Cable AML has shipped the first of its new product range of High Power Outdoor transmitters and repeaters. The transmitter has been installed in Truckee, California, to replace an indoor unit.

Both the ITX-011 and ITX-050 models are now offered in outdoor versions. The OTX-011 has the equivalent output power of a 25W amplifier, several times more powerful than any previous outdoor transmitter. The OTX-050 has the equivalent output power of a 50W amplifier.

With the new transmitter, waveguide attenuation is reduced and the cost of air-conditioning requireis avoided.

Cable AML has been delivering high power outdoor transmitters and transceivers operating in the 23, 26 and 28 GHz bands for over five years. At these millimeter wave frequencies even a 10’ (3m) waveguide causes unacceptable attenuation, so outdoor high power devices are mandatory. The outdoor technology has now been made available for 13 GHz transmitters.