Description

AXON is a Professional World-class Performance Low and Medium Power FM Transmitters.

AXON FM Transmitter guarantees superior transmission quality and reliability.

It has unmatched features and outstanding technical characteristics.

It makes it ideal for any FM broadcasting applications.

If you need to provide the best broadcast service, AXON is the ultimate solution that meets needs.

AXON meet most customer requirements and guarantees professional features at an affordable price.

 

AXON applications are as:

• Community radios FM transmitter

• Commercial radios FM transmitter

• Religious radios FM transmitter

• Educational radios FM transmitter

• Other non-profit radio groups FM transmitter

• Big National Networks FM transmitter

• Public Radios FM transmitter

• Drive-in movies radios FM transmitter

• Theatres radios FM transmitter

• Stadiums radios FM transmitter

• Politic Radios FM Transmitter

 

AXON has a Compact architecture: both, exciter and amplifier fit on the same case.

The 50-volt LDMOS device technology delivers a dramatic increase in power density. It lower operating costs and reduced cost of ownership over the life of the transmitter.

To buy the AXON FM transmitter, visit our BMI Broadcast Market Italy e-shop.

In BMI we sell AXON family of FM Transmitters at the best price of the market.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Excellent audio fidelity with soft, deep and clean crystal sound.

• Made in aluminium, Air filter and PCB boards tropicalized

• Aluminium air ducted.

• Copper Carrier on active power components such as LDMOS or unbalanced loads resistors

• Uninterrupted service thanks to intelligent software protections

• Free failure design thanks to hardware fast protections

• Protection against Lightning, Dust and Corrosion

• Designed to be rough itself. All components that determine the reliability are over-dimensioned. The Heatsink, LDMOS, Fans, Unbalanced load resistors and Power

supply.

• Solid State LDMOS technology up to 80% High Efficiency constant at any power level

• Friendly User Interface with LCD front panel display, Direct Keys and LEDs indicator. It shows transmitter status and allows smart browsing with ENTER and ESC Keys.

• Scheduler Power Derating

• Remote control by WEB TCP/IP and SNMP of all parameters. Control of the transmitter by internet without any external box or accessories.

• Parallel remote control connectors

• Top seller in Governmental, Private Networks, Commercial and Community radio stations

 

 

MAIN SPECS

• Produced in a wide range of power: 30W (30 watts), 50W (50 watts), 60W (60 watts), 100W (100 watts), 150W (150 watts), 300W (300 watts), 500W (500 watts),

600W (600 watts), 1000W (1000 watts, 1kW) and 1200W (1200 watts, 1,2kW), 2000W (2000 Watts, 2kW) 2400W (2500 Watts, 2,5kW).

• Audio input and modulation selectable. MPX (Composite), Stereo, Digital AES/EBU or Mono.

• Very low signal to noise better than 90dB. Very low distortion and high stereo separation thanks to digital stereo coder.

• Total spectral purity: better than -90 dBc spurious and harmonics. I grant highest RF signal quality.

• Analogue Frequency Modulation from 87.5 MHz to 108.0 MHz . Setting in 10 kHz step and a frequency stability better than 2 ppm. Japanese (JPN) JAPAN, Russian

(OIRT 66 – 47 MHz) and more bands are options available.

• Exclusive Distortion-less Intelligent Soft Limiter keeps the deviation in the 75kHz limits.

• Dynamic RDS encoder with TMC function

• N+1 Profiles connector provides 7 different memories selection. Memory settings are in the internal memory. Can be set by remote or in local.

• Ultra compact size 2U

• Full- range power supply: 180-260 vac mains voltage

• Compliant with all the standard: ETSI – CCIR – FCC. Meets all the most rigorous

electromagnetic quality standards

 

EXELLENCE AUDIO FIDELITY WITH SOFT, DEEP AND CLEAN CRYSTAL SOUND. VERY LOW SIGNAL TO NOISE, VERY LOW DISTORTION AND HIGH STEREO SEPARATION.

The Sound Quality of the Music, the most important feature of AXON Series. It features with Warm Softness, Deep and Clean Crystal Sound.

This excellent audio quality highlights the mood of the radio. This sound provide a competitive advantage with any others brand of transmitters.

Very low S/N typical 85 dB, high stereo performance coder with typical 65 dB Stereo Separation. Ultra Low distortion 0,01%.

Exclusive Distortion-less Intelligent Soft Limiter keeps the deviation in the 75kHz limits.  It gives the maximum possible audio volume without any kind of distortion.

AES-EBU digital input 24 bit resolution with 32, 44.1, 48, 96 KHz sample rate automatically selected

 

MECHANICS MADE IN ALUMINUM, AIR FILTER AND PCB BOARDS FULLY TROPICALIZED

The mechanics parts of the transmitter are all made in aluminium. It provides low weight and robustness.

Equipped with an AIR FILTER mounted on the front panel, easy to clean or replace.

PCB Boards and the wiring tropicalized with a specific coating.

These precautions guarantee a long life in extreme environmental conditions. Prevent damage due to corrosion and erosion. Protect the components from the inclemency of the tropical climate. Defend from humidity, salt and pollution.

 

ALLUMINUM AIR DUCTED

The equipment fits into a compact rack mountable 2 Unit Aluminium cabinet.

An exclusive design of the air guides the air into aluminium ducts.  It’s avoids contact of the air with the electronic components.

Every component that produces heat take place on the main heat sink.

Air passes only into the aluminium heat sink. It avoids contact with the electronic components.

This avoid failures produced by the air corrosion

Copper Carrier on LDMOS Active components and unbalanced Resistors. EASY MAINTENACE

We mount the LDMOS or un-balancing resistors on copper support. It improves heat dissipation any help maintenance.

Products from other brands, mount LDMOS is on the heat sink. In this case becomes almost impos-sible to heat the weld when is necessary to replace the LDMOS.

A further problem is to test the new component into the entire system.

Easy maintenance, all parts are easy to replace. RF modules, electronic control boards, blowers and power supplies. Moreover, all models share the same spare parts.

 

UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE WITH HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PROTECTIONS

There are two kinds of protection: Fast Hardware Protection and Soft Software Protections

When there is a short-circuit on the antenna or coaxial cable, the protection must be hardware. It must act in few nanoseconds. In fact, the software in this case is not fast enough to grant the protection of the equipment.

When the fault condition is soft, like the increase of VSWR, a software protection can be use. The cause may be snow or humidity in the antenna system.

AXON FM Transmitter has both: Fast Hardware Protections and Soft Software Protections.

The software protection reduces the output power without on-air interruption. Even if the transmitter is on air, it keeps the RF devices within a safe operating condition.

 

Protections of the transmitter works in case of:

• Load mismatching, antenna short/open circuit

• Environmental over-temperature

• Cooling failure

• Amplifier breakdown

• Over and Under Voltage DC

• Over and Under Voltage AC

• RF and Power Supply Temperature

• Lightning

• Dust

• Corrosion

 

DESIGNED TO BE ROUGH ITSELF

AXON FM Transmitter is on-air even in the worst case of operating conditions. To achieve this, the important components of the transmitter are all over-dimensioned.

• All the aluminium heatsinks are twice big as necessary.

• Unbalanced dummy loads are twice the quantity needed

• LDMOS RF amplifiers are 30% more powerful than the needed. They are 65:1 VSWR tolerant

• Power supply deliver 30% more of power than the quantity used by the equipment at full rated power.

 

HIGH EFFICIENCY FOR LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION

AXON use Solid State RF power devices, 6th generation LD-MOS. They are High Efficiency and VSWR 65:1 tolerant. This characteristic provides high reliability and low energy consumption.

An intelligent algorithm maintains the high Efficiency constant at any power.

This algorithm controls the Voltage of the Power Supply and the Bias.

Thanks to this, the efficiency is very high at any frequency and at any output rate power.

 

USER FRIENDLY DIRECT KEYS AND LEDs INDICATOR USER INTERFACE

The user interface is composed by: LCD display, Direct Access Keys and LEDs indicators.

It allows immediate control and visualization of the status of the transmitter.

Quick and easy navigation trough menus create User Interface friendly, simple and intuitive. It allows an immediate learning of the use.

The user interface provides full control and measurements of all working parameter.

 

PARALEL REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTORS

Parallel Remote Control Connector with dry contact Outputs relay and opto-isolated inputs. The connector has several TC and TS available. Some of them are: on/off, local/remote, alarm status, Under and Over RF, Reset alarms.

N+1 Profiles connector: provides 7 different memories selection. Memory settings are in the internal memory. Is possible set the profiles remotely and locally.

 

TOP SELLER IN GOVERNMENTAL, PRIVATE NETWORKS, COMMERCIAL AND COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS

AXON Is one of the most used FM Broadcast Transmitter. Adopted on the Governmental and Private Networks, Commercial and Community Radio Stations.

For any application, AXON is the ultimate solution. Meets most demanding customer’ requirements. It’s guarantees professional features at affordable price

AXON works as Low and Medium power transmitter. It’s suitable in stand alone station or as driver in complex high power Transmitters and N+1 systems

 

AXON GENERAL TECHNICHAL CHARACTERISTICS

 

AXON EXCITER/TRANSMITTER 30W TO 1200W

• Frequency Range: 87.5 ÷ 108.00 MHz, Programmable in 10 KHz steps

• On request 66 ÷ 74 MHz (OIRT), 76 ÷ 90 MHz (JPN) Bands.

• Frequency Stability: better than ±150Hz from -10 to +50°C

• Modulation capability max deviation: +/-150kHz.

• Frequency Control: Synthesizer µprocessor control.

• Power Output: 30W, 50W, 100W, 150W, 300W, 600W, 1200W, 2000W, 2500W. Adjustable from 0W to maximum power.

• Output Impedance: 50 ohm.

• Display: forward/reflection power and modulation indicator

• Type of Modulation: Direct frequency modulation of carrier frequency. F3E Stereo with  Subcarrier and Mono.

• Lock in Time: Typ. 4 second.

• Off Lock Attenuation: ≥ -80 dBc.

• Modulation Mode: Mono, Stereo, Multiplex, SCA, RDS, Aux.

• Pre-emphasis: Flat(0)/50/75 µs selectable from front panel.

• Asynchronous AM S/N Ratio: -60 dB below reference carrier. 100% AM modulation @ 400 Hz, without FM modulation.

• Synchronous AM S/N Ratio: -60 dB below reference carrier. 100% AM modulation@ 400 Hz with FM modulation ±75 KHz @ 400 Hz.

• RF Harmonics: Exceeds ETSI/EBU/CCIR/FCC requirements. better than 84 dbc

• RF Spurious:  Exceeds ETSI/EBU/CCIR/FCC requirements. better than 84 dbc

• Output Connectors: 30W to 600W N type connector, 1200W DIN 7/16 type connector

• Output power on/off and adjustable from front panel and remotely.

• Overall Efficiency up to 80%.

• Monitor RF: -60 dBc, BNC connector

• VSWR: 1.5:1 Maximum with automatic fold-back at higher VSWR

 

MONAURAL OPERATION

• Audio Input Impedance: 600 ohm balanced, 15 Kohms unbalanced.

• Audio Input Level: -6 to +12 dBm. (Other range on request)

• Input Connector: XLR female.

• Audio Frequency Response: ±0.15 dB, 30 Hz to 15 KHz.

• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 0.03% @ 400 Hz

• Intermodulation Distortion: 0.03%, 1 KHz/1.3 KHz, 1:1 ratio

• Transient Intermodulation Distortion: 0.03%, 2.96KHz square wave and 14 KHz sine wave.

• FM S/N Ratio: -89 dB RMS detector, -85 dB below ±75 KHz deviation, 50 µs de-emphasis, weighted.

 

MULTIPLEX OPERATION

• Composite Input Impedance: 5 Kohm unbalanced.

• Composite Input Level: 3.5Vp-p for ±75KHz deviation.

• Input Connector: BNC female.

• Composite Amplitude Response: : ≤ ± 0.1dB, from 30Hz to 53kHz

• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 0.03% @ 400 Hz

• Intermodulation Distortion: 0.03%, 1 KHz/1.3 KHz, 1:1 ratio

• Transient Intermodulation Distortion: 0.03%, 2.96 KHz square wave and 14 KHz sine wave.

• FM S/N Ratio: -89 dB RMS detector, -85 dB below ±75 KHz deviation, 50 µs de-emphasis, weighted.

 

STEREO OPERATION

• Audio Input Impedance: 600 ohm balanced, 15 Kohm unbalanced.

• Audio Input Level: -12 to +12 dBm.

• Input Connector: XLR female.

• Audio Frequency Response: ±015 dB from 30 Hz to 15 KHz.

• Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise: 0,03% @ 400 Hz

• Intermodulation Distortion: 0,02%, 60Hz /7kHz 4:1 ratio +4dBu

• Transient Intermodulation Distortion: 0.03%, 2.96 KHz square wave and 14 KHz sine wave.

• FM S/N Ratio: -85 dB RMS detector, -82 dB below ±75 KHz deviation,  50 µs de-emphasis, weighted.

• Stereo Separation: 30÷80 Hz ≥ -53 dB, 80Hz÷15 KHz ≥ -65 dB (Typ. 70 dB).

•Crosstalk attenuation: Main to Sub -55 dB 30 Hz to 15 KHz

• 38 KHz Suppression: ≥ -70 dB (typ. -85 dB).

• Pilot Frequency: 19 KHz ± 1 Hz

• Phase Pilot: ± 2° adjustable

• Output Pilot: 1 Vpp., BNC female

• Audio Filter Attenuation: ≥ -55 dB @ 19 KHz, > -45 dB 20 KHz to 100 KHz.

• Modes: Stereo, Mono L+R, Mono L, Mono R.

 

AES/EBU OPERATION

• Input Level: -10dBfs to 0dBfs

• Input Connector: XLR female, optical TOS-LINK.

• Input Impedance: 110 ohm.

• Data Format: S/PDF,AES/EBU, IEC958, EIAJCP340/1201.

• D/A Converter: 24 bit.

• Sampling Frequency: from 32 to 96 KHz with automatic selection

• Stereo separation (crosstalk): ≥50dB,100Hz to 5kHz

• Amplitude response: ≤ ± 0.1dB, from 30Hz to 15kHz

• FM S/N Ratio: -85 dB below ±75 KHz deviation, 50 µs de-emphasis, weighted.

 

 

SCA, RDS, AUX OPERATION

• Input Connector: BNC female

• Input Impedance: 3 Kohm.

• Input Level: -3 to +6 dBm.

• Frequency Response: ±0.2 dB, 40 KHz to100 KHz.

• Input Connector: BNC female. Most SCA, RDS, AUX, performance parameters are determined primarily by the generator used.

 

AUXILIARY CONNECTIONS

• N°2 RS485: Serial Interface connector RJ45 back panel.

• Telemetry Interface: connector DB25F back panel.

 

ELECTRICAL (for 10kW to 40kW Transmitter)

• AC Input Power: 230/400 VAC ±15%, 50/60 HZ(+/- 3HZ) single phase or 3-phase+N

• Power factor > 0.99

• Cooling: Forced air

• MTBF > 20.000 Hours

 

ENVIRONMENTAL

• Operating temperature: -10°C to +50°C.

• Max Operating Altitude: 4000 mt.

• Relative Humidity Range: 0 to 95% non condensing.

• Protection against Lightening, Dust and Corrosion

 

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

• Mounting: 2 unit cabinet

• Size: 88mm. (H) x 484mm. (W) x 478mm. (D)

• Weight: ~ 11 Kg.

 

 

OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Wide range of options available reduces the need of any additional equipment:

• High performances Stereo Encoder

• Digital AES/EBU

• Dynamic RDS Encoder with TMC Function

• AOIP Audio Over IP

• WEB TCP/IP and SNMP connectivity for remote Access

• Japanese (JPN), Russian (OIRT) and more bands are options available.

• Parallel Remote Control Connector Interface