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Table 2 Specifications of the VITF electronics unit

From: An overview of VHF lightning observations by digital interferometry from ISS/JEM-GLIMS

Outline

Size

180 mm × 210 mm × 60 mm

Weight

2.4 kg

Communications interface

2 Gbps RS-422

DC power

8.1 W (+12, +5 V)

Band-pass filter

3 dB pass band

30 to 100 MHz

Insertion loss

−1 dB (at center frequency)

Attenuation

−20 dB/20, 110 MHz

Input and output impedance

50 Ω

Amplifier

Input level

−85 to −35 dBm

Gain

45 dB

Output level

1 Vp-p

Input and output impedance

50 Ω

AD converter

Data sampling speed

200 MS/s

AD resolution

8 bit

Input channel

2 channel

Input impedance

50 Ω

Coupling

AC

Input level

1 Vp-p

Input frequency

20 to 100 MHz

Triggering

Level trigger (event trigger)

Threshold level

50 to 500 mV (10 steps variable, positive only)

Memory

Ring buffer for 130 × 2.5 µs waveforms/channel