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UT-160

Diversity USB DVB-T Receiver

2-way diversity demodulator, 1~8 MHz bandwidth

170~862 MHz

The UT-160 is a USB receiver dongle with an integrated 2-way diversity demodulator supporting EN 300-744 DVB-T reception. It offers flexible channel bandwidth from 1 MHz to 8 MHz and extensive signal monitoring capabilities.

170~862 MHz · 1/1.5/2/2.5/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz bandwidth · DVB-T (EN 300-744), 2-way diversity

Datasheet — UT-160

02 · DVB-T Receiver Adaptor

Features

  • 01 USB Receiver Dongle, with integrated 2-way diversity demodulator support for EN 300-744 DVB-T reception.
  • 02 Flexible and wide range channel bandwidth support, 1/1.5/2/2.5/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz
  • 03 High monitoring capabilities (Received signal level, MER, C/N, channel profile, BER, MPEG quality, TPS change tracking, remaining adjacent channels power after digital filter)
  • 04 Superior sensitivity with dual tuner antenna diversity technology for mobile reception with Doppler enhancement.
  • 05 Standard Windows DVB-T BDA driver provided
  • 06 Windows Media Center compatible DVB-T TV tuner
  • 07 Linux V4L driver support
  • 08 Demux GPS information in the mux’ed stream
  • 09 Host requirements — CPU: Intel, AMD, ARM, MIPS · 128MB RAM of system memory or above · Higher CPU and memory required if DVB-T audio/video decoding is needed · One available USB2.0 or 1.1 port

Specifications

General Specifications

RF connector
Two 50-Ω SMA (female) connectors, for standard TV band 170MHz~862 MHz
Bandwidth — Single Antenna
1/1.5/2/2.5/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz
Bandwidth — Diversity Antenna
2.5/3/4/5/6/7/8 MHz
FFT
2K, 4K, 8K
Constellation
64QAM/16QAM/QPSK
Code rate
1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8
Guard interval
1/4, 1/8, 1/16 or 1/32
Frequency range
170~862MHz
RF Performance — Pmax
>+5 dBm
RF Performance — Pmin (FFT:2K, 16QAM, CR:2/3, GI:1/8)
1 MHz: <-99 dBm; 1.5 MHz: <-98 dBm; 2 MHz: <-96 dBm; 2.5 MHz: <-95 dBm; 3 MHz: <-95 dBm; 4 MHz: <-94 dBm; 5 MHz: <-92 dBm; 6 MHz: <-91 dBm; 7 MHz: <-90 dBm; 8 MHz: <-90 dBm
RF Performance — Mobility
See mobility performance chart
USB port
USB 2.0 or USB 1.1
Power
5V DC, USB bus power, 250mA
Dimensions
Bare bone 58 x 96mm / Box W(105 mm) x D(75 mm) x H(35 mm)
  • USB 1.1 can only support 3~5 Mbps stream data rate.

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