Shared specifications — OWL-19 & OWL-N
- Frequency
- 1090 MHz (Mode-S / ADS-B)
- Reception range
- Up to 400 km, 220 NM
(antenna position and site-dependent)
- Message rate
- Up to 1.700 messages / second
- Target tracking
- Up to 400 simultaneous air targets
- MTBF
- > 50,000 h (calculated)
- Signal level
- ≤ -93 dBm
- Signal processing
- Multi-phase demodulation, preamble detection, CRC verification, single-bit error correction
- GNSS time reference
- PPS (Pulse Per Second) disciplined by multi-constellation GNSS including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou
- Network output
- Ethernet (RJ45)
- RF input
- N-type, 50 Ω
- Duty cycle
- Designed for continuous 24/7 operation
- Data output formats
- BEAST (binary), JSON, ASTERIX CAT021, ASTERIX CAT025, GOST R 59971-2021
- Mode-S downlink formats
- DF0, DF4, DF5, DF11, DF17, DF18, DF20, DF21
- Bias-tee
- +5 V over the RF input, for LNAs / active antennas
- Supported MOPS versions
- DO-260, DO-260A, DO-260B
- Standards
- EUROCAE ED-129B, ICAO Annex 10 Volume IV, GOST R 59971-2021
- Applications
- ADS-B ground stations, WAM & MLAT networks, UAV tracking, training and research
Both variants can be configured to individual customer requirements — for example without bias-tee output where no LNA is used, or with an external power supply instead of PoE or a power-supply cassette.
