06 March 2019

Baylin Technologies presents its new L-Band to 720MHz SATCOM synthesized frequency converters.

The company says they are designed to translate the 720 +/- 200 MHz band to 800-1550 MHz with 100 KHz step size.

Developed by Baylin subsidiary Advantech Wireless Technologies (AWT), it says this frequency translation provides a low cost alternative for using off-the-shelf, satellite based, block-up or block-down converters that usually include an L-band input or output within 800-1550 MHz.

The “special purpose” of these converters is to reduce the high level of customization and the overall cost of the new generation of MEO (Medium Earth Orbit) and LEO (Low Earth Orbit) constellations of satellites, in particular those used for earth imagery and weather forecasting.

The new frequency converters supposedly provide a bridge between high data rate 720MHz modems and conventional off-the-shelf satellite X-Band hardware.

Combined with AWT’s line of solid state power amplifiers the product line “offers an advanced solution” for any new applications in which very high data rate modems need to process large amounts of data over large bandwidth.

In particular, high definition video links as requested by geo imaging are, apparently, perfectly suited for this class of converters. www.advantechwireless.com