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Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAS) & Block Upconverters (BUCs)
Introducing the Puma line of powerful, compact SSPAs and Bobcat BUCs to speed up and strengthen your links shrink your terminal footprint. These industry leading GaN SSPAs and Bucs compact, rugged and flexible.
Our teams distribute amplifiers to more than 300 companies around the globe
DC Powered BUCs
Small Powerful Block Upconverters that are guaranteed to speed up your links
AC Powered Amplifiers/BUCs
High performance Solid State Power Amplifiers at Military Standards for the most discerning customers
AC Powered SSPAs / BUCs
Industry-Leading GaN Puma Products
Designed for fixed and transportable terminals needing high power density with high efficiency in challenging environments, Pumas are flexible, high-performance, AC-powered, antenna-mount outdoor SSPAs/BUCs that offer many features and options including internal L-band BUCs, internal LO reference, extensive data logging, easy-to-use web-based GUI, ethernet SNMP (v1 or v3), and a wide range of available power combined and redundancy systems.
These Puma SSPAs provide high performance and high linear power density for the most demanding satcom terminal applications.
Features
- Compact – 30 lb to 50 lb antenna-mount packages and lightweight
- High Efficiency – with low power draw
- Powerful – 40W up to 250W linear power per MIL-STD-188-164
- Flexible – Options for multiple Ka-bands and switched BUCs, redundant and phase combined systems
- Quite – Extremely low leakage supports X-band multi-carrier operation on low PIM antennas
- Rugged – Weatherized for -40°C to +60°C Operation
- Internal RF Filters and M&C System
- High Reliability
- High Linearity
- Direct Antenna Mounting
- Leading to Low Cost Operation
Applications
The new product line includes the Puma 200X (100 Watt linear X-band), Puma 300X (150 Watt linear X-band), Puma 400X (200 Watt linear X-band); the Puma 400Ku (200 Watt linear Ku-band); the Puma 80Ka (40 Watt linear Ka-band), and Puma 120Ka (60 Watt linear Ka-band), each weighing between 15 and 50 lbs. These powerful Puma SSPAs come with optional internal L-band BUCs, including a range of single and multi-band BUC options for the 27.5 to 31.0 GHz Ka-band. They also incorporate internal redundancy switching, provide extensive attenuation control, data logging and web GUI availability, and optional internal frequency reference.
Models
| Model | Band | Frequency (GHZ) | Power (W) | Linear Power (W) | Size (Inches) WXLXH | Weight | Data Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puma 200X | X-band | 7.9-8.4 | 200 | 100 | 10.5 x 17 x 6.8 | 32 | Request a Data Sheet |
| Puma 300X | X-band | 7.9-8.4 | 300 | 150 | 10.5 x 17 x 6.8 | 32 | Request a Data Sheet |
| Puma 400X | X-band | 7.9-8.4 | 400 | 200 | 14 x 19 x 8.6 | 50 | Download brochure |
| Puma 60Ka | Ka-band | 27.5-30 | 60 | 30 | TBD | TBD | Request a Data Sheet |
| Puma 120Ka | Ka-band | 27.5-30 | 120 | 60 | 14 x 19 x 7.8 | 38 | Download brochure |
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| Puma 400Ku | Ku-band | 13.75-14.5 | 400 | 200 | 14 x 19 x 8.6 | 48 | Download brochure |
DC Powered BUCs
Industry-Leading GaN Bobcat Block Upconverters (BUCs)
Designed for compact portable terminals needing high power from very small packages operating in challenging environments, Bobcat’s are high-performance, DC-powered, feed-mount outdoor BUCs with outsized features including extensive data logging, easy-to-use web-based GUI, ethernet SNMP (v1 or v3), and interchangeability between X, Ku and Ka-bands.
From the Bobcat 64Ku in 4.5 lbs. on up, these BUCs provide high linear power density for the most demanding pack-up satcom terminal applications.
Features
- Low Cost Operation
- Small and Light – 4 lb to 10 lb feed-mount packages
- Single-band and Multi-band Block Up-Converter (BUC)
- High Efficiency – Low power draw, optional battery save and keyline modes
- Rugged – Weatherized for -40°C to +60°C Operation, MIL-STD-810 environment
- Internal RF Filters and M&C System
- Powerful – 16W up to 50W linear power per MIL-STD-188-164
- Flexible – Interchangeable X-, Ku- and Ka-band Bobcats Options for multiple Ka-bands, and SNMP v3
Applications
The new product line includes the Bobcat 50X (25 Watt linear X-band); the Bobcat 64Ku (32 Watt linear Ku-band); and the Bobcat 32Ka (16 Watt linear Ka-band BUC), each in about 110 cu in and weighing 4 to 5 lbs. Even in this small package you don’t have to give up on features. The 5-pound Bobcats still have extensive attenuation control and calibration capability, data logging and web GUI availability, and security features such as the optional SNMP v3 implementation.
Models
| Model | Band | Frequency (GHZ) | Power (W) | Linear Power (W) | Size (Inches) WXLXH | Weight | Data Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcat 40X | X-band | 7.9-8.4 | 40 | 20 | 5.1 x 5.8 x 3.9 | 5.3 | Download Data Sheet |
| Bobcat 50X | X-band | 7.9-8.4 | 50 | 25 | 5.1 x 5.8 x 3.9 | 5.3 | Download Data Sheet |
| XTSLIN-50X-B1 | X-band | 7.9-8.4 | 100 | 50 | 5.4 x 11.16 x 4.43 | 10 | Download Data Sheet |
| Bobcat 32KaDB | Ka-band | 29-30 & 30-31 Dual band | 32 | 18 | 3.9 x 7.6 x 4.4 | 4.5 | Request Data Sheet |
| Bobcat 32Ka | Ka-band | 30-31 | 32 | 18 | 3.9 x 7.6 x 4.4 | 4.5 | Download Data Sheet |
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| XTS-40X-B1 | X-band | 7.9-8.4 | 40 | 32 | 6.04 x 10.94 x 4.43 | 10 | Request Data Sheet |
| Bobcat 50Ku | Ku-band | 13.75-14.5 | 50 | 25 | 5.4 x 11.16 x 4.43 | 4.5 | Download Data Sheet |
| Bobcat 64Ku | Ku-band | 13.75-14.5 | 64 | 32 | 4.4 x 4.0 x 6.8 | 5.0 | Download Data Sheet |
