Bistatic Forward ISAR with DVB-T Transmitter of Opportunity

The radar geometry defined by a spatially separated transmitter and receiver with a moving object crossing the baseline is considered as a Bistatic Forward Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (BFISAR). As a transmitter of opportunity, a Digital Video Broadcast-Terrestrial (DVB-T) television station emitting DVB-T waveforms was used. A system of vector equations describing the kinematics of the object was derived. A mathematical model of a BFISAR signal received after the reflection of DVB-T waveforms from the moving object was described. An algorithm for extraction of the object’s image including phase correction and two Fourier transformations applied over the received BFISAR signal—in the range and azimuth directions—was created. To prove the correctness of mathematical models of the object geometry, waveforms and signals, and the image extraction procedure, graphical results of simulation numerical experiments were provided.

Quad channel software defined receiver for passive radar application

In recent times the growing utilization of the electromagnetic environment brings the passive radar researches more and more to the fore. For the utilization of the wide range of illuminators of opportunity the application of wideband radio receivers is required. At the same time the multichannel receiver structure has also critical importance in target direction finding and interference suppression. This paper presents the development of a multichannel software defined receiver specifically for passive radar applications. One of the relevant feature of the developed receiver platform is its up-to-date SoC (System on hip) based structure, which greatly enhance the integration and signal processing capacity of the system, all while keeping the costs low. The software defined operation of the discussed receiver system is demonstrated with using DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcast – Terrestrial) signal as illuminator of opportunity. During this demonstration the multichannel capabilities of the realized system are also tested with real data using direction finding and beamforming algorithms.

PERLUASAN JANGKAUAN SIARAN STASIUN PEMANCAR DIGITAL TVRI JAWA BARAT DENGAN SISTEM SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK (SFN)

Implementasi penyiaran televisi digital dengan menggunakan media teresterial telah menjadi kenyataan di Indonesia. Sistem penyiaran televisi digital (Digital Video Broadcast over Terrestrial / DVB-T) memungkinkan untuk penggunaan Single Frequency Network (SFN), sehingga dapat memperluas wilayah jangkauan siaran dengan menggunakan satu kanal frekuensi. Penelitian yang dilakukan adalah merencanakan koordinat dan parameter teknis sistem SFN DVB-T di wilayah TVRI Jawa Barat, berdasarkan rekomendasi dari akta-akta akhir International Telecommunication Union (ITU) dalam Sidang Regional Radiocommunication Conference (RRC-06), untuk mendapatkan jangkauan wilayah yang paling maksimal dan efisien. Simulasi perancangan menggunakan perangkat lunak "Mobile RF" dan "CHIRplus_BC"dalam menentukan koordinat pemancar, parameter daya dan tinggi pemancar, serta keekonomian perancangan. Hasil akhir dari penelitian adalah dengan sistem SFN dapat meningkatkan wilayah jangkauan siaran dari kondisi awal 11.609.819 orang (persentase coverage population 55,51%), menjadi 12.060.282 orang (persentase coverage population 57,66%) sampai dengan 17.563.586 orang (persentase coverage population 83,98%), dengan total jumlah pemirsa adalah 20.914.885 orang.

A 280 W LDMOS broadband Doherty PA with 52% of fractional bandwidth based on a multi-line impedance inverter for DVB-T applications

We introduce a new technique for the design of an output combiner for Doherty power amplifier (DPA) and its effective exploitation for the development of a wideband laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) DPA. The design is enabled by a two-line impedance inverter for the DPA back-off operation, which is capable of 52% of fractional bandwidth. The technique is validated by the development of a DPA prototype for Ultra high frequency terrestrial digital video broadcast (DVB-T) applications, with optimized peak power and efficiency over 470–806 MHz. The prototype delivers between 40 and 53% of average efficiency across the band, at 49 dBm output power in average across the bandwidth, and supporting DVB-T signals with 8 MHz bandwidth and a peak-to-average power ratio of 10.5 dB. It achieves the target adjacent channel power ratio of −52 dBc at 750 MHz if digital pre-distortion is applied, and provides 47.8 dBm of output power with a drain efficiency of 44.3%.