ECA Group Aerospace, a subsidiary of exail, designs, develops, manufactures and supports innovative and reliable solutions for Antenna Tracking Systems, Satellite Link & Payload Emulators and In-Flight Entertainment Systems. ECA Group has a heritage of more than 30 years serving Antenna Manufacturers, Satellite and Telecommunication Operators, Aircraft Operators and Manufacturers.
A.G. Franz, LLC provides the following products:
The Antenna Tracking Receiver System consists of the TDC Down-Converter (S-, C-, X-, Ku-, and Ka-Band, an indoor or rack-mounted unit) and the CTR-70 Mono-pulseTracking Receiver (using one, two or three channels from the antenna feed system). It generates the input to the Antenna Control Unit for accurate closed-loop antenna pointing used in satellite constellations, HTS/ VHTS and deep space applications.
The SPACELINK-PCE Satellite Link & Payload Emulator enables the user to investigate independently the effects of variations on the satellite uplink and downlink as well as on the satellite payload, in a satellite signal. There are three variations available (L-, S- and VHF Band) with up to 1.6 GHz bandwidth. The input signal is subjected to multiple user-definable perturbations of the signal path (IMUX, OMUX and amplifier; RF station; uplink and downlink; interferers and jammers), in order to evaluate the quality of the output.
The STR-RANGE Step Tracking Receiver for L-Band and X-Band input frequencies delivers a DC output voltage proportional to the strength of a modulated carrier, for antenna control systems.