MH/T 4046-2017Civil Airport and Ground Aviation Radio Station (Station) Electromagnetic Environment Test Specification (English PDF)
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Issued by
Civil Aviation Administration of China
Level / Type
National · Recommended
Issue date
June 6, 2017
Implementation date
September 1, 2017
Scope
MH/T 4046-2017 (Civil Airport and Ground Aviation Radio Station (Station) Electromagnetic Environment Test Specification) is available as an English-translated PDF.
MH/T 4046-2017 — This standard specifies the basic requirements for electromagnetic environment testing of civil airports and ground aviation radio stations (stations), test frequency bands, test locations and Test report requirements.
This standard applies to the testing and evaluation of the electromagnetic environment of civil airports and ground aviation radio stations (stations).
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National Standard of the People's Republic of China
- ICS
- 33.100
- Classification
- V 06
Issued by: Civil Aviation Administration of China
Contents
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Basic requirements
- 5 Test frequency band
- 6 Test location
- 7 Test report
- Appendix A (Normative Appendix) Maximum allowable interference field strength or power
- Appendix B (Normative Appendix) Radio test frequency bands corresponding to terrestrial aviation radio stations (stations)
- Appendix C (informative appendix) related calculation formula
- Appendix D (informative appendix) Test report template and writing instructions
Foreword
This standard was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This standard was proposed and interpreted by the Air Traffic Control Industry Management Office of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
This standard was approved by the Aircraft Airworthiness Certification Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
This standard is under the jurisdiction of the China Academy of Civil Aviation Science and Technology.
Drafting organizations of this standard. Air Traffic Control Industry Management Office of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Civil Aviation Data Communication Co., Ltd., Beijing Airlines Day university.
1 Scope
This standard specifies the basic requirements for electromagnetic environment testing of civil airports and ground aviation radio stations (stations), test frequency bands, test locations and Test report requirements.
This standard applies to the testing and evaluation of the electromagnetic environment of civil airports and ground aviation radio stations (stations).
2 Normative references
The following documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated reference documents, only the dated version applies to this article Pieces. For undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to this document.
"ITU Spectrum Monitoring Manual"
3 Terms and definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
Maximum permitted interference field strength in order to ensure the normal operation of the radio station (station), it is converted to the maximum permissible interference signal field strength at the antenna port.
Maximum permitted interference power in order to ensure the normal operation of the radio station (station), the maximum allowable interference signal is converted to the antenna port (that is, received by the isotropic antenna).
No. power.
The sensitivity of the testing system when the output signal-to-noise ratio of the test system receiver is 3 dB, the minimum signal field strength or power that can be measured at the system receiving antenna port.
The location of the radio station the geographic location of the radio station (station) antenna expressed in WGS-84 coordinates.
4 Basic requirements
4.1 Test time
4.1.1 The test of the same frequency band should include at least the period of 7.00 to 19.00, and the interval between the two tests should be no more than 2 h.
4.1.2 The maintenance period of high-power transmitting equipment such as radio and television signal transmitting equipment should be avoided.
4.2 Test system
4.2.1 The test system is mainly composed of antennas, radio frequency cables, receiving equipment (measurement receivers or spectrum analyzers, etc.), computers, filters, it is composed of auxiliary equipment such as attenuator and amplifier. The system connection is shown in Figure 1.The system connection should be safe and reliable, and the equipment should be placed stably and firmly.
Grounding is required and the power supply is properly connected.
4.2.2 It shall meet the requirements of "ITU Spectrum Monitoring Manual" and be within the validity period of metrological verification (calibration).
4.2.3 The sensitivity of the test system should be at least 6 dB better than the maximum permissible interference field strength (or power) of the tested frequency band.
4.3 Detection method
4.3.1 If the ground aeronautical radio station (station) corresponding to the frequency band to be measured is in pulse mode, the peak or quasi-peak detection mode Measure the frequency band to be measured.
4.3.2 If the ground aeronautical radio station (station) corresponding to the frequency band to be measured is in continuous wave mode, the root mean square or average detection method should be used.
Type to measure the frequency band to be measured.
4.4 Test antenna
4.4.1 The polarization mode of the test antenna should be consistent with the actual antenna polarization mode of the ground aeronautical radio station (station).
4.4.2 The working frequency band of the test antenna should completely include the radio frequency band corresponding to the ground aeronautical radio station (station).
4.5 IF bandwidth or resolution bandwidth
4.5.1 When using a measurement receiver, the IF bandwidth used for the test should not be less than the reference bandwidth listed in Appendix A.
4.5.2 When using a spectrum analyzer, the resolution bandwidth used in the test should be less than 1/2 of the reference bandwidth listed in Appendix A.
4.5.3 The test result should be converted to the reference bandwidth.
5 Test frequency band
5.1 For new (relocation) civil airports, at least the following radio frequency bands corresponding to ground aviation radio stations (stations) should be tested.
--Communication station. VHF station;
--Navigation station. heading beacon station, glide beacon station, omnidirectional beacon station, rangefinder station;
--Monitoring system. secondary radar or broadcast automatic related monitoring system.
In addition to the above-mentioned ground aeronautical radio stations (stations), if other ground aeronautical radio stations (stations) are planned to be built, their corresponding wireless Electric frequency band.
5.2 Reconstruction (expansion) of civil airports should at least test the ground aviation radio stations (stations) that are planned to be built or to be changed.
The corresponding radio frequency band.
5.3 Ground aeronautical radio stations (stations) newly built or changed radio stations (stations) should test their corresponding radio frequency bands.
5.4 Refer to Appendix B for the test frequency bands corresponding to ground aeronautical radio stations (stations).
6 Test location
6.1 New construction (relocation) and reconstruction (expansion) of civil airports
6.1.1 Communication frequency band
6.1.1.1 Newly built (relocated) civil airports shall be tested at the proposed location of the tower or air traffic control building as appropriate.
6.1.1.2 The reconstruction (expansion) of a civil airport shall be tested at the location of the receiving antenna of the ground aviation radio station (station) to be built or changed.
6.1.2 Navigation frequency band
6.1.2.1 Single one-way runway
On the extended line of the runway center, test at any point between 6 000 m and 8 000 m from the landing end (the optimal distance is 7 000 m) (See Figure 2).
6.1.2.2 Single two-way runway
On the extended center line of both sides of the runway, at any point between 6 000 m and 8 000 m from the nearest landing end (the optimal distance is 7 000 m).
m) Perform the test (see Figure 3).
Figure 3 Single two-way runway
6.1.2.3 Two parallel two-way runways
On any runway, select a location for the test according to a single two-way runway (see Figure 4).
6.1.2.4 Multiple parallel two-way runways
On any runway in the middle, select a location according to a single two-way runway for testing (see Figure 5).
6.1.2.5 Two or more intersecting two-way runways
On two or more runways in different directions, select one runway in each direction, and select the location for a single two-way runway for testing (see Image 6).
6.1.3 Other frequency bands such as surveillance
6.1.3.1 Test at the receiving antenna site of the ground aviation radio station (station) to be built or to be changed.
6.1.3.2 If multiple aeronautical radio ground stations (stations) with the same operating frequency are planned to be built within the airport boundary, they should be based on the layout of the stations (stations).
Select 2 to 3 points for testing.
6.2 Ground aeronautical radio station (station) newly built or changed radio station (station) address
6.2.1 The communication and monitoring frequency bands are tested at the receiving antenna site of the ground aviation radio station (station).
6.2.2 The navigation station (station) of the airport's supporting construction refers to 6.1.2 to select the test location, the route (line) navigation station (station) is carried out at the station test.
6.3 Test location under special circumstances
If the test points described in 6.1 and 6.2 do not meet the test conditions or cannot fully reflect the true situation of the electromagnetic environment, consider attaching the test points Test in an open area near the higher terrain.
7 Test report
7.1 There should be signatures of preparers, reviewers and approvers, and stamped with the seal of the testing unit or special test seal.
7.2 The necessary test system parameters should be listed.
7.3 The issuance time of the test report should be clarified, and the test report is valid for one year.
7.4 The analysis and conclusion of test results shall meet the following requirements.
--According to the test purpose, give clear test conclusions and suggestions;
--The test result chart should be marked with specifications and unity;
--The maximum allowable interference field strength (or power) test spectrogram should include "reference level", "intermediate frequency bandwidth (or resolution bandwidth)", "Frequency range" and other information; the displayed signal field strength or power unit is unified as "decibel microvolts per meter (dBµV/m)" or "min be milliwatt (dBm)";
--See Appendix A for the maximum permissible interference field strength or power requirements;
-Refer to Appendix C for the calculation and analysis basis of the test results.
7.5 For the format of the report, please refer to the template shown in Appendix D, or follow the report format certified by the testing unit for electromagnetic environment testing.
For each content contained in the template in Appendix D.
Appendix A
(Normative appendix) Maximum allowable interference field strength or power the maximum permissible interference field strength or power between civil airports and ground aviation radio stations (stations) is shown in Table A.1.
Appendix C
(Informative appendix) Related calculation formula 1) C.1 Load end power the load end power and voltage are converted according to formula (C.1).
C.2 Antenna factor (antenna factor) the antenna factor (antenna factor) is calculated according to the formula (C.2).
C.3 Signal field strength at the antenna port the signal field strength at the antenna port surface and the antenna load terminal voltage are converted according to formula (C.3).
C.4 Bandwidth factor when the IF bandwidth (or resolution bandwidth) BT of the test system is inconsistent with the reference bandwidth BS listed in Appendix A, it shall be calculated according to formula (C.4) Calculate the bandwidth factor and convert the test results to the reference bandwidth for analysis and comparison.
1) The calculation formulas given in this appendix are all results under 50 ohm load.
Where.
K--bandwidth factor, in decibels (dB);
BS--The reference bandwidth corresponding to the test frequency band, in kilohertz (kHz);
BT-Test system intermediate frequency bandwidth (or resolution bandwidth), in kilohertz (kHz).
C.5 Calculation of relevant parameters of test results C.5.1 Test system model this appendix uses the test system connection shown in Figure C.1 for modeling calculations. If the actual test system does not use related equipment, it is not considered in the calculation.
Figure C.1 Test system connection diagram
C.5.2 RF channel gain C.5.3 Calculation of the sensitivity of the test system System sensitivity is calculated based on the reference bandwidth listed in Appendix A.
If the IF bandwidth (or resolution bandwidth) is BT, the measurement receiver (or spectrum analyzer) is connected to a matching load (50 ohm) to measure If the noise floor power value is PNf, the sensitivity PRmin of the measuring receiver (or spectrum analyzer) under the reference bandwidth BS is calculated according to the formula (C.6) Calculate.
PRmin-measurement receiver (or spectrum analyzer) sensitivity, the unit is decibel milliwatt (dBm);
PNf - measure the noise floor power of the receiver (or spectrum analyzer) in decibel milliwatts (dBm);
K ---bandwidth factor, in decibels (dB).
Appendix D
(Informative appendix) Test report template and writing instructions Report No.
1.Only one option is required for antenna gain and antenna factor (antenna coefficient).
2.RF channel gain refers to the signal gain from the test antenna feed interface end to the test receiver input end. Refer to Appendix C for calculation Count.
3.System sensitivity refers to the sensitivity under the reference bandwidth listed in Appendix A. Refer to Appendix C for calculations.
12 Test results
1.Each page is the test result of a test point. If there are multiple test points, they should be given in multiple continuation sheets according to different test points Test results. If multiple frequency bands are tested at the same test point, the test result information of each frequency band is given on one page.
2.The number of the spectrogram should be consistent with the number of the attached spectrogram.
13 Analysis and conclusion
Comprehensive evaluation and conclusions are made according to the test results of each test frequency band at each test point.
1.Test the sensitivity of the system in each test frequency band.
2.A clear conclusion on whether the actual background noise value of each test frequency band (based on the spectrogram with the worst background noise) exceeds the standard is based on and the basic calculation process.
3.For signals that exceed the background noise value by 6 dB or more in the test results, at least their frequency, bandwidth, and amplitude should be given, and their Perform preliminary analysis of sources, such as. broadcast and television signals, ISM equipment signals, intermodulation signals, etc. If there are more signals, you can attach a table separately.
4.Based on the test results, give clear test conclusions and suggestions.
14 Test spectrum
The figure number and figure title should be marked below the spectrogram. The drawing numbers are arranged in order starting from 1, such as. Figure 1, Figure 2.Figure title is in accordance with the test site start frequency-stop frequency" format is named, such as. test site 1 117.975 MH z-137 MH z.
Example.
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