GENERAL DATA

Output Nominal Power
500W adjustable

Operating band
87.5 ÷ 108 MHz

RS232/RS485
Yes. Connector DB9 female

Points of measure
RF Sample – MPX Monitor

Displayed Parameters
More than 50 parameters displayed on a wide graphic LCD

Adjustments
From the frontal panel trough OLED/from PC

Number of L-DMOS in amplifier stage
1

RF power stage technology
ICEFET & ECOSAVING

Dimensions: Rack units
2 RU

Dimensions: W – H – D
48.5 – 8.5 – 58.5 cm / 19.11 – 3.35 – 23.05 inches

Weight
9.4 Kg / 20.72 lbs

Number of cooling fans
2

AUDIO PERFORMANCE

MPX input level
+15/-10 dBu for 75 KHz standard deviation

MPX level adjustment
Soft adjust 0.1 dB steps from front panel

MPX input impedance
5 KΩ selectable

L/R input level
+15/-10 dBu for 75 KHz standard deviation

L/R level adjustment
Soft adjust 0.1 dBu steps from front panel

L/R Input Impedance
Selectable 10 K – 600 Ω

balanced

AES/EBU input resolution
24 bits

AES/EBU input sample rate
32

44.1

48

96 KHz Automatically selected

AES/EBU input level
-20 dBFS – 0 dBFS

AES/EBU input impedance
110 Ω balanced

AES/EBU-Analog input automatic changeover
Yes

PILOT Amplitude adjustment
Soft adjust 0.05% steps from front panel

PILOT Phase adjustment
Soft adjust 0.01 degree steps from front panel

PILOT tone frequency
19 KHz

PILOT tone deviation
Soft adjust +/- 7.5 KHz

PILOT tone frequency stability
+/- 1 Hz

THD+N (Stereo/Mono operation)
< 0.05% with 75 KHz frequency deviation < 0.05% with 100 KHz frequency deviation 30 Hz to 15 KHz

Pre-emphasis
0/25/50/75 microseconds

selectable

Pre-emphasis tolerance
+/- 0.1 dB

FM S/N (MPX operation)
82 dB 20 Hz to 23 KHz @ 53 KHz – detector RMS

FM S/N CCIR (Stereo/Mono operation)
> = 72 dB weighted > = 72 dB unweighted 400 Hz

75 KHz frequency deviation

quasi-peak detector

50 us de-emphasis

Asynchronous AM S/N unweighted
> = 55 dB a 400 Hz

75 us de-emphasis

Synchronous AM S/N
> = 50 dB a 400 Hz

75 us de-emphasis

Amplitude-frequency characteristic (stereo/mono operation)
+/- 0.1 dB (without pre-emphasis) +/- 0.1 dB (with pre-emphasis) 20 Hz to 15 KHz

@ 400 Hz

Stereo Crosstalk (typical)
60 dB @ 400 Hz to 10 KHz

Linear crosstalk
>60 db 20 Hz to 15 KHz

Intermodulation distortion
<0.05% Measured with two of tones 1 KHz & 1.3 KHz

ratio 1:1 at 100% modulation

Class of emission
F3

Stereo emission
According to ITU-R reccomendation 450 (pilot tone)

CONNECTORS

RF output connector
N

MPX
BNC Female

LEFT & RIGHT
XLR Female

AES/EBU
XLR Female

AUX
BNC Female

Monitor/19 kHz
BNC Female

RF PERFORMANCE

Output impedance
50 Ω

Automatic power RF control
Stabilizes the output power value on the set value

Overall output power RF stability
+/- 0

1 dB

VSWR
2:1 at full power. Automatic power reduction beyond 1.7:1. Transmitter is protected fro open and short circuit.

Harmonics
< -75 dBc

Out of band emission (spurious)
< -80 dBc

EXCITER PERFORMANCE

PLL lock time
<10 sec

Frequency deviation
+/- 75 KHz 0.1 dB steps adjustable

Maximum frequency deviation
+/- 150 KHz

Frequency stability
1 ppm

RF Frequency steps
10 KHz

Phase Response
+/- 0.1 degree from linear phase; 20 KHz to 100 KHz

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

Power supply
110

230 Two-Singlephase Version 50-60Hz VAC

Power consumption (typical)
690 W

Overall efficiency (typical from -3 dB to Pnom)
> = 70%

Power factor
> 0.95

Current Consumption @ 230 VAC/single phase
3 A

COOLING/NOISE/DATA

Cooling system
Forced air-cooling

Acoustic noise
< 65 phone @ transmitter room

2 M distance from the front of the transmitter

ENVIRONMENT

Temperature range (operating)
-5 ÷ +45 °C

23 ÷ 113 °F

Temperature range (non operating)
-20 ÷ +55 °C

-4 ÷ 131 °F

Humidity range (operating)
95% @ 40 °C

104 °F

Humidity range (non operating)
90% @ 55 °C

131 °F

Altitude range (operating)
<3000 meters / <9840 Feet

Altitude range (non operating)
<15000 meters / < 49200 Feet

TELECONTROL & TELEMETRY

Remote control
Yes

Remote control

dry contacts
Yes

SNMP option
Yes (external)