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alent to $200 per antenna and is so much less than the
total uncertainty in the per site costs that we will neglect
it. Table 9-2 shows the estimated costs in small
quantities of the receiver components:
I tem
TABLE 9-2
Unit Cost Total Cost
Number/ (thousands (thousands
Site of dollars) of dollars)
Antenna Feeds 6 10 60
Up-Converters 12 5 60
Maser Amplifier 2 50 1O0
Mixers, IF Amplifier 2 5 10
Phase Shifter, Driver 1 1 I
Cryogenic 20° K 2 12.5 25
Cryogenics 4° K 1 20 20
1-5/8 in. coax cable 300 m 7/m 2
LO distribution units _ 1 2 2
Synthesizer 1 5 5
System Integration 1 15 15
Total 300
With quantity production it is almost certain that the
total receiver system cost could be reduced from
$300,000 to $200,000 or less, but in any event it is
obvious that the receiver cost is a small fraction of the
antenna structural cost.
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