R&S®EK896 VLF-HF Receiver

19" DSP-based receiver for radiomonitoring and detection, radiocommunication, master receiver for radio workstations

Operation

The built-in memory has capacity for nonvolatile storage of 1000 complete channel settings so that channel management and control by an external computer are not required but nevertheless additionally possible.

Receivers with remote-control panel

The receivers can be remote-controlled by ASCII command sequences via a multistandard interface (RS-232-C, RS-485, RS-422/423, 2/4-wire). In the simplest case, a terminal can be used as the control unit. For more convenience a computer can be used to handle complex tasks and to create special user interfaces. A demo program for generating a virtual front panel is available if desired.

A remote control unit (R&S® GB899) permits full remote control via the serial interface, and with external line modems, over any distance.

Two wired and bus-integrated slots for plug-in modules are provided in the R&S® EK896 for extensions.

The comprehensive sequence control can be used for all demanding shortwave reception tasks. Due to flexible programming of the processor, the following operating modes are possible:

  • Manual operation
  • Remote control or master-slave operation
  • Channel scanning, sequential and programmable
  • Frequency scan
  • Channel reception
  • Password-protected channel reception