Today’s military and commercial aircraft carry a vast array of antennas for specialized and vital functions. Communications, navigation, weather and fire control antennas must perform as specified to meet safety and mission requirements. Radomes must conceal and protect antennas without interfering with or degrading transmit/receive capabilities.
Today’s military and commercial aircraft carry a vast array of antennas for specialized and vital functions. Communications, navigation, weather and fire control antennas must perform as specified to meet safety and mission requirements. Radomes must conceal and protect antennas without interfering with or degrading transmit/receive capabilities.
Commercial Radome Test Systems
- Highly accurate and repeatable results
- Easy to use and maintain
- Scalable system allows for future expansion
- System software generates automatic test results
- Test system supports all current radome sizes
- Most affordable system on the market today
- Guaranteed test results that meet or exceed RTCA/DO-213A
Military Radome Test Systems
- BSE and TE can be measured simultaneously at multiple frequencies in one complete radome scan
- AMETEK NSI-MI supports either electronically-calibrated antenna or null search BSE test method
- Data post-processing and reporting in test positioner roll/az coordinates or aircraft el/az coordinates
- Antenna oriented within radome as it would be on aircraft
- Integrated Position Controller's coordinated motion used to ensure that the radome/antenna polarization relationship is the same as that seen in use on the aircraft, and so that the feed polarization is coordinated with the AUT as needed to maintain polarization alignment
- Typical test time for simultaneous BSE and TE is about one hour for the calibrated antenna approach
- Full suites of pattern distortion data collection and analysis
Radome Testing Services
If you want your radome tested at a facility that offers years of experience and cross-industry expertise from DO-213 to full military requirements, NSI-MI Technologies has the ranges to provide the services you need. We offer an in-house compact range with a 6 foot cylindrical quiet zone that includes a full suite of RF and microwave instrumentation, and data analysis tools with dedicated positioning equipment. Our instrumentation is calibrated to NIST standards, providing you the confidence in the accuracy of the tests. We are also ISO 9001:2008 certified.
AMETEK NSI-MI offers dedicated radome testing equipment, instrumentation and solutions to achieve compliance with RTCA/DO-213 requirements.
