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TH-3 microwave Radio system: Modulators

O. Giust
- 01 Sep 1971 - 
- Vol. 50, Iss: 7, pp 2155-2173
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In this paper, the required frequency downconversion, upconversion and shift are performed by three similar solid state modulators, and the choice of an unbalanced design resulted in a simple modulator microwave structure which can be easily tuned and uniformly reproduced.
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In a TH-3 repeater the required frequency downconversion, upconversion, and shift is performed by three similar solid state modulators. The choice of an unbalanced design resulted in a simple modulator microwave structure which can be easily tuned and uniformly reproduced. The shift and transmitter modulators use a varactor diode for high pump efficiency while, in the receiver modulator, a Schottky diode is used to achieve a low noise figure and broadband operation.

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TH-3 microwave Radio system: System considerations

TL;DR: In this paper, a general description of the TH-3 long-haul microwave radio system which operates in the 6 GHz common carrier band is given, and the allocation of noise to the various contributors is developed.
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TD-3 system: Schottky barrier receiver modulator

TL;DR: In this paper, the receiver modulator of the TD-3 repeater is described and the amplitude transmission characteristic of the modulator is flat to ± 0.01 dB for ± 6 MHz, and the average noise figure is 6.7 dB.
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TH-3 microwave Radio system: The IF main amplifier

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