User manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Starlink SL9003Q
- Digital Studio Transmitter Link
- WARRANTY
- SL9003Q Manual Dwg # 602-12016-01 R: G Revision Levels:
- Using This Manual - Overview
- Section 1 System Features and Specifications
- Section 2 Quick Start
- Section 3 Installation
- Section 4 Operation
- Section 5 Module Configuration
- Section 6 Customer Service
- Section 7 System Information
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1 System Features and Specifications
- 2 Quick Start
- 3 Installation
- 4 Operation
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Front Panel Operation
- 4.3 Screen Menu Navigation and Structure
- 7.4 Screen Menu Summaries
- 4.4.1 Meter
- 4.4.2 System: Card View
- 4.4.3 System: Power Supply
- 4.4.4 System: Info
- 4.4.5 System: Basic Card Setup
- 4.4.6 Factory Calibration
- 4.4.7 SYSTEM: UNIT-WIDE PARAMS
- 4.4.8 System: Date/Time
- 4.4.9 System: Transfer
- 4.4.10 System: External I/O (NMS)
- 4.4.11 Alarms/Faults
- 4.4.12 Radio: Modem Status (QAM)
- 4.4.13 Radio TX Status
- 4.4.14 Radio RX Status
- 4.4.15 Radio TX Control
- 4.4.16 Radio RX Control
- 4.4.17 Radio Modem (QAM) Configure
- 4.4.18 Radio TX Configure
- 4.4.19 Radio RX Configure
- 4.4.20 Radio Modem/TX/RX Copy Function
- 4.5 Intelligent Multiplexer PC Interface Software
- 4.6 NMS/CPU PC Interface Software
- 5 Module Configuration
- 6 Customer Service
- 7 System Description
- 8 Appendices
- Appendix A: Path Evaluation Information
- Appendix B: Audio Considerations
- Appendix C: Glossary of Terms
- Appendix D: Microvolt – dBm – Watt Conversion (50 ohms)
- Appendix E: Spectral Emission Masks
- Appendix F: Redundant Backup with TP64 and TPT-2 Transfer Panels
- Appendix G: Optimizing Radio Performance For Hostile Environments
- Appendix H: FCC APPLICATIONS INFORMATION - FCC Form 601
- Starlink SL9003Q & Digital Composite - 950 MHz Band

A-8 Appendix A: Path Evaluation Information
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F. Line 7. Enter the total receiver transmission line loss (see Table A-3 above).
G. Line 8. Enter the total connector losses. A nominal figure of -0.5 dB is reasonable
(based on 0.125 dB/mated pair).
H. Line 9. Enter all other miscellaneous losses here. Such losses might include power
dividers, duplexers, diplexers, isolators, isocouplers, and the like. Losses are 1.5 dB per
terminal. These only apply for full duplex systems.
Table 8-4 Branching Losses
System Type TX Loss RX Loss Total Loss
Non-Standby Full Duplex Terminal (400 MHz)
1.2 1.2 2.4
Hot Standby Full Duplex Terminal (400 MHz)
1.2 4.2 5.4
Non-Standby Full Duplex Terminal (900 MHz)
1.5 1.5 3.0
Hot Standby Full Duplex Terminal (900 MHz)
1.5 4.5 6.0
I. Line 10. Enter obstruction losses due to knife-edge obstructions, etc.
J. Line 11. Total lines 5 to 10 and enter here. This is the total loss in the proposed
system.
K. Line 12. Enter the total gain from line 4.
L. Line 13. Enter the total loss from line 11.
M. Line 14. Subtract line 13 from line 12. This is the unfaded signal level to be expected at
the receiver. (Convert from dBm to microvolts here for reference).
N. Line 15. Using the information found in Table A-5 below, enter here the minimum signal
required for 1x10E-4 BER.
Table 8-5 Typical Received Signal Strength required for BER of 1x10E-4*
Data Rate
Configuration
High Sensitivity
16 QAM
High Efficiency
64 QAM
2 Chnl, 1024 kbps
-93 dBm -89 dBm
2 Chnl, 1536 kbps
-91.5 dBm -87.5 dBm
4 Chnl, 1536 kbps
-91.5 dBm -87.5 dBm
4 Chnl, 2048 kbps
-90 dBm -86 dBm
* Excludes all branching losses
O. Line 16. Subtract line 15 from line 14 and enter here. This is the amount of fade margin
in the system.
P. Line 17. Enter the Terrain Factor.