SatService Gesellschaft für Kommunikationssysteme has debuted their new sat-nms RMC Radiometer Controller and sat-nms RMD Radiometer Detector Modules. The modules are developed and manufactured by SatService GmbH. The two new modules of the sat-nms product family form the core of a radiometer. Many radiometers are installed worldwide to measure the atmospheric attenuation and water vapor content for satellite communication and scientific applications. As these radiometers are becoming outdated, SatService developed a new radiometer controller to retrofit the old radiometers with new state-of-the-art electronics and software. This includes also a highly linear satnms RMD Radiometer detector for the detection of the noise signal in any IF band between 50 and 2000MHz.

The radiometer type implemented is a noise balancing / noise injection type of radiometer and includes also the antenna control functionality for azimuth and elevation control of the radiometer antenna. By this means, an automatic tip curve calibration and calibration with a cold load is possible, automatically controlled via the radiometer controller. Customers can upgrade their existing radiometers with this controller in an easy way. The key feature of this radiometer controller, as is true for any equipment within the sat-nms product family, are its full web- and FTP-server capabilities. It provides a Ethernet TCP/IP interface and includes a compact flash of 2GB for data logging purposes.