User's Manual

IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. N doc: MN/2009/071 - Rev. 1.1

IBIS-S v. 1.0 - User Manual

Config.: IBIS-S-PRCS-OUT-MN

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(a)

(b)

Fig. 4.2 – Rear (a) and front (b) view of IBIS-S sensor

Fig. 4.3 – Bottom view IBIS-S sensor

4.2 Antennas

4.2.1 Ku band system antennas

The Ku band IBIS-S system is provided with two identical IBIS-H20 antennas operating

in vertical polarisation and characterised by a maximum gain of 20dBi. The amplitude

characteristics of the antenna main lobe at -3 dB and -10 dB are provided in Tab. 4-1 and

its vertical and horizontal patterns are shown in Fig. 4.4 and Fig. 4.5. For further details

see appendix 6.2C.1 - .

USB

Dovetail guide

housings

Power supply

4 dovetail element

for IBIS-L

configuration

Threaded

rew hole