uAvionix Unveils Line-Up of Multi-Frequency C2 Options
by DRONELIFE Employees Author Ian M. Crosby
Avionics firm uAvionix has introduced new choices for Uncrewed Plane System (UAS) Past Visible Line of Sight (BVLOS) Command and Management (C2). Main the SkyLine C2 administration platform ecosystem is muLTElink, which mixes LTE know-how with broadcast radio frequency (RF) radios to allow dynamic choice of the optimum radio hyperlink at any time. muLTElink integrates with the uAvionix SkyLine C2 administration platform to create a self-healing C2 community proficient in Path Range and Hyperlink Range.
There are two fashions of muLTElink Airborne Radio Methods (ARS): muLTElink915, which mixes globally licensed aviation LTE with frequency hopping 902-928MHz ISM functionality, and muLTElink5060, which mixes international LTE with aviation protected 5030-5091MHz C Band for C-band license-holding clients. Every mannequin permits for the connection of an exterior CNPC radio to allow simultaneous use of all three frequency ranges, increased energy C Band operations or future radio integrations. SkyLine combines out there C2 hyperlinks and oversees the standard of all enabled hyperlinks.
uAvionix’s former line of microLink and SkyLink ARS radios have been up to date and rebranded as a part of the SkyLink ARS line. All SkyLink ARS are capable of function as point-to-point radios or combine with muLTElink and SkyLine for managed C2 operations. The microLink has been renamed SkyLink915micro, and SkyLink915 includes a extra sturdy type and Lemo connector.
SkyLink5060micro and SkyLink5060 each present 100mW and 10W 5030-5091MHz aviation protected C Band CNPC choices. uAvionix is ready to help integrators in acquiring the mandatory regulatory approvals for working C Band radios. SkyLink5060micro and SkyLink5060 meet the requirements set by RTCA DO-362A and the FAA’s draft TSO-C213a, and are anticipated to acquire related validated TSO’s from different regulators.
The corporate has moreover renamed its GRS radios underneath the SkyLink banner, whereas additionally introducing two new transportable choices that includes LTE backhaul to the SkyLine platform.
skyStation915POE and skyStation5060POE have been rebranded skyStation2 and SkyLink GRS respectively, with each providing a complete weatherproof transmitter/receiver and antenna linked to SkyLine or your Floor Management Station (GCS) by way of a Energy over Ethernet (PoE) IP connection.
The transportable, battery powered skyStation915LTE and skyStation5060LTE provide GRS functionality and make use of LTE because the backhaul mechanism to hook up with SkyLine and the consumer’s GCS. These options use frequent batteries out there at most {hardware} shops.
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Ian attended Dominican College of California, the place he obtained a BA in English in 2019. With a lifelong ardour for writing and storytelling and a eager curiosity in know-how, he’s now contributing to DroneLife as a employees author.
Miriam McNabb is the Editor-in-Chief of DRONELIFE and CEO of JobForDrones, an expert drone providers market, and a fascinated observer of the rising drone business and the regulatory surroundings for drones. Miriam has penned over 3,000 articles targeted on the industrial drone house and is a world speaker and acknowledged determine within the business. Miriam has a level from the College of Chicago and over 20 years of expertise in excessive tech gross sales and advertising and marketing for brand new applied sciences.
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