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Portable RF Capture & Playback
Item number：K0035
Product name：RF Catcher v2
The most compact RF Capture & Playback device. Covering a frequency range from 70 MHz up to 6 GHz, RF-Catcher can Record & Play real-time RF bandwidth of up to 55 MHz.
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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
- 2x RF inputs, 2x RF outputs for RF Capture & Playback (SMA/F connectors)*
- Variable bandwidth from 1 up to 55 MHz
- Automatic filtering: harmonic suppression for playback, out of band signal suppression for capture
- RF reception:
- • Status indicators: USB connection / IQ sample loss / In band saturation (ADC) / Out of band saturation (LNA)
- • FFT display: Spectrum measurements: FFT resolution, FFT markers insertion / Averaging functions: RMS, min/max hold / FFT window functions: rectangular, Hamming, Blackman, Hann…
- • Signal waterfall plot (three-dimensional spectra)
- • Power in band measurement
- Trigger mode for synchronized capture/playback between several devices
- RF capture: variable gain, automatic gain setting (AGC), rolling buffer mode
- RF playback: variable attenuation
- Lightweight and compact 163 x 115 x 32 mm, 600 g, 3 W typical power consumption
- Connected to PC via USB3.0 connectivity (SuperSpeed) (USB2 backward compatible, but with lower performances due to limited USB2 bitrate)
- IQ files stored on the PC: 12 Msps sample rate, 170 min of record = 512GB
- Nonproprietary IQ file format, compatible by Matlab software
- Integrated GNSS (GPS, GLONASS) receiver: KML file, metadata, NMEA protocol
- Compatible MS Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (x64 versions only)
- *Both input/output connectors cannot be used at the same time
APPLICATIONS
- Chipset, STB/TV field test debugging (a great tool to support your pre-sales team)
- Handy demonstration setup: bring real RF sources into your laptop
- Radio/TV Broadcast/Telecom RF troubleshooting
- Test automation (CLI): plan & trigger capture/playback tasks
- Telecommunications Regulation Agencies validation tool
BENEFITS
- Compact, easy & simple usage: no need for RF experts to capture field RF signals (ex: DAB/FM, TV broadcast, Satellite broadcast, Wi-Fi,…), your sales force can do it for you anywhere in the world
- RF sources stored on a PC: easy to duplicate/transfer between headquarter and regional sites
- Non proprietary IQ files; IQ file format converter available
| RX MODE-Frequency |
TX MODE – Frequency |
| Frequency band |
70 MHz to 6.0 GHz |
Frequency band |
70 MHz to 6.0 GHz |
| Frequency resolution |
1 kHz |
Frequency resolution |
1 kHz |
| Real-time bandwidth |
1 MHz to 55 MHz |
Real-time bandwidth |
1 MHz to 55 MHz |
| RBW (Resolution bandwidth) |
30 Hz (for 2 MHz) to 210 kHz (for 55 MHz) |
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| RF Input Characteristics |
RF Output Characteristics |
| Input Dynamic Range |
-110 to 0 dBm |
Attenuation range |
0 to 89 dB |
| Input Level Resolution |
1 dB |
Amplitude resolution |
0.01 dB |
| Max Peak power* |
0 dBm |
Power output |
5 dBm max |
| Max DC input* |
± 15 V |
Max DC output |
± 15 V |
| *Absolute maximum ratings |
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