and imaging, weather radar and more.