R&SSeries4200 VHF Multichannel Radiocommunications System Voice and data mode Specifications

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CONTENTS
Technical specifications of the R&SSeries4200 for VHF ........................................................................................... 3
General data for all R&S Series4200 VHF multichannel radio...............................................................................................................3 Transmitter data (R&S XU4200) ............................................................................................................................................................4 Receiver data (R&S XU4200) ................................................................................................................................................................7 Mechanical and electrical data for R&S Series4200 VHF radios .........................................................................................................10

Ordering information .................................................................................................................................................... 11

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Technical specifications of the R&SSeries4200 for VHF

Specifications apply under the following conditions: 15 minutes warm-up time at ambient temperature, specified environmental conditions met, calibration cycle adhered to, and all internal automatic adjustments performed. Data without tolerance limits is not binding.

General data for all R&SSeries4200 VHF multichannel radio

All data valid for radio in AM voice mode, unless otherwise specified. Frequency range Channel spacing Frequency accuracy with OCXO Temperature Aging Warm-up time Modulation schemes AM-DSB for voice AM-MSK for ACARS data 2.4 kbit/s D8PSK 31.5 kbit/s MTBF MTTR (change of equipment) Main/standby switch over, automatic CE certificate R&S XU4200

8.33 kHz spacing 25 kHz spacing

118 MHz to 136.975 MHz 118 MHz to 136.975 MHz 25 kHz, 8.33 kHz

after 10 days of uninterrupted operation to < 0.5 ppm at +25 C

< 0.3 ppm (20 C to +55 C) < 0.1 ppm, 1st year < 1.5 ppm per 15 years max. 10 min

25 kHz channel spacing 8.33 kHz channel spacing

6K80A3EJN 5K00A3EJN 13K0A2D 14K0G1DE 20000 h 15 min < 200 ms in line with: EN 60950 EN 301489-1/-22 ETSI EN 300676 v1.4.1 ETSI EN 301841-1/-2 BNetzA SSB FL004, September 2005 EN 55022, class B in line with FCC title 47, part 87 and 15

FCC certificate

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Transmitter data (R&SXU4200)

Output power Carrier power, AM Peak power, AM Effective power D8PSK Configurable range with step size Graceful output power degradation Low voltage at m = 95 % 50 W (0/+ 1 dB) 190 W 50 W ( 1 dB) 1 W, from 5 W to 50 W

Overtemperature VSWR 2.0

24 V to 28 V DC 19 V to 24 V DC < 19 V DC PA heat sink temperature > +80 C PA heat sink temperature > +90 C

1 dB > 1 dB switch-off reduction switch-off 1 dB, automatic resuming of full output power after return to nominal conditions VSWR infinite (open/short circuit), all phases

VSWR mismatch without damage

Duty cycle

up to +40 C ambient temperature at 50 W output power up to +55 C ambient temperature at 15 W output power up to +55 C ambient temperature at 50 W output power 25 kHz spacing

100 % 100 % 50 % (30 s transmit, 30 s receive)

Offset operation Two-carrier offset operation Three-carrier offset operation Four-carrier offset operation Five-carrier offset operation Two-carrier offset operation RF power Attack time, voice Attack time, ACARS data mode Release time, voice Release time, ACARS data mode Modulation depth Amplitude modulation distortion

8.33 kHz spacing

2/3/4/5 carriers 5 kHz 0/7.3 kHz 2.5/7.5 kHz 0/4/8 kHz 2 carriers 2.5 kHz in line with ETSI EN 300676 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms 5 ms configurable between 30 % and 90 %, limiter at 95 % in line with ETSI EN 300676 5% configurable between 3 s and 300 s, can be deactivated

with external modem with external modem

PTT time-out

Transmitter noise

at 300 kHz from carrier at 1 % from carrier

in line with ETSI EN 300676 140 dBc (1 Hz) (at full output power) 155 dBc (1 Hz) (at full output power)

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Spurious emissions, harmonic Spurious emission, nonharmonic f 1 MHz f > 1 MHz Intermodulation attenuation back door third-order intermodulation interferer at 175 kHz from carrier

93 dBc (at full output power) in line with ETSI EN 300676 83 dBc 93 dBc in line with ETSI EN 300676 45 dBc in line with ETSI EN 300676 70 dB 60 dB in line with ETSI EN 300676 300 Hz to 3400 Hz (+ 1/ 3 dB (1 kHz)), 100 Hz 15 dB, 5 kHz 25 dB 350 Hz to 2500 Hz (+ 1/ 3 dB (1 kHz)), 100 Hz 15 dB, 3.2 kHz 25 dB 200 Hz to 3600 Hz (+ 2/ 2 dB (1 kHz)) in line with ETSI EN 300676 60 s 600 15 % 0 dBm 1.5 dB 30 dBm to +10 dBm in 1 dB steps

Adjacent channel power at 25 kHz spacing at 8.33 kHz spacing AF response at 25 kHz spacing

at 8.33 kHz spacing

at 25 kHz spacing ACARS data mode Group delay variation (ACARS data mode)

AF input impedance AF input level

nominal configurable range

ALC (automatic level control, VOGAD) AF level variation Attack time Decay time Monitoring output (integrated demodulator) ACARS internal modem operation Modulation Symbol rate Tolerance of symbol rate Tolerance of symbol tone frequency 1200/2400 Hz Pre-key duration Transit delay ACARS internal modem Adjacent channel power ACARS Power ramp-up time ACARS Power ramp-down time ACARS

m 3 %

15 dB 20 ms 500 ms 0 dBm at 90 % modulation, 600

AM MSK 2400 baud in line with ARINC 618-5 200 ppm in line with ARINC 618-5 200 ppm configurable between 40 ms and 190 ms 50 ms 70 dBc 3 ms 2 ms

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VDL2 operation Frequency range Modulation VDL2 Symbol rate Tolerance of symbol rate VDL2 Symbol constellation error VDL2 Adjacent channel power VDL2 1st adjacent channel, BW = 25 kHz

1st adjacent channel, BW=16 kHz 2nd adjacent channel 4th adjacent channel RF power attack/release

Broadband noise VDL2 Phase acceleration during VDL burst

118 MHz to 136.975 MHz D8PSK, = 0.6 10500 symbol/s in line with EN 301841-1 50 ppm < 6 % peak EVM (error vector magnitude), < 2 % RMS in line with EN 301841-1 ICAO annex 10, volume III, chapter 6 in line with ICAO annex 10, volume III, chapter 6, 0 dBm in line with EN 301841-1 18 dBm 28 dBm 38 dBm in line with EN 301841-1 190 s rise time, 300 s release time 144 dBc (1 Hz) at 800 kHz from carrier (at full output power) in line with ARINC 750-4 < 150 Hz/s in line with EN 301841-1 43 dBm in line with EN 301841-1 48 dBm in line with EN 301841-1 53 dBm in line with EN 301841 < 36 dBm (at full output power) in line with EN 301841 < 46 dBm active, < 57 dBm idle in line with EN 301841 < 40 dBm active, < 47 dBm idle

Transmitter noise

f = 200 kHz, BW = 25 kHz f = 400 kHz, BW = 25 kHz f = 800 kHz, BW = 25 kHz

Spurious emissions harmonic Spurious emission nonharmonic 150 kHz to 1 GHz, BW = 10 kHz

1 GHz to 4 GHz, BW = 10 kHz

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Receiver data (R&SXU4200)

Receive sensitivity 118 MHz to 136.975 MHz LN mode at 10 dB S+N/N ITU-T weighted, 1 kHz, m = 30 % at 12 dB SINAD ITU-T weighted, 1 kHz, m = 30 % 118 MHz to 136.975 MHz LD mode at 10 dB S+N/N ITU-T weighted, 1 kHz, m = 30 % 107 dBm in line with ETSI EN 300676 107 dBm 101 dBm

Maximum input level without damage Oscillator re-radiation Spurious response rejection Crossmodulation rejection Image frequency rejection Intermediate frequency rejection Conducted spurious emissions Adjacent channel rejection at 25 kHz spacing at 8.33 kHz spacing at f 100 kHz S+N/N = 10 dB, ITU-T, wanted signal = 97 dBm, m = 60 %, AF = 1 kHz at f 3 MHz S+N/N = 10 dB, ITU-T, wanted signal = 93 dBm, m = 60 %, AF = 1 kHz at f 1 MHz at f 100/200 kHz

+30 dBm (1 W, 7.5 V RMS into 50 ) 100 dBm in line with ETSI EN 300676 80 dB in line with ETSI EN 300676 95 dB 100 dB 90 dB at 35.25 MHz in line with ETSI EN 300676 81 dBm in line with ETSI EN 300676 75 dB 65 dB 84 dB

118 MHz to 136.975 MHz

Desensitization rejection (blocking)

95 dB

Third-order intermodulation distortion (IM3) Third-order intercept point (IP3) IF bandwidth (selectivity)

at 25 kHz spacing at 8.33 kHz spacing

at 25 kHz spacing ACARS data mode

in line with ETSI EN 300676 95 dB in line with ETSI EN 300676 80 dB typ. +10 dBm 11 kHz/6 dB 25 kHz/80 dB 3.5 kHz/6 dB 8.33 kHz/70 dB 25 kHz/80 dB 10 kHz/6 dB 25 kHz/80 dB

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AF response at 25 kHz spacing

at 8.33 kHz spacing

AF output impedance Audio (S+N)/N Audio distortion at 87 dBm to +1 dBm , m = 30 %, AF = 1 kHz at 87 dBm to 13 dBm, m = 90 %, AF = 1 kHz

in line with ETSI EN 300676 300 Hz to 3400 Hz (+ 1/ 3 dB (1 kHz)) 150 Hz > 15 dB 5 kHz 30 dB 350 Hz to 2500 Hz (+ 1/ 3 dB (1 kHz)) 150 Hz > 15 dB 3.2 kHz 25 dB 600 15 % in line with ETSI EN 300676 50 dB in line with ETSI EN 300676 2% 2%

AGC variation For AF AGC at 30 % m 90 % Attack time (for voice) Decay time (for voice) For RF AGC Attack time (for voice) Decay time (for voice) Attack time (for ACARS analog ) Decay time (for ACARS analog)

at RF 107 dBm to +7 dBm, m = 60 %, AF = 1 kHz

in line with ETSI EN 300676 1 dB typ. 90 ms typ. 500 ms 3 dB typ. 30 ms typ. 200 ms in line with ETSI EN 300676; < 7.5 ms in line with ETSI EN 300676; < 7.5 ms

AF output level (transformer-coupled) AGC output (RSSI)

nominal, at m = 60 % configurable range analog 0 V to 5 V DC LAN interface

0 dBm 1.5 dB 30 dBm to +10 dBm, in 1 dB steps 120 dBm to +10 dBm, linear 120 dBm to +10 dBm, in 1 dB steps

Squelch Mute attenuation Setting range (S+N)/N Setting range RSSI Carrier override Hysteresis (backlash) Response time

at 25 kHz spacing at 8.33 kHz spacing

in line with ETSI EN 300676 70 dB 6 dB to 20 dB 1 V/107 dBm to 50 V/73 dBm in line with ETSI EN 300676 85 dBm 1 dB to 6 dB, typ. 3 dB 20 ms 30 ms

ACARS internal modem operation Modulation Symbol rate Dynamic range, LN mode Co-channel interference immunity

98 % of incoming messages decoded 98 % of incoming messages decoded, wanted signal > 15 dB above unwanted

AM MSK 2400 baud in line with ARINC 618-6 100 dBm to 10 dBm in line with ARINC 618-6

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VDL2 operation Frequency range Modulation VDL2 Sensitivity VDL 2 RF AGC attack/decay VDL2 mode Signal dynamic VDL2 Capture range VDL2 Carrier offset Symbol rate Doppler rate Channel sensing (CSMA)

BER < 10

BER < 10

BER < 10 3 BER < 10 3 BER < 10 idle to busy detection at 90 dBm

busy to idle detection at 92 dBm Desensitization VDL2 At 2nd adjacent channel At 4th adjacent channel Intermodulation response rejection (3rd order) VDL2 FM immunity blocking VDL2

118 MHz to 136.975 MHz D8PSK 31.5 kbit/s, = 0.6 in line with EN301841-1 98 dBm < 250 s (2.5 symbol) in line with EN301841-1 102 dBm to +10 dBm in line with EN 301841-1_6.1.7 830 Hz 50 ppm > 500 Hz/s in line with ICAO annex 10; volume III, part 1, chapter 6 < 1 ms (90 dBm) < 1.5 ms (92 dBm)

Co-channel interference VDL2 Adjacent channel rejection VDL2 TX/RX turnaround time

wanted signal with 87 dBm 3 BER = 10 wanted signal with 87 dBm 3 BER = 10 at 1/2 MHz two interferers, wanted signal 75 dBm 3 BER = 10 F = 87.5 MHz to 107.9 MHz signal A = 87 dBm signal B = 5 dBm unmodulated 3 BER = 10 3 BER = 10 BER = 10
3

in line with EN 301841-1 33 dBm in line with EN 301841-1 27 dBm in line with EN 301841-1 32 dBm in line with EN 301841-1 5 dBm

in line with EN 301841-1 20 dB in line with EN 301841-1 44 dB 1.5 ms

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Mechanical and electrical data for R&SSeries4200 VHF radios

Mechanical data Dimensions (W H D) of the R&S XU4200 without handles and rear protectors 19"/2, 3 height units 210 mm 132 mm 325 mm (8.3 in 5.2 in 12.8 in), connectors excluded 220 mm 132 mm 370 mm (8.7 in 5.2 in 14.6 in), connectors excluded 220 mm 132 mm 413 mm (8.7 in 5.2 in 16.3 in) 8 kg ( 17.6 lb) N female, 50 , common TX/RX antenna, separate RX and TX antenna possible (RX: BNC female, 50 ) decoupling of TX/RX switch 50 dB

with handles and without rear protectors

with handles and rear protectors Weight Antenna connector R&S XU4200 for R&S XU4200

Mechanical resistance Vibration Sinusoidal

Random Shock

in line with EN 60068-2-6 5 Hz to 55 Hz, 0.15 mm amplitude 55 Hz to 150 Hz, 0.5 g constant in line with EN 60068-2-64 10 Hz to 300 Hz, 0.003 g/Hz in line with EN 60068-2-27 45 Hz to 2000 Hz, 40 g

Environmental data Temperature range Operating temperature range Storage temperature range Humidity Altitude Operation Transport Cooling

in line with EN 60068-2-1, EN 60068-2-2 20 C to +55 C 30 C to +70 C in line with EN 60068-2-78 95 % at +40 C in line with EN 60068-2-13, MIL-STD-810F proc. 500.4 3500 m asl 10000 m asl 80000 h at +40 C, sensor-controlled forced air cooling by integrated fans for power supply and RF modules; air flow from front to back; lifetime of main fan

Electrical data Power supply, AC Power supply, DC Power consumption, standby AC DC Power consumption, RX mode AC DC Power consumption, TX mode AC DC AC/DC operation

115/230 V, 10/+ 15 % at 47 Hz to 63 Hz +19 V to +32 V, nominal +28 V R&S XU4200 R&S XU4200 R&S XU4200 R&S XU4200 R&S XU4200 R&S XU4200

typ. 6 W typ. 1 W typ. 50 W typ. 45 W typ. 360 W, max. 480 W typ. 330 W, max. 390 W primary power on AC, automatic switchover to DC in case of AC supply failure < 60 s, in line with EN 300676

Power ON

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Front-panel HMI Built-in loudspeaker ON/OFF switch USB connector (device) for service PC Mini-DIN connector Headset Microphone (dynamic) Microphone (electret)

1 W/8 , 500 mW output power, volume control by knob push button V1.1 full speed 0 V to 1 V RMS into 150 load, volume control by knob 1 mV 20 dB, input impedance 200 , automatic level control (ALC) 100 mV 20 dB, input impedance 330 , DC 8 V 10 %, automatic level control (ALC) against ground 19 keys (10 numeric, 4 cursor, SQ, ESC, LOC, ENTER, MENU) 8 LEDs (4 green, 4 yellow) for indicating AC, DC, VOP, GO, CARR, VSWR, SQ, MOD 8 lines/21 rows white voice mode: unmodulated voice mode: modulated, m = 30 % to 90 % ACARS mode: modulated, m = 30 % to 90 % 1 kHz test tone 1200, Hz, 2400 Hz test tones available on front-panel display 200

PTT Keypad LED

Alphanumeric display Backlight TX carrier test (via menu)

Electronic inventory Preset pages

Ordering information
Designation Type R&S Series4200 VHF Multichannel Radiocommunications System VHF Transceiver, 50 W, 118 MHz to R&S XU4200 137 MHz, internal ACARS modem Options OCXO (option code) Accessories (external options) Service and Maintenance Tool R&S ZS4200 Headset, with dynamic microphone R&S GA4200 Headset, with electret microphone R&S GA4200 Microphone, with mini-DIN connector R&S GA016H1 Order No. 6144.7400.02

included in 6144.7400.02 6144.7897.02 6133.8780.00 6133.8797.00 0583.5568.03

The product brochure containing further information is available under PD 5213.5700.12 and at www.rohde-schwarz.com.

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