- Main Features:
- Parametric EQ
- Dynamic Compression
- Selectable Crossovers
- Specifications:
- Note: These Specs Have Not Been Finalized
- Tuning Range: 87.5MHz - 107.9MHz in 100kHz steps
- Sensitivity / Noise Performance: 5dBμV for 50dB unweighted, monaural analog-FM SNR
- Off-Air Frequency Response:
- Analog-FM: ±0.5dB, 20Hz - 15kHz
- HD Radio™: 20Hz - 20kHz (per certification spec.) - FM De-Emphasis: 5μs or 50μs, menu-selectable
- Stereo Separation (at 1kHz):
- Analog-FM: >50dB
- HD Radio™: >90dB - Radio Data System:
- Analog-FM: RDS/RBDS, menu-selectable
- HD Radio™: PAD - Program Signal Latency (Delay):
- Analog-FM or Line-In Sources: 3.7ms to analog line out, 4.53ms to digital line out, 4.1ms to MPX out
- HD Radio™ Source: typically 8 seconds to any output - Antenna Input: 50Ω (N)
- Composite / MPX Output: 75Ω (BNC); 1V p-p - 6V p-p for ±75kHz FM carrier deviation
- Program Line Inputs:
- Analog: StudioHub connectors; accepts –15dBu to +15dBu; +24dBu clipping
- AES Digital: StudioHub connectors; –30dBFS to 0dBFS, 32kHz–96kHz
- IP Streaming: HTTP/HTTPS, Icecast, HLS; wav, flac, mp3, aac, vorbis, opus - Program Line Outputs:
- Characteristic: FM-pre-emphasized or normalized (flat)
- Analog: Active-balanced (XLR), –12dBu to +18dBu; 200Ω source
- AES Digital: (XLR) 24-bit, 44.1kHz sampling
- Streaming: MP3-encoded for remote monitoring - Network Port: RJ45 TCP/IP for remote setup and operation; supports SNMP
- GPIO: 4 GPI, 6 GPO screw-terminal connections with selectable logic polarity
- Headphone Jack: ¼-inch front-panel (TRS)
- Failover Audio Protection: Four progressive failovers for carrier loss, audio loss, FM pilot loss, HD loss, stream loss or RDS mismatch
- AGC: Gated gain-riding AGC with ±15dB capture range; dual-rate windowed operation
- Leveling: Variable syllabic 2:1 compression
- Parametric Equalization: 5 sections with variable frequency, Q and gain
- Bass Punch: Variable bass enhancement
- Compression: 5 Band Audio Processor with HPF, Phase Rotator, AGC, Leveling, Stereo Enhance, Parametric EQ, Multiband Compressor, Wideband and HF Limiter, Stereo Generator, presets
- Final Peak Control: Feed-forward peak limiting with independent HF limiter
- Composite Clipper: 0dB - 3dB adjustable MPX clipping depth
- Processing Presets: 10 factory, 10 user-defined
- RDS / RBDS Fields Supported: PI, PTY, PS, RT, M/S, TP, DI, CT, AF
- HD PAD to RDS: HD Radio™ Name, Slogan, Artist, Title, Album, Genre conversion
- Streaming Audio Metadata to RDS: Name, Metadata, Description and Genre
- Telnet to RDS: Dynamic PS and Radio Text updates via IP
- BANDSCANNER™: Built-in spectrum analyzer with RSSI and HD Radio™ detection
- Alarms: Audio loss, low signal, RDS error, pilot loss, HD channel loss with SNMP, email and SMS
- Alarm Logs: Downloadable daily, weekly or monthly CSV files
- SNMP: Full setup, control and alarm management
- Internal Test Tone Generator: 20Hz - 20kHz, programmable frequency and amplitude
- Power Requirement: 88VAC - 264VAC, 48Hz - 63Hz; 12 watts
- Size and Weight:
- H: 1¾” / 44mm
- W: 19” / 483mm
- D: 9½” / 240mm
- Weight: 9lb / 4kg net, 12lb / 5.4kg shipping - Environmental: Continuous operation 0°C to 50°C; 0–95% RH non-condensing; up to 10,000ft / 3,048