QLA1600MHZGPR

RAMAC 1.6 GHz antenna Operating manual Version 1.0 www.malags.com 2 Table of Contents _________________________________________________ 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Unpacking and Inspection 4 1.2 Repacking and Shipping 4 1.3 Limited Warranty and Liability 4 2 Hardware and Start Up 5 2.1 Hardware 5 2.2 Start up 5 3 Using the RAMAC 1.6 GHz 7 4 RAMAC 1.6 GHz specifications 9 www.malags.com 3 1 Introduction __________________________________________________ Thank you for purchasing the RAMAC 1.6 GHz, the shielded high frequency antenna. Together with the RAMAC CUII control unit and the RAMAC Monitor for data acquisition you have the entire 1.6 GHz at hand, the high frequency concept, giving you a straightforward one-man operated GPR system for concrete, forensic and other high-resolution applications. We at Malå GeoScience welcome comments from you concerning the use and experience of this equipment, as well as the contents and usefulness of this manual. Please take the time to read through the assembling instructions carefully and address any questions or suggestions to the following: Main Office: Subsidiary: Malå GeoScience Malå GeoScience USA, Inc. Skolgatan 11 2040 Savage Rd, P.O. Box 80430 S-930 70 Malå Charleston, SC 29416 Sweden USA Phone: +46 953 345 50 Phone: +1-843 852 5021 Fax: +46 953 345 67 Fax: +1-843 769 7397 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Technical support issues can be sent to: [email protected] Information about MALÅ GeoSciences products is also available on Internet: http://www.malags.com Copyright© 2004 Malå Geoscience AB www.malags.com 4 1.1 Unpacking and Inspection Great care should be taken when unpacking the equipment. Be sure to verify the contents shown on the packing list and inspect the equipment for any loose parts or other damage. All packing material should be preserved in the event that any damage occurred during shipping. Any claims for shipping damage should be filed to the carrier. Any claims for missing equipment or parts should be filed with Mala GeoScience. 1.2 Repacking and Shipping If original packing materials are unavailable, the equipment should be packed with at least 80 mm of absorbing material. Do not use shredded fibres, paper wood, or wool, as these materials tend to get compacted during shipment and permit the instruments to move around inside the package. 1.3 Limited Warranty and Liability Malå Geoscience warrants that, for a period of 12 months from the delivery date to the original purchaser, Malå Geoscience products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. Except for the foregoing limited warranty, Malå Geoscience disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including nay warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Malå Geoscience will repair and replace parts or equipment which are returned to Malå Geoscience, transportation and insurance pre-paid, without alteration or further damage, and which in Malå Geoscience ́s judgement, were defective or became defective during normal use. Malå Geoscience assumes no liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages or injures caused by proper or improper operation of its equipment or software, whether or not defective. www.malags.com 5 2 Hardware and Start Up __________________________________________________ 2.1 Hardware The 1.6 GHz is a one-piece radar antenna where the antenna elements are mounted in a small handheld, shielded box easily mounted on a small wheel carriage. See picture below. The RAMAC 1.6 GHz antenna communicates with the control unit CUII through a 3 m long data cable, giving you an easily and freely movable antenna. 2.2 Start up When initialising 1.6 GHz measurements the following easy steps are made to connect and start up the whole GPR system: www.malags.com 6 ??Make sure that the battery is fully charged for the control unit CUII (See Operating Manual CUII) and correctly mounted. This battery also supplies the 1.6 GHz antenna with power. ??Connect the CUII supporting system part to the CUII itself. Three short coaxial cables to the R, T and D connectors and the encoder cable to the CUII encoder connection. The T corresponds to transmitter, R to receiver and D to data. See picture below. ??Connect the CUII (LPT1) to the external PC parallel port or to the parallel port on the RAMAC Monitor. ??Connect the 1.6 GHz data cable to the control unit CUII (dark gray connector at the left-hand side in the picture above). ??Attach an appropriate length-measuring device and connect it to port ENC on the antenna. When using the wheel carriage, the encoder is mounted on one of the wheels and only need to be connected to the antenna. ??Turn on the power on the CUII. Turn on the PC or the RAMAC Monitor. Your RAMAC 1.6 GHz is now ready for operation. www.malags.com 7 3 Using the RAMAC 1.6 GHz __________________________________________________ The 1.6 Ghz antenna is operated by 2 buttons on the shielded antenna box itself. You can easily create a new profile and start and stop the data collection. The 1.6 Ghz antenna can also be used together with an extension handle (see picture below), giving you access to the two different remote controls to manage the system. Observe! One of the remote controls (on the antenna itself and on the extension handle) (see pictures below) also functions as a “kill” switch, so it has to be held down at all times duing measurments. If the button is released the transmitter will stop transmitting within 10 seconds. www.malags.com 8 The extension handle, with the remote control, are mounted on the wheel carriage and connected on the back-side of the 1.6 GHz antenna. See picture below. When the 1.6 GHz system is used together with the RAMAC XV11 Monitor, you have access o the fully integrated data collection, 2.5D analysis tool and Migration Wizard. See Manuals for the XV11 Monitor and Easy3D for further details. www.malags.com 9 4 RAMAC 1.6 GHz specifications _________________________…

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June 8, 2004 CORRECTION Re: FCC ID: QLA1600MHZ Dear Sirs, When filling in the form 731 for the above application the name of the contact person at the test firm was incorrect. Correct person is: Petter Gärdin, email:[email protected] Best regards Bernth Johansson Head R&D Malå GeoScience Skolgatan 11 S-930 70 Malå Sweden Email: [email protected]

RE: FCC ID: QLA1600MHZ Correspondence Reference Number: 27313 731 Confirmation Number: EA923409 Answers in bold 1) What is the -10 dB BW of this device? From the test report page 20: 250 - 2000MHz, fc = 1125MHz 2) What is the PW? The pulse width of this device is 430ps (from the specifications)

External photos Kill switch, must be constantly depressed. When switch is released, pulse generator will cease firing pulses within 10 seconds.

ID Label/Location info Figure 1. Labels. 51mm 32mm QLA1600MHZ 1.6 GHz Figure 2. Placement of the FCC labels at the front of the UWB-unit. Visible at all times.

AerotechTelub AB Box 360 831 25 Östersund Besöksadress: Storlienvägen 56 Telefon: 063-15 60 00 Fax: 063-15 61 99 Huvudkontor 732 81 Arboga Telefon: 0589-800 00 Fax: 0589-61 16 52 Org. nr: 556218-6790 Styrelsens säte: Arboga Överföring av dokument i elektronisk form Detta dokument är en elektronisk kopia. Vid konvertering eller överföring i elektronisk form kan dokumentet bli förvanskat. Det fastställda pappersoriginalet är det gällande dokumentet. Transfer of document in electronic form This document is an electronic copy of the original. When converting or transferring the document into electronic form, it could be distorted. The original paper document is to be considered the valid document. AerotechTelub AB Box 360. SE-831 25 Östersund, Sweden. Visitors: Storlienvägen 56. Telephone: +46 63 15 61 00. Telefax: +46 63 15 61 99 Internal Ref No 91170-78531-0100 Distribution Malå Geoscience AB Bernth Johansson Skolgatan 11 930 70 Malå C opy FB/archive, FBM/archive Document Test Report D ate May 13, 2004 P repared FBM, Per Larsson EMC Test Engineer Ref. No E014-TR 040062 Supersedes Page 1 (23) Title EMC Test, 1.6 GHz Shielded antenna Equipment under test (EUT): Description: Ground Penetrating Radar System Manufacturer: Malå Geoscience AB Model name: 1.6 GHz Shielded antenna Summary: The EUT complied with the requirement of radiated emissions given in FCC Part 15 Subpart F, measured in the frequency range 30 – 10 000 MHz. Approved: Petter Gärdin Laboratory Technical Manager R ef No E014-TR 040062 P age 2(23) AerotechTelub AB Contents 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................3 2 Test methods and results ..............................................................................................4 2.1 Results..............................................................................................................4 3 Applicable documents ..................................................................................................4 4 Equipment under test (EUT) ........................................................................................5 4.1 Identification of equipment under test .............................................................5 4.2 General configuration of EUT .........................................................................5 4.3 Test set-up of EUT...........................................................................................5 4.4 Operation of EUT during tests.........................................................................6 5 Test site ........................................................................................................................7 5.1 Description.......................................................................................................7 5.2 Ambient signals ...............................................................................................7 6 Emission .......................................................................................................................8 6.1 Measurement of radiated emission, ANSI C63.4 ............................................8 6.2 Measurement of radiated emission ................................................................13 6.3 Measurement of UWB bandwidth and peak emissions .................................19 R ef No E014-TR 040062 P age 3(23) AerotechTelub AB 1 Introduction The object of the test is to show compliance with the emission requirements of FCC Part 15 Subpart F. Date of test: Mars 29 – 31, 2004 Location: AerotechTelub AB, Östersund Test performed by: Per Larsson, AerotechTelub / FBM Client: Malå Geoscience Skolgatan 11 SE-930 70 Malå Sweden Client’s observer: Lars Mikaelsson, Malå Geoscience AB R ef No E014-TR 040062 P age 4(23) AerotechTelub AB 2 Test methods and results 2.1 Results The test results in this report apply only for the tested specimen. EMISSION REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO FCC Part 15 Subpart F Environmental phenomena Test method Requirement Result Comments Test order Radiated emission ANSI C63.4 FCC 15.209 PASS 1 UWB definition FCC 15.503 (a) 15.509(a) PASS f L 250 MHz f C 1125 MHz f H 2000 MHz 4 Peak emission at f M FCC 02-42 FCC 15.509 (f) PASS 5 Radiated emission FCC 02-42 FCC 15.509 (d) PASS 2 Radiated emission FCC 02-42 FCC 15.509 (e) PASS 3 3 Applicable documents Measurements ANSI C63.4 07/17/1992 Radio noise emissions from low-voltage electrical and electronic equipment in the range of 9 kHz to 40 GHz. FCC Part 15 12/8/2003 Radio Frequency Devices FCC 02-42 4/22/2002 Revision of Part 15 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Ultra- Wideband Transmission Systems R ef No E014-TR 040062 P age 5(23) AerotechTelub AB 4 Equipment under test (EUT) 4.1 Identification of equipment under test Equipment under test (EUT): Description: Ground Penetrating Radar System Manufacturer: Malå Geoscience AB Model name: 1.6 GHz Shielded antenna Build state: Production sample Serial no: 12014 4.2 General configuration of EUT The EUT was connected to a support system for normal operation. The support system was battery powered. 4.3 Test set-up of EUT The EUT was placed directly on the dry sand with no ground plane under it. The support system was placed on a non-conductive material to achieve the same arrangement of the EUT when rotated on the sand bed. R ef No E014-TR 040062 P age 6(23) AerotechTelub AB Picture 1: EUT set-up on sand bed 4.4 Operation of EUT during tests The EUT was gathering data like in normal operation. EUT Support system R ef No E014-TR 040062 P age 7(23) AerotechTelub AB 5 Test site 5.1 Description The measurements were all performed on a weather protected open area test site that was modified with a flat sand bed located in the ground plane. The sand bed is about 50 cm deep. Picture 2: Test Site The measurement distance antenna – EUT was 1 and 3 m. The measurement system and related equipment were placed next to the test site. 5.…

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