Aethercomm Model Number TR 16.0-16.5-50.0 is an example of a high power microwave system designed, fabricated and characterized by Aethercomm. This system operates at Ku Band and incorporates a high power transmitter, a low noise receiver, an AC-DC conversion module and BIT module. The transmitter consists of a high gain driver amplifier with waveguide power splitting that drives four high power, phase and amplitude matched final amplifiers. The output of these amplifiers is recombined in waveguide. The waveguide components include filters, directional couplers and circulators. The receive and transmit functions are isolated with a circulator at the front-end. The receive section contains a high power limiter to protect the LNA, and a low noise amplification section. The AC-DC converter module accepts 115VAC, 60Hz, single phase power and conditions, regulates and switches these voltages when commanded. The BIT module accepts commands from the host computer and commands and controls the other modules to perform their specified operations. This module also monitors the health of the entire system and the individual modules and reports this to the system.

This Ku Band Assembly is approximately 12 inches in width, 12 inches in height and 12 inches in depth. The bi-directional input port is a wave-guide connector for direct connection to the system antenna. Both TX and Rx connections are SMA female connectors. AC and command/ control inputs and outputs are mil-circular connectors.