42km Range Test Report
(Model: 9401/9301/9401DM/9301DM)
Test Date: May 8, 2024
1. Test Content
To test the transmission performance and tracking effect of the tracking antenna system, the main test contents are as follows:
1) Transmission bandwidth and signal strength of the tracking antenna.
2) Transmission bandwidth and signal strength of the omnidirectional antenna.
3) Comparison of transmission bandwidth between devices with different power output:
n 9401 (4W Air Unit) <------> 9301DM (20W Ground Tracking Unit)
n 9401 (4W Air Unit) <------> 9401DM (4W Ground Tracking Unit)
n 9301 (20W Air Unit) <------> 9301DM (20W Ground Tracking Unit)
n 9301 (20W Air Unit) <------> 9401DM (4W Ground Tracking Unit)
2. Test Devices
No. | Model | Description | Qty | Remark |
1 | N/A | J-Link Emulator | 1 | With USB Cable |
2 | N/A | Laptop | 2 | |
3 | MANET9301 | 20W Air Unit | 1 | With LoRa/GPS Antenna |
4 | MANET9401 | 4W Air Unit | 1 | With LoRa/GPS Antenna |
5 | LKAV-9301DM | 20W Ground Tracking | 1 | With LoRa/GPS Antenna |
6 | LKAV-9401DM | 4W Ground Tracking | 1 | With LoRa/GPS Antenna |
7 | N/A | Outdoor Power Supply | 2 | |
8 | N/A | GPS Antenna | 3 | |
9 | N/A | 1.4G Omnidirectional Antenna | 4 | 5dBi |
10 | N/A | Battery | 1 | 12V |
11 | N/A | Power Adapter | 2 | 12.6V3A |
3. Test Personnel
1) Mr. Kanjie Chen, Software Engineer
2) Mr. Jianwen Liao, Software Engineer
3) Mr. Guogang Qin, Test Engineer
4) Mr. Jin Wang, Product Manager
4. Test Methods and Environment
Test Methods: The Air Unit is installed at the Shenzhen South Mountain Observation Deck and connected to a laptop for stream testing. The Ground Tracking Antenna is placed at the Guangzhou Nansha waterfront and connected to a computer for stream testing.
Test Environment: Open area with an unobstructed sky.
Note: The following pictures are for reference only (location is real), due to no picture was taken during this test.
5. Parameter Settings
Frequency: 1410MHz
Bandwidth: 10MHz
Output Power: 4W/20W
6. Test Plan
Distance (between A and B) measured on Google Map is 42.06km
1) The Ground Tracking Unit uses a 14dBi directional antenna and a 6dBi omnidirectional antenna, while the Air Unit uses a 5dBi omnidirectional antenna. Point A is where the computer and Ground Tracking are placed, and Point B is the top of Shenzhen South Mountain, where the Air Unit is installed. The Ground Tracking Unit is mounted on a tripod.
2) The Ground Tracking Unit uses two 5dBi omnidirectional antennas, while the Air Unit uses a 5dBi omnidirectional antenna.
7. Testing Data
1) Ground: 1x 14dBi Directional Panel Antenna, 1x 6dBi Omnidirectional FRP Antenna
Air: 2x 5dBi FRP Antenna
Ground | 4W Air | 20W Air |
4W Ground | 1、8.06Mbps 2、8.67Mbps 3、8.32Mbps 4、9.21Mbps 5、8.13Mbps Signal: 9 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 8.478Mbps Distance: 42km | 1、10.56Mbps 2、11.12Mbps 3、12.32Mbps 4、12.65Mbps 5、12.45Mbps Signal: 11 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 11.82Mbps Distance: 42km |
20W Ground | 1、7.85Mbps 2、9.95Mbps 3、9.11Mbps 4、10.2Mbps 5、10.4Mbps Signal: 12 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 9.502Mbps Distance: 42km | 1、11.8Mbps 2、15.2Mbps 3、14.8Mbps 4、15.5Mbps 5、15.2Mbps Signal: 17 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 14.5Mbps Distance: 42km |
2) Ground: 2x 5dBi Omnidirectional FRP Antenna
Air: 2x 5dBi FRP Antenna
Ground | 4W Air | 20W Air |
4W Ground | 1、4.29Mbps 2、5.65Mbps 3、5.87Mbps 4、5.24Mbps 5、5.24Mbps Signal: 7 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 5.258Mbps Distance: 42km | 1、8.04Mbps 2、9.22Mbps 3、10.5Mbps 4、10.3Mbps 5、9.95Mbps Signal: 9 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 9.602Mbps Distance: 42km |
20W Ground | 1、6.49M 2、6.92M 3、6.91M 4、6.81M 5、6.39M Signal: 10 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 6.704Mbps Distance: 42km | 1、10.4M 2、12.8M 3、13M 4、12.9M 5、12.9M Signal: 15 (-10~30) AVG Bandwidth: 12.4Mbps Distance: 42km |
8. Conclusion:
1) Comparing directional antenna and omnidirectional antenna, directional antenna offers significantly higher bandwidth and better signal quality. It can increase bandwidth and signal strength by approximately 20%.
2) From the perspective of device power output comparison: The power output of the Air Unit has a more significant impact. The bandwidth difference between 4W and 20W can exceed 6Mpbs. For the Ground Unit, the difference between 4W and 20W is relatively smaller, with a difference of only about 1-2Mbps.
