2.4m|8ftHighPerformanceParabolicShieldedAntenna,dualpolarized,5.9256.

425GHz
HPX8-59

CHARACTERISTICS

General Speci f i cat i ons

AntennaType HPXHighPerformanceParabolicShieldedAntenna,dualpolarized
Diameter,nominal 2.4m|8ft
Polarization Dual

El ect ri cal Speci fi cat i ons

Beamwidth,Horizontal 1.4
Beamwidth,Vertical 1.4
CrossPolarizationDiscrimination(XPD) 30dB
ElectricalCompliance ETSIClass3|USFCCPart101A
FronttoBackRatio 69dB
Gain,LowBand 40.9dBi
Gain,MidBand 41.3dBi
Gain,TopBand 41.6dBi
OperatingFrequencyBand 5.9256.425GHz
RadiationPatternEnvelopeReference(RPE) 2678E
ReturnLoss 30.7dB
VSWR 1.06

Mechani cal Speci f i cat i ons

FineAzimuthAdjustment 5
FineElevationAdjustment 5
MountingPipeDiameter 115mm|4.5in
NetWeight 227kg|500lb
SideStruts,Included 1inboard|1outboard
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SideStruts,Optional 2outboard
WindVelocityOperational 110km/h|68mph
WindVelocitySurvivalRating 200km/h|124mph

Wi nd For ces At Wi nd Vel oci t y Sur vi val Rat i ng

AngleforMTMax 110
AxialForce(FA) 11284N|2537lbf
ForceonInboardStrutSide 4260N|958lbf
ForceonOutboardStrutSide 5630N|1266lbf
SideForce(FS) 5590N|1257lbf
TwistingMoment(MT) 4901Nm
Weightwith1/2in(12mm)RadialIce 454kg|1001lb
Zcgwith1/2in(12mm)RadialIce 729mm|29in
ZcgwithoutIce 673mm|26in
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Wi nd For ces At Wi nd Vel oci t y Sur vi val Rat i ng I mage

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Ant enna Di mens i ons And Mount i ng I nf or mat i on

* Foot not es
AxialForce(FA) Maximumforcesexertedonasupportingstructureasaresultofwindfrom
themostcriticaldirectionforthisparameter.Theindividualmaximums
specifiedmaynotoccursimultaneously.Allforcesarereferencedtothe
mountingpipe.
CrossPolarizationDiscrimination(XPD) Thedifferencebetweenthepeakofthecopolarizedmainbeamandthe
maximumcrosspolarizedsignaloveranangletwicethe3dBbeamwidthof
thecopolarizedmainbeam.
FronttoBackRatio Denoteshighestradiationrelativetothemainbeam,at18040,across
theband.Productionantennasdonotexceedratedvaluesbymorethan2dB
unlessstatedotherwise.
Gain,MidBand Foragivenfrequencyband,gainisprimarilyafunctionofantennasize.The
gainofAndrewantennasisdeterminedbyeithergainbycomparisonorby
computerintegrationofthemeasuredantennapatterns.
OperatingFrequencyBand BandscorrespondwithCCIRrecommendationsorcommonallocationsused
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throughouttheworld.Otherrangescanbeaccommodatedonspecialorder.
RadiationPatternEnvelopeReference(RPE) Radiationpatternsdetermineanantennasabilitytodiscriminateagainst
unwantedsignalsunderconditionsofradiocongestion.Radiationpatterns
aredependentonantennaseries,size,andfrequency.
ReturnLoss Thefigurethatindicatestheproportionofradiowavesincidentuponthe
antennathatarerejectedasaratioofthosethatareaccepted.
SideForce(FS) Maximumsideforceexertedonthemountingpipeasaresultofwindfromthe
mostcriticaldirectionforthisparameter.Theindividualmaximumsspecified
maynotoccursimultaneously.Allforcesarereferencedtothemountingpipe.
TwistingMoment(MT) Maximumforcesexertedonasupportingstructureasaresultofwindfrom
themostcriticaldirectionforthisparameter.Theindividualmaximums
specifiedmaynotoccursimultaneously.Allforcesarereferencedtothe
mountingpipe.
VSWR MaximumistheguaranteedPeakVoltageStandingWaveRatiowithinthe
operatingband.
WindVelocityOperational Thewindspeedwheretheantennadeflectionisequaltoorlessthan0.1
degrees.InthecaseofValuLineantennas,itisdefinedasamaximum
deflectionof0.3xthe3dBbeamwidthoftheantenna.
WindVelocitySurvivalRating Themaximumwindspeedtheantenna,includingmountsandradomes,
whereapplicable,willwithstandwithoutpermanentdeformation.Realignment
mayberequired.Thiswindspeedisapplicabletoantennawiththespecified
amountofradialice.
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HPX8-59
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