| Frequency range |
| 960 MHz to 1215 MHz |
| Reference frequency, internal |
| Aging per year |
| ≤ 1 ppm |
| Level |
| Absolute level |
| Measurement range (average)1) | autorange mode | –110 dBm to +13 dBm (nom.) |
| Measurement range (peak)1) | autorange mode | –100 dBm to +13 dBm (nom.) |
| DME signal analysis |
| Standard |
| ICAO Annex 10, ICAO Doc. 8071 |
| Input level range | pulse recognition efficiency > 70 % | –95 dBm to +10 dBm (nom.) |
| DME measurement |
| Total peak level deviation | standard DME signal in line with ICAO Annex 10, level range 0 dBm to –70 dBm, 95 % confidence level, +20 °C to +30 °C | < 1 dB (nom.) |
| Pulse spacing uncertainty |
| < 0.05 μs |
| TACAN signal analysis (R&S®EDS-K1 option) |
| Standard |
| STANAG 5034, MIL-STD-291C |
| Input level range |
| –92 dBm to +10 dBm |
| Bearing |
| Deviation | –90 dBm to +10 dBm, standard TACAN signal in line with STANAG 5034, modulation depth of 15 Hz and 135 Hz signals = 20 %, measurement time ≥ 1 s | < 0.5° |
| Bearing acquisition time |
| < 3 s |
| DME distance measurement2) |
| Standard |
| ICAO Annex 10, ICAO Doc. 8071 |
| Input level range |
| –97 dBm to +10 dBm (nom.) |
| Distance measurement |
| Distance range |
| 0 NM to 400 NM (nom.) |
| Deviation | –97 dBm to +10 dBm, measurement time ≥ 500 ms, 95 % confidence level | ≤ 500 ns, ≤ 75 m (nom.), ≤ 0.05 NM (nom.) |
| Multi-DME (R&S®EDS-K5 option)3) |
| Standard |
| ICAO Annex 10, ICAO Doc. 8071 |
| Distance measurement | search/track mode | up to 10 DME stations |
| Input level range |
| –95 dBm to +10 dBm (nom.) |
| Additional level measurement uncertainty |
| 1 dB |
| Distance range |
| 0 NM to 310 NM (nom.) |
| Deviation | –95 dBm to +10 dBm, measurement time: 100 ms/channel, 95 % confidence level | ≤ 0.05 NM (nom.), 75 m (nom.) |
| Low-power interrogator (R&S®EDS-B2 option) |
| Standard |
| ICAO Annex 10, ICAO Doc. 8071 |
| Output power | DME peak power, into 50 Ω load | 20 W (+43 dBm) ± 1.5 dB |
| Setting range |
| –30 dBm to +43 dBm in 0.5 dB steps |
| High-power interrogator (R&S®EDS-B4 option) |
| Standard |
| ICAO Annex 10, ICAO Doc. 8071 |
| Maximum Output power | DME peak power, into 50 Ω load | 500 W (+57 dBm) ± 1.5 dB |
| Power steps |
| 100 W, 250 W, 500 W |
1) Overload display if inband or out-of-band signals are overloading 2) Minimum requirement: 20 W low-power interrogator (R&S®EDS-B2), optional: 500 W high-power interrogator (R&S®EDS-B4). 3) Minimum requirement: additional RX unit (R&S®EDS-B1) and 20 W low-power interrogator (R&S®EDS-B2) or 500 W high-power interrogator (R&S®EDS-B4). |