Sma Connectors In The Antenna Lines - R&S QAT100 User Manual

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R&S QAT100
Figure 4-2: Front panel overview
1 = Receive (Rx) antennas (1 Rx antenna per antenna segment plus one central Rx antenna)
2 = Transmit (Tx) antennas (24 Tx antennas per antenna segment = 96 Tx antennas in total)

4.1 SMA connectors in the antenna lines

Connector type: SMA
Connector label: see below
Function: The R&S QAT has one or two antenna lines. The first antenna line is always
installed, while the second line is optional (R&S QAT-B2).
Each antenna line has 11 SMA connectors with the following functionality.
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5 x receiver outputs for a connection to a radar echo generator.
The connectors are labeled "Rx A" to "Rx E".
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4 x transmitter inputs for a connection to a radar echo generator.
The connectors are labeled "Tx A" to "Tx D".
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1 x transmitter input for a connection to a radar echo generator
The connector is labeled "Tx ∑".
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1 x receiver output that you can use to:
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The connector is labeled "Rx Select".
For a more comprehensive description and application of the connectors in the
antenna lines, see
Mapping of connectors to antennas
The R&S QAT has four antenna segments ("A" to "D") that receive and transmit signals
and a fifth segment in the center that only contains a receive antenna ("E"). Depending
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feed a single receive signal into the radar echo generator
connect another receiving device to analyze the received signal, like a spec-
trum analyzer.
Chapter 5, "Simulating radar
Instrument tour
SMA connectors in the antenna lines
objects", on page 20.
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