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High Power Hopping Filter
Navy SBIR FY2009.1
| Sol No.: |
Navy SBIR FY2009.1 |
| Topic No.: |
N091-075 |
| Topic Title: |
High Power Hopping Filter |
| Proposal No.: |
N091-075-0411 |
| Firm: |
DataSoft Corp.
1475 N. Scottsdale Road
#460
Scottsdale, Arizona 85257 |
| Contact: |
Roger Paulsen |
| Phone: |
(480) 763-5777 |
| Web Site: |
www.datasoft.com |
| Abstract: |
Mobile command and control vehicles must communicate on several communication nets. With several radio systems on board, the antenna signature of these vehicles can get very large and increase the vehicle's rate of identification by unfriendly forces. Co-site interference is also an issue on these vehicles, and the interference gets worse when multiple radios share a single antenna to reduce the antenna signature. Current systems for reducing co-site interference in command and control vehicles are large and consume a significant amount of power. DataSoft proposes to research a high power multiplexer design that is much smaller and uses much less power than the existing systems. This will be accomplished with DataSoft's innovative tunable filters that can handle high power levels yet have a very small form factor. These narrowband, high Q tunable filters have excellent linearity and will enable the USMC to operate up to eight SINCGARS radios using a single antenna. With the DataSoft system, the USMC command and control vehicles can operate up to eight SINCGARS nets without increasing their antenna signature and with minimal impact on maximum communication range. |
| Benefits: |
The USMC will benefit from DataSoft's high power multiplexer because they will have the ability to operate up to eight SINCGARS nets simultaneously in one Command and Control vehicle without suffering limitations of co-site interference. They will also see an increase in performance while achieving reductions in size, weight, power and cost. DataSoft plans to leverage our partnerships with large DoD prime contractors to commercialize this technology to customers within the U.S Department of Defense. This system could be configurable to many diverse applications, such as handheld military and public safety radios, satellite communications terminals, RF test equipment, sona-buoys, scientific data collection devices, and commercial wireless base stations. |
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