Title :
Packaging, amplifier and antenna technologies for Ka-band broadband satellite communications systems customer premises equipment
Author :
Vidano, Ron ; Self, David ; Seely, Warren ; Brice-Heames, Ken ; Malone, Hugh
Author_Institution :
Ground Syst. Div., Motorola Inc., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
Customer premises equipment is currently being developed for emerging broadband LEO and GEO Ka-band communication systems. Tradeoffs for EIRP, G/T, antenna size and SSPA power are made and presented for varying requirements including the effects of rain attenuation. Cost effective RF module packaging schemes are developed with particular attention focused upon the SSPA. Scalable SSPA designs are evaluated for performance and cost
Keywords :
MMIC power amplifiers; microwave antennas; packaging; radio equipment; satellite communication; 28.6 to 29.1 GHz; 29.5 to 30.0 GHz; CPE; EIRP; G/T; GEO system; Ka-band broadband satellite communications systems customer premises equipment; LEO system; RF module packaging; SSPA power; amplifier; antenna; packaging; rain attenuation; scalable SSPA designs; Attenuation; Availability; Broadband amplifiers; Broadband antennas; Costs; Downlink; Packaging; Power amplifiers; Rain fading; Satellite antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Radio and Wireless Conference, 1999. RAWCON 99. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5454-0
DOI :
10.1109/RAWCON.1999.810924
