R&S®NV8600 UHF Transmitter Family

Liquid-cooled high-power transmitters for digital TV

Specifications in Brief

Common data for the R&S® NV8600

Frequency range 470 MHz to 860 MHz
Power supply 3 × 400 V ± 15%, 47 Hz to 63 Hz
Max. installation altitude 2000 m above sea level (up to 3000 m on request)
Indoor temperature range +1°C to + 45°C
Outdoor temperature range –30°C to + 50°C
Permissible relative humidity 95%, without condensation
Inputs  
DVB-T/-H 4 × ASI (in pairs, prepared for hierarchical modulation)
ATSC 2 × SMPTE 310 (BNC, 75 Ω)
Local and remote control  
Local control  
Color display and keys front-panel operation via graphical user interface (GUI)
RJ-45 PC operation via standard web browser
Remote control  
RJ-45 IEC 864-2 via Ethernet, standard
RJ-45 network management interface (web server and/or SNMP agent), optional
Parallel interface floating contacts for messages and commands, optional
BITBUS bus interface in line with IEC 864-2, optional
DVB-T/-H coding and modulation in line with EN 300744/EN 302304
IFFT mode 2k and 8k, 4k for DVB-H on request
Useful symbol duration 224 μs (2k), 896 μs (8k), or 448 μs (4k)
Modulation QPSK, 16QAM, or 64QAM
Guard interval 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, or 1/32 of useful symbol duration
Inner code rate 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, or 7/8
Hierarchical coding option on request
ATSC in line with Doc. A53/1995
Modulation 8VSB
Symbol rate 10.76 MHz
Data rate 19.39 Mbit/s
Trellis coding 2/3
Reed-Solomon encoder 207/187/10

Specifications of the R&S® NV8600 (DVB-T/-H, ATSC, DTMB)
 
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RF output power2)(DVB-T/-H) 1.3 kW 1.9 kW 2.6 kW 3.1 kW 3.7 kW 5 kW 6.1 kW 7.2 kW 9.7 kW 11.8 kW
RF output power3)(ATSC) 1.8 kW 2.7 kW 3.7 kW 4.4 kW 5.2 kW 7 kW 8.5 kW 10.1 kW 13.6 kW 16.5 kW
Number of amplifiers 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 16 20
Cooling liquid-cooled
Dimensions (W x H x D) 600mm x 2000mm x 1100mm
(23.6 in x 78.7 in x 43.3 in)
1200mm x 2000mm x 1100mm
(47.2 in x 78.8 in x 43.3 in)
RF connectors EIA 1 5/8" EIA 3 1/8"
Reference frequency 10 MHz, 0.1 V to 5 V (Vpp) or TTL, BNC
Bandwidth 5 MHz, 6 MHz, 7 MHz, 8 MHz for DVB-T/-H; 6 MHz for ATSC
Reference pulse 1 Hz, TTL, BNC

1) Other power ratings on request.

2) Average power specification: at <510 MHz approx. 10% lower power, at >662 MHz approx. 5% higher power.

3) Average power specification: at <510 MHz approx. 5% lower power, at >662 MHz approx. 6% higher power.