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58 -- KU BAND TRANSPONDER DUE 050997 POC Point of Contact -- TOMMI RUPE (719) 554-8821 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST, rupet@spacecmd-emh2.army.mil. U.S Army Space Command is seeking to identify potential sources for a Ku-band transponder for the Global Broadcast Service (GBS)/Joint in Theater Injection (JITI) terminal. The Ku-band transponder must be capable of meeting the following criteria: Contract Period: 01 August thru 31 August 1997, Connectivity: Broadcast; Operation Type: Simples; Duration: Full time use (exclusive); Transmit Site: Seoul, Korea; Data Rate: 24 Mbps; Uplink CF: 14.4177 Ghz; Downlink CF: 12.1177 Ghz; Bandwidth: Ku band; Receive Site: Osan, Seoul, Uijongbu, Peyong Tek and Taegu; Number of links: Broadcast to 4 sites. Antenna specifications are as follows: Uplink: Type -- Andrews 3.7 Meter G/T Transportable Trifold ESA37AP-1, TFD2124 ESA -- 2 port Ku band feed; Downlink: Size -- 1 meter, L-Band, Receive only, IRD: (Set top box) RCA DRD2030RW. All responsible and responsive sources are invited to express their interest and ABILITY to provide the above described requirements. Written quotations may be submitted via fascimile, NO LATER THAN 9 May 1997, and should be sent to the attention of Tommi Rupe at (719) 554-8838. (0118)

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