99811610; The Antenna - EDITION WINTER 2010/2011 - Kathrein

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EDITION WINTER 2010/2011 

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2 Contents 

High-ranking Thai delegation visits University and KATHREIN-Werke KG . 4 

Economic talks with Cuba - Huawei distinguishes Kathrein . . . . . . . . . . . 5 

LED at Kathrein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 

bayme and vbm visit BLAUPUNKT and MotoMeter in Vila Real . . . . . . . . 7 

Student group “Vindelica” and former Ph. D. students at Kathrein - 

Deeper contact between Technical Colleges 

in Rosenheim and Stellenbosch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Kathrein’s largest air cargo shipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Kathrein makes digital TV reception possible in Västerås . . . . . . . . . 10-11 

Russian IT Vice-Minister visits Kathrein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

DVB-T antenna facility in Krásné . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

UHF conquers manufacturing control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 

The Superturnstile Antenna - History, practical use 

and new developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-18 

Major award for Kathrein: Supplier of the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 

Kathrein delivered programme processing for 

FIFA World Cup in South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 

No. 1 automotive antenna manufacturer 

in Europe commissions measurement field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 

Kathrein engineers at symposium in Kuala Lumpur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

An intelligent antenna module for networked cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 

The Antenna · Edition 2010 

The KATHREIN Group 

Engineering 

Sat meter MSK 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

HDTV twin DVB-S receivers with hard disk 

UFS 922si - UFS 922sw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27-29 

DVB-T receiver for FTA digital terrestrial TV and radio 

programmes UFT 676sw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 

Multi-switch EXR 58/ECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

House connection amplifiers 

VOS 137/RA - VOS 138/RA - VOS 139/RA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-35 

Module carrier UFG 406 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

8-way DVB transcoder DVB-S - FM UFO 313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Quad DVB transcoder QPSK-PAL UFO 395 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

House connection amplifiers VOS 952-1G - VOS 953-1G . . . . . . . . 39-41 

Distribution network amplifiers VGO 939-1G - VGF 939-1G . . . . . . 42-44 

Optical micro-nodes for RFOG ORA 11x-RFOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-46 

Optical micro-nodes for RFOG ORA 21x-RFOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-48 

Cable modems DCV 8000-MGCP - DCV 8400-SIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-50 

Fairs 

GSMA World Congress in Barcelona - CabSAT Mena in Dubai . . . . . . . . 51 

NAB in Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 

TETRA World Congress in Singapore - IBC in Amsterdam . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

ANGA Cable in Cologne - LTE Asia in Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

Sponsoring 

New products 

Hermann Gassner once again wins the Mitropa Rally Cup . . . . . . . . . . . 55 

First WRC year of apprenticeship for Hermann Gassner Jr. . . . . . . . . 56-57 

Kathrein and the Gassners: A partnership from the very start . . . . . . . . 57 

Top performances across Bavaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59 

KATHREIN Historic Rally 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

With a total of 25 subsidiaries, 29 partner 

networks and 350 million subscribers worldwide, 

Vodafone is the mobile network operator 

with the widest network coverage. In early 

May 2010, I had the honour of attending 

an awards ceremony in Luxembourg where 

Detlef Schulz, Executive Director of the Voda - 

fone Procurement Company Luxembourg 

(VPC), presented the distinction “Supplier 

of the Year”, which I accepted on behalf of 

KATHREIN-Werke KG. 

The special thing about this award is the fact 

that this was the first time that a mid-sized 

company had ever been distinguished; until 

then only large suppliers such as the German- 

Finnish joint venture Nokia Siemens Network 

(NSN), the Swedish telecommunications company 

Ericsson or Huawei from China had been 

beneficiaries. 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein 

Personally liable managing partner of KATHREIN-Werke KG 

Vice-president of ZVEI Germany 

(German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association) 

President of the ZVEI Bavarian regional office 

Vice-president of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce 

for Munich and Upper Bavaria 

Vice-president of the “Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e.V.” 

(Bavarian Business Association) 

The term “Original Equipment Manufacturer” 

(OEM) describes a manufacturer of components 

producing for another company, the 

components also being integrated into the 

manufacturing process of that company. 

Vodafone has 680 such suppliers. 

Kathrein was distinguished by Vodafone in 

recognition of the continuously outstanding 

performance in past years with regard to 

supplier evaluation by all global Vodafone 

co-operations, the quality of the Rosenheim 

products and the excellent standard of service 

in daily business. Among other factors, the 

outstanding response times were of decisive 

importance. 

Editorial Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein 3 

Our continuous reliability and the sense of 

open and trustworthy cooperation were 

especially acknowledged. Prizes of this magnitude 

can only be obtained through a major 

level of commitment to the company from all 

employees. 

I would like to express my gratitude to the 

whole workforce for their dedication. 

At the same time, this award also serves as 

an aspiration not to relax efforts towards 

main taining a high level of reliability and 

good customer relations. 

Yours sincerely, 

The Antenna · Edition 2010

4 The group 

Strengthening international ties 

High-ranking Thai delegation visits University of Applied Sciences and KATHREIN-Werke KG 

A delegation from the Pathumwan Institute of Technology in Thailand lead by president Prof. Dr. Tawil 

Paungma (fourth from left) received information on the Kathrein Group’s technological innovations and 

international economic activities from the entrepreneur Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein (second from 

left) in Rosenheim. In picture: Former UAS president Prof.-Dr. Ing. Alfred Leidig and head of Kathrein’s 

broadcast antenna division Georg Klauser. 

As a prelude to their one-week tour through 

Bavaria, a high-ranking delegation of the 

renowned Thai University “Pathumwan 

Institute of Technology (PIT)” visited the 

Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences, 

the KATHREIN-Werke KG and the centre of 

innovation Logistik-Kompetenz-Zentrum Prien. 

The president, vice-president and members of 

the university council of the PIT got insight on 

university studies in Bavaria, especially on the 

co-operation between universities and the 

economy, as practice-oriented education is 

also in demand in Thailand. 

The Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences 

has been maintaining contact with Thai 

universities for 12 years. Thai university 

professors, employees and students pursuing 

master degrees have already been educated in 

Rosenheim. Likewise, Rosenheim university 

students have served internships in Thai 


companies and worked on their dissertation 

subjects. President Prof. Heinrich Köster welcomed 

the guests to the Rosenheim University 

of Applied Sciences and provided them with 

information on study and training programmes 

as well as on current research and development 

projects. He especially brought their 

attention to the low-energy house of the 

Decathlon project, in which the UAS placed 

second on a world-wide scale. 

The guests were especially impressed by their 

subsequent visit to the Rosenheim antenna 

specialist company Kathrein, where the group 

was greeted by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton 

Kathrein, company owner and chairman of 

the university council. The delegation received 

first-hand information on technological and 

product innovations in the field of broadcast 

and reception antenna technology, but first 

and foremost they found out about the 

training programmes at Kathrein, a very important 

concern at the company. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. 

Kathrein: “For me, investment in vocational 

education is also an investment in our company’s 

future. Co-operation with universities 

is very significant for us since this is where 

we recruit our new professionals. At present, 

we have co-operation agreements with 12 

universities world-wide.” Afterwards, the visitors 

enjoyed a tour of the company, where they 

were able to appreciate Kathrein’s high 

manufacturing quality. 

The LKZ (Logistik-Kompetenz-Zentrum Prien) 

was presented by Karl Fischer, managing 

director of the center, who talked about the 

integration of logistics companies and current 

transportation projects. 

The visit was organised by the “Bavarian Thai 

Academic Cooperation Center (BTACC)” under 

the direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alfred Leidig, 

whose steering committee Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. 

Kathrein is also active in. The BTACC is dedicated 

to the exchange of students, professors, 

and employees, the organisation of joint 

research and development projects as well 

as the intensification of technology transfer 

between universities and the economic system 

in both countries.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Munich and Upper Bavaria 

Economic talks with Cuba 

Roughly 70 participants have recently received 

information on business opportunities in Cuba 

at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry 

(IHK) for Munich and Upper Bavaria. Together 

with the IHK Würzburg-Schweinfurt and with 

the assistance of the Bavarian Department of 

Trade and Industry, the IHK for Munich and 

Upper Bavaria organised this event, which 

marked the end of a Cuban delegation’s 

several-day trip through Germany. 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, Rosenheim 

entrepreneur and vice-president of the IHK 

for Munich and Upper Bavaria, was very 

happy to welcome a high-ranking Cuban 

delegation to the IHK once again after such 

a long time. “The demand for technologies in 

the fields of energy, sewage and potable water 

systems, telecommunications and medical 

engineering is unwaning in Cuba. 

The Caribbean island offers many business 

prospects in these fields”, emphasised 

Prof. Kathrein. 

Kathrein has had its own subsidiary in Cuba 

for several years now and is officially registered 

in the Havana Chamber of Commerce. 

The participants of the event gained insight on 

investment options for foreign companies and 

Acclaimed 

Huawei distinguishes Kathrein 

At the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen/ 

China, the Rosenheim antenna specialists 

Kathrein received a prize for their delivery 

reliability during 2009. Volker Kuhn, 

managing director at KATHREIN-China Ltd. 

(KCL) in Hong Kong: “We at KCL accepted 

this ‘Award for Technical Support’ on behalf of 

all of our colleagues in the Kathrein Group, 

since 2009 was an extremely difficult, yet very 

successful year for Huawei and Kathrein. 

Huawei has set up a new UMTS system in 

China and also uses our Kathrein products on 

a global scale.” Huawei is a leading manufacturer 

of next-generation telecommunication 

networks and serves 45 of the top 50 telecommunications 

providers, with over one 

At Cuba Day in Munich (from left): Omar Fernández (General Secretary of the Chamber of 

Commerce in Havana), Minister Antonio Carricarte (1st Vice-Minister for Foreign Trade of the 

Republic of Cuba), IHK Vice-President Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein and Raul Becerra 

(Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Germany). 

learned about several infrastructure projects in 

Cuba. With over 11 million inhabitants, Cuba 

is the most populous nation in the Caribbean. 

The group 5 

The financing of operations in Cuba was 

also discussed. 

billion subscribers word-wide. Huawei’s 

mission consists in providing their clients with 

innovative customised products, services and 

solutions, thereby helping them to establish 

long-term values and growth potential. 

“With our products, we have been able to fulfil 

the trust placed in us”, announced businessman 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein. He 

added, “the fact that we achieved the highest 

sales figures ever between our operation and 

Huawei really speaks for itself in view of the 

tough economic times we have faced.” 

In late 2008, Kathrein had just reorganised 

their structure in China, with production and 

software development departments, among 

others, in Shenzhen. In picture: Volker Kuhn 

(left) with Director James Kuang of Huawei, 

who presented the award. 



A new business sector: 

LED at KATHREIN 

KATHREIN-Austria Ges.m.b.H. in Niederndorf 

installed a new business sector in January 

2010 for the area of LED technology: LED 

light & electronics. The task of this business 

sector is to bundle all of the sales and 

development activities of KATHREIN-Austria 

Ges.m.b.H. within this highly expansive 

market. Two fundamental positions are to 

be established: the classic OEM customer 

business and also Kathrein lighting products. 

Energy-efficient lighting technology based 

upon today’s LED technology benefits from 

enormous growth potential according to 

current forecasts, and can be supplied with 

quality products from Europe. The focus will be 

on technically functional lighting technology, 

including corresponding parts and components 

such as an energy-efficient downlight family 

or an LED driver module for high efficacies. 

“LED fits in well with KATHREIN-Austria,” 

states Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein. 

“We’ve been familiar with the concepts of 

energy efficiency, saving electricity, long 

service lives and a consciousness for the 

environment over a period of many years with 

our core business of transmitters and receivers. 

Low maintenance and service effort is a part 

of our spectrum, and in addition, LED is the 

latest trend in the lighting sector. We are world 

market leader in several areas of transmission 

and antenna technology. Our slogan is ’quality 

leads the way’, and this always gives us a 

claim to quality market leadership.” 


For Professor Kathrein, LED is a classic future 

market, and all figures point to this fact as 

well. “European quality products will also find 

their place here,” forecasts the entrepreneur. 

“In this sector we're expecting rapidly 

expanding potential for KATHREIN-Austria.” 

Operations Manager Ottmar Sappl shares his 

opinion. “In our development department 

here in Tyrol we employ 27 

engineers and technology 

specialists and our target 

sales for 2010 are 33 million 

euros. At the moment 

we have 240 employees in 

Niederndorf and Kufstein. 

In the LED sector we see 

good growth potential and 

more importantly, significant 

chances for the innovative 

ideas of our engineers. 

We also have highly 

efficient and experienced 

personnel for this market, 

and our sales force looks 

forward eagerly to new challenges.” 

Head of Sales Markus Hübsch sees no problem 

either in terms of a deficit of customers and 

products. “We already supply LED components 

developed by us for the office luminaire 

manufacturer Grimmeisen, a design company 

for lighting systems from Wasserburg near 

Rosenheim, the domestic lighting manufacturer 

Schönecker from Eresingen in Bavaria sources 

LED components with mechanical cooling from 

us and a designer from lower Tyrol who is 

renowned across the world sources effect 

lighting. LED systems for ceiling recessing in 

various geometries and colour versions as well 

as dimmable LED control units with integral 

power supply that are even microcontroller 

based are in the pipeline. The first components 

and products will be presented at the ’Light 

+ Building’ specialist fair in April in Frankfurt 

on the stands of our customers.” 

Of course national Tyrol representatives have 

already been informed, and First Deputy 

Governor and Councillor Anton Steixner had 

the opportunity to experience the performance 

spectrum of KATHREIN-Austria a few weeks 

ago. “With KATHREIN-Austria and the 

KATHREIN-Austria industrial park in Niedern - 

dorf we have a clear commitment to the 

Niederndorf location and therefore to Tyrol in 

general,” emphasises Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kathrein. 

“KATHREIN-Austria has now existed for more 

than 30 years and KATHREIN at the main 

headquarters in Rosenheim for more than 90 

years, since 1919 in fact. We're committed to 

continuity and think in terms of generations. 

That was true for my father and will surely be 

the case with my son as well, who has already 

signalled his willingness to follow in our footsteps. 

He is currently still studying Electrical 

Technology in Karlsruhe, one of the best 

technical universities in Europe. LED at 

KATHREIN-Austria supports our efforts to 

establish new footholds and to bring in new 

ideas that in turn strengthen the complete 

corporate group.”

Automotive antenna production in Portugal 

bayme and vbm visit BLAUPUNKT and MotoMeter in Vila Real 

The delegation of the Bavarian metalworking and electrical industry employers association at 

MotoMeter Portugesa in Vila Real. 

The Bavarian metalworking and electrical 

industry is very export-oriented and is active 

globally. “Knowledge of the markets, new 

market entry prospects and site factors abroad 

are of vital importance for entrepreneurial 

success”, emphasised businessman Prof. Dr. 

Dr. Anton Kathrein, a member of the executive 

committee of the ‘bayme vbm’, the employers 

associations for the Bavarian metalworking 

and electrical industry. At present, 1,900 

bayme and vbm member companies employ 

Of course they also took a look at the high-tech production plant at 

MotoMeter Portugesa. 

over 570,000 in Bavaria and more than 

1 million employees abroad. Kathrein: “Aside 

from the insight gained into the markets and 

site factors, we find the current political 

situation, the politico-economic challenges and 

the insight into regional economic structures 

on site particularly interesting.” 

Due to these factors, the bayme/vbw executive 

committee takes an annual business trip to 

countries in which member companies are 

active. Each time the delegation visits the 

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factory of one of the member company’s sub - 

sidiaries. This year, Porto and the surrounding 

region were on the agenda. 

As Head of the Kathrein Group, Prof. Dr. 

Dr. h.c. Kathrein’s visit to Vila Real allowed 

him to gain insight into the production areas of 

group members BLAUPUNKT Antenna Systems 

and MotoMeter Portugesa. Talks with local 

representatives from the region rounded off the 

experience exchange for both parties. 

Michael Heise, Managing Director of BLAU- 

PUNKT Antenna Systems in Hildesheim, and 

Raquel Lopes, Operations Manager at 

MotoMeter, welcomed the group in Portugal. 

Kathrein: “The heart of our automotive antenna 

manufacturing is here in Porto. As the largest 

industrial operation in the area, we currently 

employ approximately 170 employees”. 

Further expansion opportunities are available 

for the Kathrein Group in Porto: “We want to 

expand our world-wide market shares. We still 

have space here. If the market grows, we will 

continue to make investments in BLAUPUNKT 

in Vila Real and in MotoMeter. 

Following the acquisitions of the company 

BLAUPUNKT Antenna Systems, with sites in 

Hildesheim, Portugal and China in the spring of 

2010 and of the company Olimpus in Sao 

Paulo, in August 2010, we now have all the 

requirements to become the world market 

leader in the automotive antenna segment. 

With a workforce of 900 employees in the 

automotive 

division and 

a turn-over of 

120 million euros 

in 2010, the 

Kathrein Group is 

already number 

1 in the European 

and South 

American automotive 

antenna 

system markets.” 

After the presentation of the activities of BLAUPUNKT Antenna Systems 

in Portugal (from left): Michael Heise (Managing Director BLAUPUNKT 

Antenna Systems), Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, President Randolf 

Rodenstock (bayme vbm) and Raquel Lopes (MotoMeter Portugesa). 



‘Out of Rosenheim’ 

Student group “Vindelica” and former Ph.D. students at Kathrein 

“Rosenheim is blooming!” and the splendid 

flowers of the garden show tempted innumer - 

able visitors to the Inn and Mangfall. 

Prof. Dr. Palmer in Rosenheim 

Deeper contact between Technical Colleges in Rosenheim and Stellenbosch 

Early in May Prof. Dr. Keith Palmer from the 

Electrotechnical Department of the “University 

of Stellenbosch” in South Africa made an 

academic exchange visit to the Rosenheim 

Technical College for Applied Science. During 

the course of this exchange he also visited 

Kathrein, the Rosenheim-based antenna 

specialist, to learn more about recent technical 

innovations, especially in the field of new 

antenna technologies. 

In a close working relationship with the 

Manager for Electrical Development of Mobile 

and Broadcast Communications, Prof. Dr. 

Roland Gabriel, and the entrepreneur Prof. 

Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, Dr. Palmer also 

discussed other opportunities for exchange of 

students and trainees between Stellenbosch 

and Rosenheim. 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kathrein, who is also the 

Chair man of the governing body of the Rosen - 

heim Technical College: “This deepening of 

relationships is also very much appreciated by 

the Bavarian Minister for Science, my friend 

Dr. Wolfgang Heubisch.” Prof. Werner Braatz 

of the Rosenheim Technical College, who was 

accompanied during the visit to Kathrein by 

the College President Prof. Heinrich Köster, 


A 38-strong group from 

the Catholic student 

group “Vindelica” in the 

association of Catholic 

student groups (CV) and 

Prof. Dr. Hans Heinrich 

Meinke's former PhD 

students at the Institute 

for High Frequency of 

the Munich Technical 

College combined this 

trip with a visit to the 

antenna specialist 

Kathrein. 

Under the visitor’s group motto “Out of 

Rosenheim” the entrepreneur Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. 

Anton Kathrein described how the international 

In the photo (from the left) Prof. Werner Braatz, Prof. Dr. Keith Palmer, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton 

Kathrein, the President of the Rosenheim Technical College for Applied Science, Prof. Heinrich 

Köster and Prof. Dr. Roland Gabriel (Deputy Development Manager of KATHREIN-Werke KG). 

was also concerned to foster direct contact 

with Prof. Dr. Palmer. 

In the course of the meeting, a firm pilot 

project for a product study in cellular radio 

communications was agreed. For this 

purpose the technical capabilities of the 

activities of his group of companies had 

spread far from its homeland. “We are now 60 

companies all over the world, in Europe, Asia 

and America, and also represented in Australia 

and Africa as a ‘Global Player’”, declared 

Kathrein. “‘Out of Rosenheim’ really is appropriate 

here. The world is where we live, and in 

Rosenheim we are at home.” 

In addition to the development laboratories 

and assembly lines, the visit programme covered 

the photovoltaic systems and the historic 

but fully intact and operational hydroelectric 

power station. The group was led by Dr.-Ing. 

Hans Eisenmann, who just a few years previously 

had worked as a Director at Kathrein, 

and who himself had Prof. Dr. Meinke as his 

supervisor when writing his doctoral thesis. 

respective partners were shared in a practical 

way. For this project the high-frequency knowhow 

of Stellenbosch, the signal processing 

experience of the Rosenheim Technical College 

and the design capabilities of Kathrein complemented 

each other superbly.

“Quality leads the way” – all the way to China! 

Kathrein’s largest air cargo shipment 

The Rosenheim antenna specialist Kathrein delivered 172 packing pieces with a weight of roughly 

54,308 kg and a volume of 268.03 cubic meters on a flight from Munich to China. 

While some parts of the world are still experiencing 

economic turmoil, other parts are 

witnessing an upturn. The Rosenheim antenna 

specialist Kathrein is making the most of the 

situation, boosting their international business 

activities. 

An example: KATHREIN-China in Shenzhen. 

Last year, Europe was shaken by economic 

crisis; China, on the other hand, set up the 

largest mobile communications network in the 

country. The Chinese operator “China Union” 

worked pressured to meet a short deadline for 

the set-up of a UMTS/3G network in China. 

This new kind of telecommunication requires 

a secure, efficient network. Kathrein got the 

tender thanks to the high development status 

and renowned quality of their products. 

The Chinese order turned out to be a great 

logistical challenge. “The requested short 

delivery periods, from the time the order was 

placed up to the arrival of the goods in China, 

was even a big task for the extremely wellorganised 

Kathrein logistics department”, 

summarised Volker Kuhn, managing director of 

the KATHREIN-China holding in Hong Kong. 

The goods, which were sent 

by air freight, comprised 172 

packing pieces, weighing 

a total of 54,308 kg and 

boasting a volume of 268.03 

cubic meters. Kathrein Head of 

Logistics Peter Gartner: “Since 

we consider the requirements 

of all our customers world- 

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wide in our planning and stock, we were very 

well prepared. These advantages helped us 

increase our market share in this project and 

really satisfy our customers with our professional 

and timely processing.” 

“In future, investments in manufacturing, 

logistics and stock will play an even more 

important role in our success. In this particular 

case, we handled the largest single air cargo 

shipment we had ever supervised. 

And we did it well. The excellent co-operation 

between our sales company in Shenzhen, 

KATHREIN-China, our parent company in 

Rosenheim and most importantly the production 

planning and logistics departments all 

contributed to this great success!”, stated 

businessman Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, 

delightedly. 


10 Engineering 

BCA 

Kathrein makes digital TV reception possible in Västerås 

Sweden’s sixth largest city Västerås is located 

on the shore of Lake Mälaren, about 100 km 

west of Stockholm. 

As an industrial city, Västerås is the place of 

origin and original location of the company 

ASEA, which merged with Brown, Boveri & 

Cie. in the 80s and has been operating under 

the name of ABB ever since. 

Owners and fans of historic American cars 

across the globe are familiar with Västerås, 

as the city is the venue for the world’s largest 

automobile festival for American classic cars, 

the annual “Power Big Meet”. 

The event is always held on the first weekend 

in July. Every year, over 15,000 vehicles as 

well as hordes of visitors, enthusiasts and fans 

of historic American cars from all over 

the world flock to Västerås take part in the 

festival. 


To ensure that digital antenna television is 

available to the fans of Corvettes, Mustangs 

and Camaros and first of all to Västerås’ 

110,000 inhabitants, the Swedish broadcasting 

operator Teracom decided to replace 

Västerås’ nearly 40-year UHF antenna 

with a more technically mature, highperformance 

one. 

Since October 2010, Teracom has been 

transmitting in two new state-of-the-art 

DVB-T2 networks, which also enable HDTV 

broadcasts via antennas. 

Under the general management of Dipl.-Ing. 

Christian Sautter (KATHREIN-Werke KG) and 

the assistance of Johannes Bergfeldt of the 

Swedish Kathrein partner company Intensa 

AB, a 16-bay superturnstile antenna was 

successfully installed and commissioned. 

This was the first time that an antenna of this 

magnitude had ever been installed in Sweden. 

The installation required a spectacular helicopter-assisted 

procedure. 

The antenna is surrounded by a 17 meter 

long, roughly five-ton heavy GRP cylinder with 

a diameter of 1.6 meters and was mounted on 

a 300 meter-high antenna tower. 

As usual with this kind of monumental operation, 

the Russian “Kamov” heavy transport 

helicopter of the Swiss company Heliswiss was 

used to perform the installation task. 

Final assembly was carried out by a team from 

Kathrein’s partner company Turmbau Steffens 

& Nölle, which had already proven themselves 

through precision work in numerous other 

antenna installation projects in Europe. 

Due to accurate performance delivered by 

the companies involved, the retrofit was 

carried out in just a few hours. 

Although Teracom was at first sceptical in 

view of the size of the project and the 

antenna’s dimensions, Christian Sautter 

was able to convince them using 

Kathrein’s longtime expertise in the retrofitting 

of transmission equipment, gained 

through many projects, as an argument: 

“The fact that we had just successfully 

completed switch-over from analogue to 

DVB-T in Germany and that we had been 

involved in similar projects on an international 

scale allowed us to score in 

Sweden.”

Kathrein makes digital TV reception possible in Västerås 

Johann Seebacher (centre) inspects the GRP cylinder on the ground for the last 

time prior to helicopter-assisted installation. 

Dipl.-Ing. Johann Seebacher, who is responsible 

for mechanical development and installation 

supervision at Kathrein, was also visibly 

pleased with the professional handling of the 

project: “Meticulous planning lead to a smooth 

Russia wants digital terrestrial television 

IT Vice-Minister visits Kathrein 

operating sequence during the replacement of 

the cylinder. Only minor levelling and alignment 

work had to be done afterwards.” 

Martin Litnäs (small picture, centre), antenna 

specialist at Teracom, also sang the same tune: 

Kathrein has been active in the Russian 

market for over 20 years. Rosenheim 

antennas have been used in many projects, 

including the monitoring of a pipeline in 

Saransk, telecommunications facilities in 

St. Petersburg, or in East Siberia and on 

the Pacific coast. Major Russian mobile 

communications operators such as MTS, 

Vimpelcom and Megafon place their trust in 

Kathrein’s proven quality. Now, Russia plans 

to embark on digital terrestrial TV. 

According to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton 

Kathrein, as far as broadcast antenna 

technology is concerned, Kathrein can look 

back on their expertise gained during 

projects in Germany, England and Italy. 

The first Kathrein systems in Russia are 

already located in the Republic of Mordovia 

in Saransk and in the regions Amurskaya 

and Primorskaya.“We are prepared to use 

Engineering 11 

Teracom buyer 

Charlotte Jimyr, 

Martin Litnäs and 

Johannes Bergfeldt 

of Intensa AB. 

“Teracom had been looking for an appropriate 

replacement for the almost 40-year old UHF 

antenna in Västerås for more than ten years. 

That was up until about two years ago, when 

Kathrein showed us a system featuring the 

latest generation of broadband superturnstile 

antennas and a helicopter-assisted installation 

concept which seemed practicable to us. 

They totally won us over. 

The results are optimal and really surpassed 

our expectations by far.” 

our know-how to help set-up the national 

digital network, wherever it is needed”, 

emphasised Prof. Dr. Kathrein (in picture, 

from left) in front of a high-ranking delegation 

including Russian IT Vice-Minister Alexey 

Malinin, Jury Momgi, Deputy Director of the 

Digital TV State Enterprise in charge of the 

radio and TV networks, and Alexander Hrenov, 

Consul of the Russian Federation. 

The fact that this set-up really does require 

a high degree of expertise is also due to the 

topography of this gigantic country. We are 

talking about over 9,000 stations which will 

have to operate under extreme conditions, from 

the scarcely populated regions in the East to 

the metropolitan areas in the West as of 2015. 

The aim for 2015 is the exclusive existence of 

Digital TV services both in Russia and in 

Europe. 



Installation work in record time 

DVB-T antenna facility in Krásné 

“Citius, altius, fortius” – the motto “faster, higher, stronger” of the Olympic 

Games applies to the dismantling, new installation and levelling of the 

DVB-T antenna for Ceske Radiokomunikace near the town of Krásné in 

the Pardubice region in the Czech Republic. It only took about two hours 

and 40 minutes to dismantle the old antenna and install the new one on 

the mast. The top of the antenna is located 677.17 meters above sea 

level, the terrain 500 meters. 

During the subsequent acceptance test regarding the perpendicular position 

of the system, Dipl.-Ing. Hans Seebacher of Kathrein in Rosenheim 

and Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Keil of the Kathrein branch office in Berlin did 

not detect any deviation from the vertical position. The procedure only 

required six flights of a Heliswiss heavy-transport helicopter. 

Ceske Radiokomunikace praised all participants for this gigantic effort. 

Start-up took place in late May. 

Some technical information: antenna length 18.8 meters; 

weight 5.9 tons, in addition to steel adapters weighing 900 kilograms; 

two 5” feed cables of 190 meters in length; 16-bay super-turnstile; 

max. output power 24 kW, DVB-T antenna in GRP cylinder with vibration 

damper. 


UHF conquers manufacturing control 

Scalable RFID solutions in the industrial sector enable new application areas 

Industrial manufacturing can no longer be 

conceived without RFID technology. The 

changeover between different communication 

standards required in the past was a major 

obstacle for universal introduction into the 

complete value chain. 

UHF RFID technology was initially developed 

for detecting transponders across large distances, 

and was required mainly in the logistics 

sector and for vehicle detection. Modern UHF 

RFID systems already offer good results and 

achieve ranges of up to ten metres. 

Identification via new 

antenna technology 

In the industrial manufacturing sector though, 

many applications exist where the targeted 

range is between a few centimetres to several 

metres. In the past, UHF RFID technology was 

only advantageous with medium and large 

ranges. With very small read/write distances, 

HF/LF technology is still often used. Because 

of the continually increasing demands for 

transparent manufacturing structures, medium 

and large ranges must however also be 

covered for intralogistics and the subsequent 

distribution of goods. 

A system change is no longer 

necessary 

A system change within a manufacturing 

network is often needed, as such requirements 

can only be met with UHF technology. In order 

to solve this problem, an expansion of the 

application areas for UHF RFID to small 

ranges is also necessary. The first low-range 

UHF systems have now been available on the 

market for some time now, and these are able 

to cover small ranges. However, a defined 

and interference-resistant detection area as 

compared to an HF solution is not possible. 

The latest UHF antenna solutions enable the 

concentration of a high energy density within 

a small, defined range in order to also supply 

transponders on metallic or conductive materials 

with sufficient energy, without transporting 

significant energy into the far field. 

UHF technology enables high speeds for production lines and ranges of up to three metres. 

Interference immunity significantly 

improved 

This immediately enables two positive effects: 

firstly, the required energy can be applied 

where it is needed, and secondly, problems in 

terms of interference sensibility with larger 

reader populations can be reduced. Thanks to 

further improvements on the reader side, very 

small distances between individual read/write 

stations are now possible without the need 

for complex external synchronisation of the 

readers. 

Selecting the right transponder 

The tag manufacturers have also achieved 

much in the way of innovation in the low 

range application sector, meaning that today a 

wide choice of near field transponders is available. 

If different identification ranges are nee- 


ded over the whole process chain, both small 

ranges and larger ranges of up to three metres 

can be achieved by using hybrid transponders. 

This characteristic can be set on the transponder 

via a special antenna structure without 

causing surplus costs with the transponders. 

RFID in the pharmaceutical sector 

In the pharmaceutical industry, RFID is an 

interesting solution for the control of production 

and packaging processes. As such, the 

transponder tag already used in production is 

also used for logistical and security-related 

applications. By using the antenna-reader 

combination, both high production line speeds 

of up to five metres per second can be achieved 

as well as ranges of up to three metres. 



UHF conquers manufacturing control 

UHF marches forward 

The rapid advances in UHF RFID technology 

now mean that all AutoID applications right 

across the board from very small to large 

distances can be economically implemented 

merely by selecting the correct type of 

antenna/reader and suitable transponder. 

All of the various identification points in the 

product creation process then function with 

the hybrid transponder applied once to the 

product. Tag costs occur once only, and the 

tag often remains with the product over the 

complete operation life and can be read out 

when the product is serviced. As a result of 

the continuous trend towards improvements 

in manufacturing efficiency, UHF RFID technologies 

now offer major chances to succeed in 

the face of tough competitive environments. 

In practice: PCB tracking 

with RFID technology 

The RRU 4 RFID system optimised for use in 

electronic manufacturing applications enables 

the contactless writing of data to the internal 

memory of an RFID chip. This product-specific 

information can then be used during subsequent 

production steps and across the complete 

life cycle of the product. The Magicstrap 

SMD RFID transponder available from Murata 

can be equipped via the SMD line along with 

the other components as well. 

Inductive coupling 

Communication with the chip can commence 

after the Magicstrap is applied. The UHF RFID 

module inductively couples to an antenna that 

can be simply integrated into the layout of the 

PCB with a space requirement of 0.25 to 

1 square centimetre, which in turn enables 

ranges of over two metres where required. 

Due to inductive coupling, RFID functionality 

already exists prior to the soldering stage, 

meaning that it can be implemented from the 

first process step onwards. The selectivity of 

the Kathrein antennas is an important factor 

that enables isolation of PCBs during use if 

required. In addition to a unique identification 


for traceability, the rewritable user memory of 

the Magicstrap allows the storing of process 

parameters to the printed board at necessary 

process stages via the RFID reader. 

These data can still be called up after ten 

years if needed. 

Theft protection 

Production-specific information about the 

end device can be stored via the wireless 

connection between the transponder on the 

printed board and an RFID reader. 

Furthermore, the next generation of these 

transponders will feature a serial interface, 

which then opens up a diverse array of 

supplementary applications. For example the 

interface is then able to activate or deactivate 

An UHF RFID module inductively couples to an antenna integrated simply 

into the PCB layout. 

the device, thus enabling effective protection 

against theft, undesired starting up and 

‘suspect’ sales channels. Another application is 

the modification of a device setup in packaged 

condition, because with corresponding antenna 

design on the printed board, data can be 

written to the Magicstrap through the outer 

packaging and the device housing. 

Transmission through the packaging 

The system developed by Murata and Kathrein 

enables ranges of up to 50 centimetres. 

This means that any inventory controls or final 

checks needed can be carried out through the 

packaging. The antenna and reader systems 

required for this have been optimised for industrial 

use and for integration into the SMD line.

The Superturnstile Antenna - 

History, Practical Use and New Developments 

1. Theory and History 

The superturnstile antenna is a horizontally 

polarised omni-directional antenna, which is 

preferentially used as a transmission antenna 

in the VHF and UHF band. 

Its history goes back to a North American 

design from the 1940s. 

The basis for this is a crossed dipole (turnstile) 

antenna. The crossed elementary dipoles are 

fed with a phase shift of 90°. 

If the crossed dipoles lie in the horizontal 

plane, a ‘rotating field’ is generated, 

i.e. a directional diagram rotating with 2�/t. 

This means that the dipole directional diagram 

rotates once during every period to generate 

an omni-directional horizontal diagram. 

1 

–1 

Ux 

Ux = Uy 

t 0 t1 t2 t3 


BCA 

6-level UHF superturnstile, type 750 10180, 

on a VHF band I superturnstile antenna 

Uy 

Crossed Dipole 

Ux 

Ux 

U y 

Uy 

t0: Ux= 0; Uy= 1 

t1: Ux= 0.7; Uy= 0.7 

t2: Ux= 1; Uy= 0 

t3: Ux= 0.7; Uy= -0.7 

‘Rotating field’ with 90° phase-shifted feeding 



The Superturnstile Antenna 

A superturnstile antenna is based on the 

principle of the crossed dipole antenna with 

broadband wings (butterfly dipoles), and is in 

principle a slot antenna. 

It consists of two butterfly antennas rotated 

through 90° and fed with 90° phase shifting. 

The butterfly wings of the broadband dipole 

can be considered as a counterweight to the 

vertical slot. 

These wings can be implemented as complete 

material or as frameworks. 

Butterfly antenna 

Slot 

≈λ0/2 

2. Practical Uses 

Superturnstile antennas have many advantages 

as antennas for radio and television 

stations in the VHF and UHF ranges. 

An important point here is the good omnidirectional 

diagram with minima typically no 

lower than 2-3 dB from the Emax. 

A further advantage of this antenna construction 

is the low wind load compared with field 

antennas. 

In addition, superturnstile antennas can be 

designed for operation with several HF 

channels. 

A single superturnstile element is characterised 

by strong vertical emission and a gain of 

approx. 1 dBd. Several elements are stacked 

vertically for vertical bundling emission or 

increasing gain. 


≈0.7 λ 0 

BCA 

frequency range. Deviations of ± 10° can 

A limitation in use is that it must be mounted 

to the tip of the antenna support. 

If necessary, several superturnstiles can be 

mounted one above the other as so-called 

‘stacked aperture’ configurations. 

VHF superturnstiles up to a certain height can 

be implemented as self-supporting constructions. 

If due to structural reasons this is not 

possible, wings can be mounted to a slender 

steel tube mast. 

In the UHF range an antenna support enclosing 

the antenna is required, because sufficiently 

robust central steel masts would be too thick in 

relation to wavelength and would significantly 

disrupt the omni-directional characteristic. 

In most cases the antenna elements are 

integrated in a self-supporting glass fibrereinforced 

cylinder. 

A condition for generating a good omni-directional 

diagram is also the 90° phase difference 

of the feed currents of the wing pairs. 

With cables, this phase difference can only be 

correctly generated for one frequency in each 

however distinctly deform the omni-directional 

diagram. 

Another possibility to generate the 90° phase 

difference using broadband with low deviation 

over the frequency is to use directional 

couplers. 

When implementing superturnstile antennas 

with directional coupler feeding it must be 

noted that in-phase reflections of the wing 

pairs meet at the absorber port, while the 

directional coupler input remains free of 

reflected signal. 

In this way a superficially very good adaptation 

of the antenna is achieved. 

Despite this, with the development of superturnstile 

elements it must be ensured that the 

wing pairs themselves are adapted as well as 

possible, as the signal components reflected in 

the absorber are ‘losses’, i.e. they reduce 

antenna gain and heat up the absorber. 

The so-called absorber decoupling is therefore 

an important indicator of the quality of the 

antenna elements, and is calculated from the 

relation of input power to absorber power. 

Helicopter mounting of a superturnstile antenna 

in a glass fibre-reinforced cylinder with Ø 1.6 m


P in 

–90° 

3 dB coupler 

Superturnstile antennas for the VHF and FM 

ranges have lost significance in Europe in the 

last two decades, as only few new antenna 

supports have been constructed and the 

existing masts are usually already occupied 

with antennas. Here field antennas were 

specified as an alternative. 

In countries where private broadcasting 

operators maintain their own antenna 

supports, the superturnstile antenna construction 

still has high significance, for example 

in South America. 

And many superturnstiles were implemented 

with the adaptation from analogue television 

to DVB-T in Germany. Here it was a case of 

replacing the conventional UHF types that 

were optimised in some cases only for very 

few transmission channels by more broadband 

superturnstile antennas. 

3. New developments 

Point of departure and challenge 

With the launching of digital terrestrial television 

broadcasting, television offerings at many 

transmission locations were significantly 

expanded upon. 

Whereas often only one or two analogue television 

channels were transmitted at any one 

location, according to the latest wavelength 

plan seven or more channels in some cases 

are intended for a single location. 

0° 

a abs [dB] = 10 lg P abs/P in 

Absorber 

P abs 

Feeding of the wing pairs of a Super - 

turnstile antenna via a directional coupler 

Because these channels can be located over 

the complete UHF frequency range (band 

IV/V) from 470 to 862 MHz, the electrical 

characteristics of the antenna must be 

safeguarded over the complete bandwidth. 

In the UHF range however, the design of 

broadband superturnstile antennas is becoming 

increasingly difficult due to mechanical 

demands in terms of stability and mounting. 

This means that disrupting mechanical elements 

and coaxial lines in the transmission 

range become large in relation to the 

wavelength. 

Under these conditions, the required electrical 

values for adaptation and diagram quality can 

no longer be achieved using broadband with 

the classic construction form. In addition, the 

disrupting influence of the glass fibre-reinforced 

walls of the antenna supports becomes 

increasingly noticeable. 

Solution 

The Kathrein Development Department has 

developed new radiator forms with the aid of 

computer simulations. The adaptation of the 

wing pairs has been improved upon, making 

broadband adaptation over the complete UHF 

band possible with very good absorber 

decoupling. 

A VSWR of < 1.1 with an absorber decoupling 

of greater than 15 dB broadband is achieved 

for all types with 2 levels or more. 


BCA 

A superturnstile antenna, newly developed 

by KATHREIN 

These values enable use with both analogue 

and digital signal sources with random operating 

channels in the complete UHF band. 

Offer and applications 

By constructive adaptations to the basic model, 

various antenna types can be generated, optimised 

according to their specific applications. 

For example an antenna type with 13-30 input 

plug for especially high input power, used in 

large-scale transmission facilities in the 1.6 m 

ø glass fibre-reinforced cylinder. Older superturnstile 

antenna systems with 1.6 m radome 

can also be replaced with the new design to 

enable broadband use with simultaneously low 

reconstruction costs. 




As well as technical factors, business considerations 

also play a role when deciding on an 

antenna system. 

The new ‘plug and play’ antenna series with 

radome diameters of 230 mm, 330 mm and 

500 mm is ideal where simple, rapid installation 

at the transmission location is required: 

Fasten the antenna to the mast, connect the 

infeed cable and it's done! 

Overview of available plug and play superturnstiles from Kathrein: 


BCA 

With the new superturnstile types, Kathrein 

The target to develop a new UHF superturn - 

stile antenna was thus achieved that can be 

used in various antenna systems and in 

addition fulfills outstanding electrical specific 

values in the broadband. 

is able to offer broadcasting operators 

a complete spectrum of future-fit antenna 

solutions. 

This is particularly significant with the digitalisation 

of terrestrial television. 

Even though only a low number of television 

channels may be used in the start phase, a 

broadband antenna gives the station operator 

security for future changes or expansions of the 

frequency spectrum.

Major award for Kathrein: ‘Supplier of the Year’ 

Vodafone distinguishes mid-sized company for the first time 

With 25 subsidiaries, 29 partner networks and 

around 350 million subscribers across the 

world, the mobile network operator Vodafone 

has the largest network coverage of them all. 

The entrepreneur Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton 

Kathrein received the award ‘Supplier of the 

Year 2010’ from the hands of Detlef Schulz, 

Executive Director of Vodafone Procurement 

Company Luxembourg (VPC), as part of an 

award ceremony that took place in 

Luxembourg. 

What makes this award for the Rosenheim 

Antenna specialist so special is the fact that 

a mid-sized company has been distinguished 

for the first time, whereas until now only large 

suppliers such as the German Finnish joint 

venture Nokia Siemens Network (NSN), the 

Swedish telecommunications company 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein with the Vodafone award. 

Ericsson and Huawei from China have been 

beneficiaries. 

The term ‘Original Equipment Manufacturer’ 

(OEM) describes a manufacturer of components 

producing for another company, the 

components also being integrated into the 

manufacturing process of that company. 

Vodafone has 680 such suppliers across 

the world. 

“Our continuous reliability and the sense 

of open and trustworthy cooperation were 

especially emphasised,” informed a pleased 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, who together 

with Dr. Martin Schwab from the KATHREIN- 

Werke KG executive management expressed 

his thanks to his employees. “Important 

awards such as this are only made possible by 

a major level of personal commitment to the 

company from all employees.” The award also 

serves as an aspiration not to relax efforts 

towards maintaining a high level of reliability 

and good customer relations. 


Kathrein was distinguished by Vodafone in 

recognition of the continuously outstanding 

performance in past years with regard to 

supplier evaluation by all global Vodafone 

cooperations, the quality of the Rosenheim 

products and the excellent standard of service 

in daily business. Among other factors, the 

outstanding response times were of decisive 

importance in the opinion of Eva Martin- 

Tabanero, the Vodafone manager responsible 

for Kathrein.“Working with Kathrein is very 

easy and makes us happy!” she said. 

Kathrein has been supplying Vodafone for a 

number of years. Mannesmann for example, 

active in the market since 2000 under their 

new name of Vodafone, has sourced Kathrein 

products since 1991. Representative samples 

of the Rosenheim products are permanently 

inspected and then released for worldwide 

implementation by Vodafone. 

According to the engineer Lars Goldstein, 

representative Account Manager in Rosenheim 

for Vodafone, so-called ‘User Club Meetings’ 

take place at irregular intervals for the purpose 

of a mutual exchange of views with new developments 

and product innovations for example. 

“In the area of antenna technology our share of 

global supply for Vodafone is at a formidable 

80%,” Goldstein attests. 



Kathrein delivered programme processing for FIFA World Cup in South Africa 

The MTN Expo Centre, which was converted 

into the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) 

during the 2010 World Cup, is located in the 

urban district Nasrec in the South African city 

Johannesburg. 

The specialist company Studio Wächter of 

Moosinning in Bavaria, a customer of our 

partner wholesaler ANTENNA in Munich, was 

commissioned by ABS, a FIFA subsidiary in 

charge of the international broadcasting of the 

matches, to install an internal cable TV system 

with 40 analogue TV channels which were all 

used for World Cup broadcasts. 

The main purpose of this broadcasting facility 

was to grant the international broadcasting 

corporations attending the centre full access to 

the programme content they had booked. 

The spectrum of the ‘Centre TV’ services included 

infochannels on the daily activities at the 

Broadcasting Centre (meetings, events, current 

statistical tables), which were generated on 

location every hour using PowerPoint. 


As a bonus, the employees at the broadcasting 

centre also had access to local TV programmes 

and international news channels. 

However, the main focus was on the audio and 

picture transmission of the individual matches. 

The International Broadcast Center (IBC) in Johannesburg 

The Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg 

Since a maximum of two matches simultaneously 

took place in South Africa, 12 channels 

(six for each game) were used for shots, beauty 

shots, and close-ups of the football players.

Kathrein delivered programme processing for FIFA World Cup in South Africa 

The heart of the system: KATHREIN UFO ® compact system 

with data bus de-multiplexer UFX 312 

Pictures©: A Wächter, 

Moosinning 

“Local and international competitors were not 

able to keep up with the advanced development 

status of our systems. After having 

provided systems for the 2002 FIFA World 

Cup in Korea and Japan, the 2004 Olympic 

Each TV broadcasting corporation 

had the opportunity to book the 

respective feeds. 

The incoming digital SPI signal 

from the studios was converted to 

CVBS and audio; the subsequent 

analogue processing of the 

channels was carried out using 

24 UFO 340 UFO ® compact twin 

modulators, which were networked 

with the UFX 312 data-bus demultiplexer 

and operated in two 

UFO ® compact UFG 311/19 module 

carriers. 

An additional module carrier with 

six modulators stood by as a 

back-up in case of system failure. 

The cable network for the four 

exhibition halls with 700 subscribers 

was equipped with VOS 

amplifiers from Kathrein; slope and 

level were adjusted according to 

standards by Studio Wächter using 

Incoming fibre-optics line with two ORA 912 receivers 

at Soccer City 

Games in Greece and the Olympic stadium in 

Munich, we were very proud to deliver hightech 

equipment for another major sports 

event”, stated company owner Prof. Dr. Anton 

Kathrein, delightedly. 


the Kathrein professional measuring instrument 

MSK 200. 

Located approximately 1,100 meters away 

from the IBC was the scene of the World Cup, 

the Soccer City stadium, which housed five 

glass studios that were rented to international 

TV broadcasting corporations. 

To name an example, the broadcasters 

Aljazeera and ITV used this venue as their fixed 

broadcasting studios for news coverage. 

Here too 40 channels were received, processed 

and distributed as optical signals in 5 optical 

feeds of around 1 kilometre to optical nodes. 

The system was supplied using the professional 

KOBRA ® optical fibre equipment from Kathrein, 

monitored using DOCSIS 3.0 software and 

backed up through another optical distribution 

line. 

After the optical nodes, the signals were amplified 

using VOS-type amplifiers and distributed 

onwards to the network users in a classical 

coaxial network. 

KOBRA-KBP 4000 platform with NCM 10 controller 

and two OTA 1303X2E transmitters 

KATHREIN South Africa, which is based in 

Sommerset West, is also MNT’s largest supplier 

for mobile communication antenna systems. 



Measurement field on the Nicklheim Moor 

No. 1 automotive antenna manufacturer in Europe commissions measurement field 

The procedure itself is easy: Prof. Dr. Dr. 

h.c. Anton Kathrein, Rosenheim’s District 

Administrator Josef Neiderhell and the Mayor 

of Raubling Olaf Kalsperger press a bright-red 

button. Then, a rotating deck bearing 

a 7 Series BMW starts to move at the new 


KATHREIN-Werke KG measurement field 

located on the Nicklheim Moor. This symbolic 

act was made possible through a total investment 

of more than 1 million euros; a 650,000 

euro sum was destined to constructions costs 

and the new acquisition of measuring systems 

and technical equipment. 

Bildgestaltung: Kalaba 

Over 50 selected guests followed the commissioning 

of the new system on the Nicklheim 

Moor. Among these were numerous members 

of the Raubling municipal council, who gathered 

together with representatives of the 

Bavarian State Forestry Department and representatives 

of the Rosenheim District Office. 

Entrepreneur Anton Kathrein gave a special 

thanks to these guests: “The Municipality of 

Raubling, the Rosenheim District Office and 

the State Forestry Department were very co - 

operative and helped us during the search for 

a location and with the construction project.” 

The international antenna manufacturer’s 

former 43-year old Pang Moor location was 

flooded and re-naturalised as a part of the 

EU “LIFE” project. 

As a location, the Nicklheim Moor offers all the 

necessary prerequisites for the measurement 

field. The premises cannot be seen from 

passers-by, a requirement set by German 

automotive manufacturers, as they measure 

pre-test vehicles there. Moreover, the area is


Measurement field on the Nicklheim Moor 

No. 1 automotive antenna manufacturer in Europe commissions measurement field 

free from wireless services and radio broad - 

casting which could interfere with antenna 

measurements. Prof. Dr. Roland Gabriel, 

Kathrein’s Head of Development for Auto - 

motive Systems, stated: “This state-of-the-art 

measurement field is anechoic and interference-free 

allowing us to cover future applications 

for vehicle generations to come. The measurement 

field itself does not generate any interference 

since we can measure with power 

considerably lower than the power generated 

by a mobile phone”. 

Two buildings were constructed on the roughly 

5-hectare area. In one of them, very low 

signal levels are simulated which are no 

longer detectable at a distance of 200 meters 

due to ambient noise. The other building 

houses a floor area for two vehicles and work 

spaces for measurements on two rotating 

decks. 

For the open-air test site, two outdoor rotary 

decks for vehicles weighing up to 3 tons 

were set up at a distance of 40 meters and 

120 meters. 

“As far as construction was concerned, the 

Moor was a real challenge”, stated Otto Elsner, 

Head of Facility Management at Kathrein. 

The soft moorland soil made it difficult for 

the caterpillar vehicles to carry out their 

excavation work on the roads and foundations. 

A total of 56 piles had to be installed for 

the baseplates and rotating decks. The old 

drainage channels had to be opened and 

new side channels dug in order to guarantee 

reflection-free measurements. 

Rosenheim’s District Administrator Josef 

Neiderhell, Raubling’s Mayor Olaf Kalsperger 

and Reinhard Strobl of the Bavarian State 

Forestry Department unanimously praised the 

now ready facility, which fulfils all environmental 

and EU requirements. 

According to Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kathrein, “To us, 

this facility is also an investment in the future. 

Not only are we securing our Automotive 

Systems business segment, but also the 

respective jobs”. Kathrein Automotive employs 

The system works: Raubling’s First Mayor Olaf Kalsperger (from left), entrepreneur 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein and Rosenheim’s District Administrator Josef Neiderhell 

during the start-up of Kathrein’s new measurement field on Nicklheim Moor. 

770 employees in the Kathrein Group, with 

a planned turnover of 116 million euros for 

2010. The entrepreneur added: “In view of our 

company Blaupunkt Antenna Systems, our 

Kathrein brand and our wholly-owned subsidiary 

Olimpus in Brazil, we are a global player 

for automotive antenna systems and clearly 

number one in Europe – and now we even 

have a state-of-the-art measurement 

field on the Nicklheim Moor!” 

To celebrate the occasion, the State 

Forestry Department donated venison, 

which the guests then all enjoyed as 

an exquisite ragout. 

The Kathrein group of companies 

comprises 60 operations world-wide 

and has a total workforce of 6,200 

employees. The expected annual sales 

figure for 2010 is 1.2 billion euros. 

In the measurement field: 

A 7 Series BMW as a test specimen 

on the rotating deck in front of 

the service building. 



Rosenheim technology for Malaysia 

Kathrein engineers at symposium in Kuala Lumpur 

The Asia-Pacific Broadcast Union (ABU), held 

a three-day symposium on the latest techno - 

logy for digital radio and TV in Kuala Lumpur, 

Kathrein and Continental 

An intelligent antenna module for networked cars 

Kathrein and Continental are developing an 

intelligent antenna module enabling simplified 

cabling, reduced installation space and improved 

signal quality. The new module replaces 

the single antennas that until now were 

dispersed throughout cars. 

The intelligent antenna module integrates 

within one unit antennas for wireless communication 

between the vehicle and the infrastructure, 

antennas for the vehicle interior 

and the corresponding transmitting/receiving 

electronics. A single module enables services 

such as telephone, GPS, radio remote control, 

tyre pressure control, WLAN, radio, TV or the 

future vehicle-to-vehicle communication. 

A digital bus connects the antenna module 

with the control devices in the car that will 

then process the data and provide applications 

for the driver. 

With this concept from one source, Kathrein as 

the longest established antenna manufacturer 

in the world together with Continental solves 

some of the current challenges of wireless, 

mobile communication: the intelligent antenna 

module simplifies complexity, reduces system 

costs and also improves performance. Because 

the electronics are positioned directly at the 


the capital of 

Malaysia. Over 250 

specialists from 30 

countries of the 

Asia-Pacific area 

participated in the 

various lectures, 

workshops and 

expert talks which 

took place during 

the symposium. 

Together with colleagues 

of Kathrein’s 

sales office KATH- 

REIN-Indonesia, 

engineers of Kathrein’s broadcast technology 

division took part in the “ABU DBS 2010” for 

the first time. 

antenna, cable effort is significantly less than 

until now. Instead of routing up to ten 

coaxial cables to the antennas, in the future 

a data bus connection is sufficient in ideal 

cases for transmission of the reception and 

transmission data between the antenna 

module and end devices. The concept is also 

highly scalable. According to the requirements 

of automotive manufacturers, random, 

hybrid forms of coaxial and data bus 

connections are possible. In this way, cables, 

connectors and complex repeaters are no 

longer necessary. This need for less components 

means in turn considerate cost and 

weight advantages. 

At the same time, the antenna module also 

improves performance: attenuation losses 

currently caused by coaxial cables are 

completely avoided with the digital bus 

connection. The analogue transmission chain 

that is sensitive to failures is now incorporated 

in a single housing and shielded from 

undesired electromagnetic disturbances. 

Until now the radio receivers and transmitters 

were dispersed across several control 

devices, resulting in a high level of comple - 

xity in many different ways. Firstly, the use 

Their specialty is classical antenna technology, 

and they have gained valuable experience 

through the successful launch of digital 

terrestrial television (DVB-T) in Germany, 

which is now being marketed on an international 

scale. 

Dipl.-Ing. Christian Sautter (in picture, right, 

during a group discussion in Kuala Lumpur): 

“The majority of Asian countries tend towards 

the DVB-T standard for digital television. 

Malaysia is on the verge of nation-wide digitalisation. 

We have received the order for the 

DVB-T antennas for their starter network.” 

Kathrein will be delivering seven DVB-T 

broadcast antenna systems to Malaysia. 

Sautter is expecting additional orders from 

Myanmar and Indonesia to come in soon. 

of information by several applications in different 

control devices is complex: if the location 

information of the GPS signal is required for 

example both by a navigation system and an 

emergency call system (eCall), two GPS receivers 

and antennas are typically required at the 

present time. After all, not every vehicle equipped 

today with a navigation system has an 

emergency call system, and vice-versa. The 

intelligent antenna module provides this information 

to all applications centrally via a data 

bus, and only one GPS receiver is required. 

Because most services use country-specific 

frequencies, many control devices with radio

Kathrein and Continental 

An intelligent antenna module for networked cars 

Kathrein and Continental are developing an intelligent antenna module enabling simplified cabling, reduced installation 

space and improved signal quality. The new module replaces the individual antennas that were until now dispersed 

throughout cars. 

electronics also have country-specific variants. 

In the future these can be redeployed to one 

unit only, the antenna module. The so-called 

lifecycle problem is also mitigated in the same 

way: the radio standards and transmission 

processes that especially because of consumer 

electronics are subject to rapid modification 

need only to be implemented in the antenna 

electronics especially designed for these. The 

modification and subsequent enabling of costly 

and complex control devices containing still 

more components required until now is a thing 

of the past. And in addition, from the point of 

view of the automotive manufacturers the 

effort for coordination is now less, as only one 

development partner, the one responsible for 

the antenna module, adapts the electronics to 

new standards. 

The intelligent antenna module also enables 

the reduction of energy consumption caused 

by air conditioning systems with the aid of 

so-called climate protection glazing, without 

impairing the radio systems. Heating up 

of the vehicle interior is kept in check via 

infrared-reflecting, metallised covers, 

leading in turn to a lower energy consumption 

of the air conditioning system 

and less CO2 emissions. In the case of 

electric cars, operation of the air conditioning 

significantly reduces the range of the 

vehicle, meaning that metallised covers 

are particularly useful. Metallised covers 

however distinctly dampen the incoming 

and outgoing electromagnetic waves. 

The intelligent antenna module helps in 

this respect. Radio signals within the 

vehicle are transmitted and received via 

the internal antennas, and signals to and 

from outside are directed via the external 

antennas. 

The intelligent antenna module is integrated 

by the partners Kathrein and 

Continental in the area of the roof panel, 

to the rear window or in the boot lid. 


With today’s electronic architectures, 

the modern services of the 

future for the automotive sector 

would only be feasible at a high 

cost. Thanks to its openness for 

various radio technologies, the 

intelligent antenna module enables 

automotive manufacturers 

to integrate individually required 

technologies into their systems at 

an economic price. Users benefit 

from low operating costs, as the 

most suitable technology is 

implemented according to the 

specific situation. For example 

with a stationary vehicle in city 

centres, the intelligent antenna 

module uses economic WLAN 

instead of high-cost UMTS for an 

internet connection via a laptop 

or PDA. 

The cooperation with Continental 

combines the core expertise of 

both companies in an ideal 

way: Continental brings to the 

common development team its 

know-how of digital software 

and hardware as well as system 

architecture and integration. 

Kathrein as the global leader in 

the antenna sector (and with the acquisition of 

Blaupunkt in the automotive antenna market 

as well) assumes development of antennas and 

ana logue electronics. This is in turn supplemented 

by Continental, the global leaders for keyless 

access control and start systems as well as 

for tyre pressure systems. 

At present, Kathrein and Continental are working 

with two customers on the series de ve lopment 

of an intelligent antenna module, and 

two further projects are in the pre-development 

phase. With this development stand, Kathrein 

and Continental have a unique differentiation 

compared to the competition. 

In just a few years, the first intelligent antenna 

modules will be reliably integrating cars into 

the global net work. And then ‘always on’ will 

not only apply to all other areas of life but will 

also become a part of driving, making trips 

safer and more environmentally compatible. 


26 New products 

MSK 105 21710037 

Satellite meter in an extremely compact, 

handy design allowing quick optimal 

alignment of satellite reception systems. 

Signal strength and quality can be easily 

read on the LC display (bar display). 

The unit is powered through the receiver; 

additional power supply units or batteries 

are not necessary. 

Due to one-hand operation and handy 

design, the MSK 105 is perfect for direct 

use on an antenna. 

Features: 

■ Measurement range: 950-2,150 MHz 

■ Input level range: 50-84 dBµV 

■ Input data rate: 1-45 MSymbol/s 

■ LC display: 128 x 64 pixels 

■ Level display on bar diagram 

(8-bar display) 

■ Five satellites pre-stored 

■ Compact design 

■ Power supply via receiver 

■ One-hand operation 

■ Displays direction of rotation to receive 

the signals of the desired satellite 

■ USB port for updates 

■ Dimensions W x H x D (mm): 

95 x 46 x 175 

■ Weight (kg): approx. 0.25 

Temporary data, subject to change 


Satellite meter 

Technical data MSK 105 

Type MSK 105 

Order no. 21710037 

Frequency range MHz 950-2,150 

Impedance Ω 75 

Level range dBµV 50-84 

Input data rate MSymb/s 1-45 

LNB supply voltage V 13-18 

LNB operating current (via external supply) mA Max. 230 

Ports 

Input/output -/Ω F-type/75 

USB port Socket, B-type 

Signal processing QPSK 

Level measuring 8-bar display 

Temperature range (operation) °C 0 ... +40 

Temperature range (storage) °C -10 ... +60 

LC display, dot matrix Pixels 128 x 64 

Dimensions (W x H x D) mm 95 x 46 x 175 

Weight kg 0.25

UFS 922si/1000 GB 20210180 

UFS 922sw/1000 GB 20210181 

The multi-functional receiver is equipped 

with two independent tuners as well as an 

integrated hard disk with a 1000-GByte 

memory capacity. Depending on the broadcaster’s 

data content, this feature allows one 

to record up to 600 hours of standard-TV 

and radio broadcasts or 200 hours of HDTV 

broadcasts. The recordings can be viewed 

either in real-time or time-shifted (timeshift 

funtion) as often as desired without any loss 

in quality. 

The extensive Premium tvtv-EPG offers 

many sort and search options. 

Featured multi-media functions include picture 

viewing (jpg) and music playback (MP3). 

The receiver’s media center allows you to 

access YouTube’s main menu and watch 

videos. It also enables you to create your own 

“favourites” list, to subscribe to channels and 

to search for films. Film searches can be 

performed using a virtual keyboard or 

through the EPG. 

What’s more, the media center also allows 

reception of Internet radio, providing you 

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access to thousands of internet broadcasters 

from across the globe as a bonus to standard 

satellite radio. This multitude of radio broadcasters 

is processed over the “Shoutcast” 

platform and supports searching and sorting 

according to name and genre. 

New products 27 

New! 

With 1000-GByte 

hard disk 

The network interface allows the receiver to be 

integrated into a home network. Recordings 

or live TV broadcasts are thus streamed 

to a computer linked in this network and 

transmitted there. 

The receiver is available in silver and black. 



Features: 

■ Reception of digital satellite TV and radio 

programmes in DVB-S2 (HDTV) and 

DVB-S transmission standards 

■ Video decoding of MPEG-2 and 

MPEG-4/H.264 signals (HDTV) 

■ Two independent Sat HDTV tuners with 

loop-through output 

■ Integrated 1,000-GByte hard disk to 

record over 600 hours of standard TV 

broadcasts as well as approx. 200 hours 

of HDTV recordings 1) 

■ Recording of radio broadcasts on the 

integrated 1,000-GByte hard disk 

■ Timeshift function 

■ Permanent timeshift (ongoing recording 

of the selected programme) 

■ 16-digit alphanumeric display with status 

icons to show the programme names and 

programme information 

■ Premium tvtv-EPG (Electronic Programme 

Guide) for up to 14 days with detailed 

information for approximately 

60 programmes 

■ Extended EPG functions: Sorting according 

to categories, extensive search function, 

creation and administration of programme 

tips 

■ Recording list with chapter menu and 

pictures 

■ Multi-media archive for pictures and 

MP3 playback 

■ Common Interface for two CA modules 

with dual decryption 2) 

■ HDMI output for top video quality on 

your flat-screen TV set 



■ Upscaler to upscale PAL signals to 576p, 

720p and 1080i as well as automatically 

■ Cinch sockets for AV signal 

(CVBS, stereo-audio) 

■ Two USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel 

for connection of external USB storage 

media **) 

■ One USB 2.0 port on the front panel for 

software updates via USB stick 

■ Ethernet interface for multi-media 

applications and to link the receiver into 

a network 

■ Internet radio (SHOUTcast-Radio) *** ) 

■ YouTube videos *** ) 

■ Guided first installation 

■ Pre-programmed programme list - immediate 

viewing without a programme scan 

■ Automatic download of software and 

programme lists 

■ Integrated FTP server/UPNP server 

■ Displays broadcaster logos in various 

on-screen displays 

■ Numerous timer recordings programmable 

(once, daily, weekly, user-defined and serial 

timers) 

■ 8 favourite programme lists each for 

TV and radio 

■ YPbPr, TV and VCR Scart output 

■ CVBS, RGB and Y/C signal output 

programmable on Scart socket (TV) 

■ Optical audio output for Dolby * ) Digital 

data stream (AC 3) 

■ Videotext decoder with 800-page memory 

capacity 

■ Language selection for programmes 

broadcast in several languages 

■ Suitable for software updates (operational 

software and programme list separately) 

via satellite, USB stick and PC 

■ On-screen display (OSD) in 10 languages 

(D, GB, F, I, E, CZ, NL, PL, TR, RUS) 

■ DiSEqC1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3 and 

SCR single-cable control signals 

■ LINUX-based operating system 

■ PIP function 

■ Multi-functional tuner on the front panel 

for easy operation 

■ Mains switch 

■ 4,000 programme memory positions 

■ Delivery scope: 

Infra-red remote control, batteries, 

HDMI cable, user manual, safety notes, 

power cable, loop-through cable 

1) Depending on the data rate of the broadcast 

being transmitted 

2) CA modules and smart cards are not supplied 

*) Dolby is a registered trademark of 

Dolby Laboratories 

**) Only with hard disk drives from Kathrein’s 

programme range or with approved 

hard disk drives 

(www.kathrein.de → Service → FAQ) 

***) Receiver must be connected to the internet

Technical data UFS 922si /1000 GB - UFS 922sw/1000 GB 


Type UFS 922si UFS 922sw 

Order no. 20210180 20210181 

Color Silver Black 

RF range 

Sat-IF range MHz 950-2,150 

Input level range dBµV 44-83 

Modulation, FEC, de-multiplexer DVB-S/DVB-S2 standard 

Video resolution CCIR 601 (720 x 576 lines), 576p, 720p, 1080i 

Video decoding MPEG-2, MPEG-4 compatible 

Input data rate MSymb/s 2-45 (30 for DVB-S2/8PSK) 

S/N dB > 53 

TV system Audio 

Decoding AC 3, MPEG-1, Layer 1, 2 and 3 

Sampling rate kHz 32/44.1/48 

S/N dB > 65 

Hard disk recorder 

Memory capacity GByte 1,000 

Approx. 600 for SDTV, approx. 200 for HDTV 

Recording time hrs. (depending on the data rate and changes 

of picture contents) 

Power supply 

Mains voltage V/Hz 100-240/50-60 

Power consumption (max./typ. operation/stand-by) W < 65/typ. 30/< 1 

LNB supply (horiz./vert.) V/mA 14/18; Max. 400 

Control signals 

Connections 

kHz 22; DiSEqC1.0/1.1/1.2/1.3, 

SCR single-cable distribution system 

Sat-IF input/output 4 x F-type socket 

Connection TV/VCR 2 x Scart socket 

Video output (analogue) 3 x Cinch socket (YPbPr)/1 x Cinch socket 

Video/audio output (digital) 1 x HDMI 

Audio output (analogue) 2 x Cinch socket 

Audio output (digital) Standard optical (SPDIF) 

Data interface 

Common Interface For 2 CA modules 

USB 3 x 2.0 

Ethernet 1 

RS 232 1 

General 

Ambient temperature °C Max. +5 to +40 


Weight kg 3.6 



UFT 676sw 20210157 

The UFT 676sw is suitable for the reception 

of FTA digital terrestrial TV and radio programmes. 

The HDMI interface allows one to connect the 

receiver to the HDMI interface on a suitable 

flat-screen TV, while an integrated upscaler 

processes the picture for optimal viewing 

comfort. 

Features include: Kathrein EPG, guided first 

installation with national programme lists, 

electrical audio output for Dolby Digital 

(AC 3), a video Cinch output and videotext 

with 800-page memory capacity. 

An active DVB-T antenna can be connected 

without requiring an additional power supply 

unit. 

The UFT 676sw is available in black. 

Features: 

■ Reception of FTA digital terrestrial 

TV and radio programmes 

■ Typical power consumption during 

operation: 5 W 

■ Stand-by power consumption: < 0.5 W 

■ HDMI output for top video quality on your 

flat-screen TV set 

■ Upscaler to upscale PAL signals (576i) 

to 576p, 720p and 1080i 

■ 4-digit display 

■ Kathrein EPG with timer programming 1) 

■ Guided first installation with national 

programme lists 

■ Programme sort according to preprogrammed 

programme list 

■ Logical channel number function 

■ Suitable for software downloads via PC 

(RS 232/RJ 11) 

■ 8 favourite programme lists each 

for TV and radio 


DVB-T receiver for FTA digital terrestrial TV 

and radio programmes 

■ On-screen display (OSD) in 8 languages 

(D, GB, F, I, E, CZ, NL, TR) 

■ 14 timers; convenient programming 

via EPG 

■ Language selection for programmes 

broadcast in several languages 

■ Electrical audio output for Dolby * ) 

Digital data stream (AC 3) 

■ Scart socket with either CVBS or 

RGB signal output 

■ Cinch sockets for AV signal 

■ Videotext decoder with 800-page memory 

capacity and videotext generation 

(via Scart only) 

■ Automatic picture format recognition 4:3 

and 16:9 with choice of viewing format 

■ 1,000 programme memory positions 

■ Automatic setting of date and time 

via DVB data stream 

■ Programme scan 

■ Programme position sort function 

■ Mains switch 

■ Infra-red remote control 

■ Tuner with loop-through output 

■ An active DVB-T antenna 

(e.g. BZD 30, BZD 40) can be remote-fed 

via the RF input 

■ Facility to connect an external IR sensor 


Infra-red remote control, batteries, user 

manual, safety notes, Scart cable, power 

supply cable 

1) Display of information only if broadcast 

by the programme provider 

*) Dolby is a registered trademark of 

Dolby Laboratories

Technical data UFT 676sw 

Type UFT 676sw 

Order no. 20210157 

Color Black 

RF characteristics 

Input frequency range MHz 174-230 and 470-862 

Loop-through range MHz 174-862 


Channel bandwidth MHz 7/8, automatically switchable 

Modulation type COFDM 2k, 8k 

Mapping QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM 

Guard Interval 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 

FEC 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 

Input level range dBµV 28-86 (at 16 QAM) 

TV system Video 

Modulation, FEC, de-multiplexer DVB-T standard 

Video resolution CCIR 601 (720 x 576 lines), 576p, 720p, 1080i 

Input data rate MSymbols/s 5-32 

Video decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 compatible 

Bit rate MBit/s 1.5-15 

Frequency range MHz 0.02-5 

Output voltage Vss 1 

S/N dB > 53 

TV system Audio 

Audio decoding MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, layer 1 and 2 

Sampling rate kHz 32/44.1/48 

Frequency range kHz 0.04-20 

Output voltage mVss Typ. 770 (TV Scart) 

S/N dB > 65 

Power supply 

Mains voltage V/Hz 230/50 ± 10 % 

Power consumption (max./typ. operation/stand-by W < 6/5/1 

Remote feeding V/mA 5/75 

Connections 

RF input/output (loop-through) IEC socket/pin 

TV/VCR output 2 x Scart socket 

Video output Cinch socket 

Video/audio output (digital) 1 x HDMI 

Audio output (analogue) 2 x Cinch socket 

Audio digital output (electrical) Cinch socket 

Data interface RJ 11 socket 

General 

Ambient temperature °C +5 to +40 


Weight kg 1.0 



EXR 58/ECO 20510051 

Features: 

■ For distribution of four Sat polarities 

and terrestrial signals to eight 

connections 

■ Only one drop cable is required per 

receiver (for twin receivers two drop 

cables are required) 

■ Independent selection of horiz./vert. 

polarisation, low/high from each 

receiver 

■ Switch-over is effected over the 

coaxial cable with 14/18 V and 

0/22 kHz signal frequency 

■ An integrated amplifier ensures 

low connection loss in Sat range 

■ Integrated pre-emphasis to equalise 

the cable loss 

■ The terrestrial range can also be 

received when the receiver is 

turned off 

■ Terrestrial range: 5-862 MHz 

■ High decoupling between the outputs 

Technical data EXR 58/ECO 


suitable for DVB-T 

Sat-IF distribution system 

Multi-switch 

■ LNB remote feeding over the input 

horizontal low. 

All other inputs are voltage-free (enabling 

operation with the UAS 585) 

■ The connected LNB is powered by the 

receiver. If all receivers are switched off, 

the system requires no energy 

Type EXR 58/ECO 

■ For permanent supply of the LNB 

(e.g. for cascading with loop-through 

multi-switches), the plug-in power supply 

NCF 18 (not included in delivery scope) 

can be connected to the socket 

labelled “DC” 

■ For indoor installation 

Order no. 20510051 

Subscriber connections 8 

Inputs 1 x terr. 4 x Sat-IF 

Frequency ranges MHz 5-862 950-2,150 

Tap loss 1) dB 15 ➝ 17 5 ➝ 0 

Decoupling horiz./vert. dB - 25 

Decoupling subscribers dB 40 25 

Max. output level 2) dBµV - 111 

Control input vert./horiz. V 12-14.5/16-19 

Control low/high band kHz 0/22 

Max. total remote feed current 3) mA 350 

Perm. ambient temperature °C -20 to +55 

Connections F-type connectors 


Packing unit/weight pc./kg 1 (10)/0.49 

1) Frequency-dependent attenuation (pre-emphasis) 

2) To EN 60728-3, 35-dB IMod 

3) Via input horizontal low

VOS 137/RA 20910027 

VOS 138/RA 20910028 

VOS 139/RA 20910029 

Features: 

■ House connection amplifiers for 

modern HFC networks 

■ VOS 137/RA - locally fed 

VOS 138/RA - remote-fed through 

RF input (auto-supply) 

VOS 139/RA - remote-fed 

■ State-of-the-art GaAs-MMIC technology 

■ Very high output level at a favourable 

energy balance 

■ High-efficiency switched-mode power 

supply unit 

■ New innovative operational concept: 

– Easier levelling due to rotational switch, 

wide setting range (20 dB), 

small increments (1 dB) 

– Basic configuration via bridging plugs 

– Device settings can be reproduced 

exactly 

■ Insert position for additional functions in 

forward path (e.g. de-emphasis, system 

equaliser) 

Amplifiers 


VOS 137/RA 

■ Variable interstage gain 40/34/30 dB 

using bridging plugs (delivery status: 

34 dB) 

■ Diplexer bridgeable (Band I operation 

possible without return path) 

■ Return path (active/passive/switched-off) 

with diverse built-in setting options 

■ Test sockets (F-type connectors): 

– Bi-directional on input (connectable) 

– With directional coupler on output 

■ Internal LED function display 

VOS 139/RA 

■ Surge absorbers on input and output 

■ Comprehensive remote feeding concept 

(VOS 139/RA): 

– Remote-feed current: max. 5 A 

– Remote-feed voltage: 32-65 V~ 

– Remote-feed options: 

Through RF input and output or through 

local connection (power passing) 

VOS 138/RA 


■ Conform to: EN 60728-11, EN 50083-2 

and EN 60065 

■ Die-cast housing with F-type connections 

(VOS 137/RA, VOS 138/RA) or PG 11 

connections (VOS 139/RA: cable fittings 

must be ordered separately, not included 

in delivery scope) 

■ For use in weather-protected locations 

■ The amplifiers comply with the EMC 

directive 2004/103/EC and Low-Voltage 

Directive 2006/95/EC applicable at the 

time of shipping 




Technical data VOS 137/RA - VOS 138/RA - VOS 139/RA 

Type VOS 137/RA VOS 138/RA VOS 139/RA 

Order no. 20910027 20910028 20910029 

Forward path 

Frequency range 1) MHz 47/85-1,006 47/85-1,006 47/85-1,006 

Gain dB 40/34/30 40/34/30 40/34/30 

Setting range variable attenuator dB 0-20 0-20 0-20 

Setting range equaliser 2) dB 0-20 0-20 0-20 

Setting range interstage attenuators dB 0/6/10 0/6/10 0/6/10 

Setting range interstage equaliser dB 0/6 0/6 0/6 

Max. operational level at 862 MHz 3) 

with 6-dB interstage pre-emphasis (60-dB CTB/CSO) dBµV 113/116 113/116 113/116 

Noise figure (interstage attenuation 0/6/10 dB) dB Typ. 6/7/7 Typ. 6/7/7 Typ. 6/7/7 

Number of outputs 1 1 1 

Return path 

Frequency range MHz 5-65 5-65 5-65 

Gain 

– Active dB 27-30 27-30 27-30 

– Passive dB -2 -2 -2 

Setting range input attenuation dB 0/10 0/10 0/10 

Setting range interstage attenuation dB 0-20 0-20 0-20 

Setting range interstage equalisation dB 3/6/9 3/6/9 3/6/9 

Maximum output level 

– 60 dB IMod3 (EN 50083-5) dBµV 116 116 116 

– 60 dB IMod2 (EN 60728-3) dBµV 107 107 107 

Return path system load dBµV 120 120 120 

Noise figure dB Typ. 5 Typ. 5 Typ. 5 

Input level density (CINR at 50 dB, EN 60728-3; 4.7) dBµV/Hz -10 -10 -10 

Dynamic range (EN 60728-3; 4.7) dB 17 17 17 

Test sockets 

Amplifier input (5-1,006 MHz, bi-directional) dB -20 -20 -20 

Amplifier output (5-1,006 MHz, with directional coupler) dB -20 -20 -20 

Switched-mode power supply 

Input nominal voltage V~ 230 32-65 32-65 

Typical input nominal power 4) 

– Return path passive or deactivated W 13 14 14 

– Return path active W 14 15 15

Block diagram 

Technical data VOS 137/RA - VOS 138/RA - VOS 139/RA 

Type VOS 137/RA VOS 138/RA VOS 139/RA 

Order no. 20910027 20910028 20910029 

General 


Impedance input/output Ω 75 75 75 

RF connections F-type connector F-type connector PG 11 

Test sockets F-type connector F-type connector F-type connector 

Remote feed current power rating A – – 5 

Hum modulation spacing (forward path/return path) dB – – 70/60 

Protection category II – – 

Protection category (as per EN 60529) 5) IP 54 IP 54 IP 54 

Temperature range °C -20 to +55 -20 to +55 -20 to +55 

Dimensions mm 218 x 150 x 80 218 x 150 x 80 218 x 150 x 80 

Packing unit/weight pc./kg 1 (10)/1.30 1 (10)/1.30 1 (10)/1.30 

1) Frequency range as of 47 MHz without use of return path 

2) Pivot at 862 MHz. Flat waveform from 862 to 1,006 MHz for use in 1 GHz systems 

3) To EN 60728-3; CENELEC channel plan with 42 carriers 

4) VOS 138/RA and VOS 139/RA: Input nominal power dependent on input voltage during operation through cable resistor 

5) Outdoor use only in weather-proof cabinets 

off 



UFO ® compact signal processing system 

Module carrier 

UFG 406 20610111 

Module carrier with 6 insert positions 

Features: 

■ Completely pre-assembled, with power 

supply, output coupler and cabling 

(when used in satellite reception systems, 

LNB remote feeding and input distribution 

must be disassociated) 

■ Broadband output coupler 

Technical Data UFG 406 

Type 

Order no. 

UFG 406 

20610111 


■ Possibility to install remote-feed diplexer 

WFS 31 (Order no. 21210022) and input 

splitter UFZ 300 (Order no. 20610070) 

(available separately as accessories) 

■ Active cooling of the inserted 

UFO ® compact modules through two 

extractor fans (pre-assembled, powered 

through UFG 406 power supply) 

■ Module carrier of galvanised steel, with a 

detachable, lockable front cover of coated 

aluminium 

■ For indoor installation 

■ Dimensions (W x H x D) in mm: 

430 x 345 x 270 

■ Packing unit/weight (pc./kg): 1/4.8 

Frequency Connection Current Nominal input Nominal input 

Permissible 

Mains 

range loss/ carrying voltage power 

ambient 

frequency 

(output) Impedance capacity range (max.) temperature 

(MHz) (dB/Ω) (V/A) (V) (W) (Hz) (°C) 

5-862 10/75 

5/8.0 

12.5/6.0 

31/0.15 

198-253 150 50-60 –20 to +55


8-way DVB transcoder DVB-S - FM 

UFO 313 20610076 

Features: 

■ DVB radio channel unit for insertion into 

the UFO ® compact (extension) 

module carriers UFG 3xx/4xx 

■ Transcodes eight DVB-S radio programmes 

from up to two transponders into eight 

standard FM stereo radio programmes 

■ Two inputs A/B, settable via the central 

control unit (e.g. for H/V switching) 

■ All essential transmission parameters can 

be set via the central control unit 

■ The output channels can be set individually 

■ Direct selection of TV or radio programmes 

of the received transponder as their names 

are displayed on the control unit 

Block diagram 

Technical data UFO 313 

■ Audio modes: mono, stereo 

■ The levels of both output channels can be 

set and switched off using the control unit 

■ RDS function, automatic or manual 

■ RDS function for station name display 

in RDS suitable FM receivers (standardconforming 

extraction from data stream 

or manual entry) 

■ Software updates via control unit interface 

■ Required central control unit software: 

at least V 9.50 


265 x 27 x 170 


Type 

Frequency range (MHz) 

Sum Disturbing 

Max. output 

Input Input 

Crosstalk 

distortion voltage 

Order no. level data rate 

attenuation level/setting 

Input Output attenuation ratio range 


Current 

drain 

950-2,150 87.5-108 (dBµV) (Ms/s) (dB) (dB) (dB) (dBµV) (V/mA) 

UFO 313 Ch Ch Ch Ch 

5/900 

20610076 

Ch Ch 

50-85 2-45 60 65 40 91/81-91 12.5/500 

Ch Ch Ch Ch 

31/9 




Quad DVB transcoder QPSK-PAL 

UFO 395 20610101 

Features: 

■ DVB-S channel unit for insertion into the 

UFO ® compact (extension) module carriers 

UFG 3xx/UFG 4xx 

■ Transcodes four TV or radio 

programmes from two transponders 

into four analogue PAL-TV programmes 

(2 separate front ends, four output channels, 

2 x 2 fixed adjacent channels) 

■ TV standards: B/G, D/K or I 

■ Two inputs A/B, settable via the central 

control unit (e.g. for H/V switching) 

■ All essential transmission parameters can 

be set via the central control unit 

■ Direct selection of TV or radio programmes 

of the received transponder as their names 

are displayed on the control unit 

■ Automatic format recognition (4:3 or 

16:9). In 16:9 reception optionally 

Letterbox or Pan & Scan conversion 

■ Wide-screen signalling (WSS) so that 

broadcasts transmitted in 16:9 format are 

correctly displayed on wide-screen TV sets 

(control requires software version V 9.10) 

Block diagram 

Technical data UFO 395 

Type 

Frequency range (MHz) 

Signal-to-noise Max. Video/audio Current drain 

Input Input 

ratio 

Order no. level data rate 

3) output level/ carrier level without/with 

Input Output S/N weighted setting range spacing T1/T2 UFZ 394 

UFO 395 

20610101 


950-2,150 1) 47-100/110-862 2) (dBµV) (Ms/s) (dB) (dBµV) (dB) (V/mA) 

Ch Ch 

Ch Ch Ch Ch 

1) Settable in 1 MHz steps and fine tuning through AFC 

2) Settable in the 7/8 MHz channel raster, fine tuning in the 50 kHz raster 

3) Channel unit’s intrinsic value 

■ The two output channels are fixed adjacent 

■ The levels of both adjacent channel pairs 

can be set and switched off individually 

using the control unit 

■ Digital satellite reception over the wide 

symbol rate range of 2-45 MS/s (SCPC 

and MCPC) 

■ Adjacent channel compatible 

■ Videotext and VPS insertion 

■ Audio modes: mono, stereo, dual/2-tone, 

dual-A, dual-B (if two different audio 

signals are transmitted in one audio-PID) 

■ Black screen video signal generation to 

insert a radio programme into a TV 

channel, e.g. in hotels (possible on all four 

channels; satellite signal is required for 

black screen generation) 

■ Dynamic SI data processing 

■ Software updates via control unit interface 

■ Extendable with the UFZ 394 Common 

Interface retrofit set to add two 

CA modules 

■ Required central control unit software 

version: at least V 9.50, for USW 30 

software: at least V 3.6 

■ DiSEqC functionality on input A and B, 

remote feeding max. 250 mA 

■ Ambient temperature range for 

operation in: 

– module carrier with extraction fans 

(UFG 412): –20 to +50 °C 

– (extension) module carrier without ex - 

trac tion fans (UFG 3xx): –20 to +40°C 


265 x 27 x 170 


50-85 2-45 60 95/85-95 13/20 

5/900/1,300 

12.5/750/800 

31/9/9

Compact amplifiers 


VOS 952-1G 24410098 

VOS 953-1G 24410099 

Features: 

■ Latest GaAs-MMIC technology 

■ Innovative operational concept: 

– Settings via slide switches 


exactly 

– Fewer insert cards and attenuation 

pads required 

■ Very high output level at lowest intermodulation 

products 

■ Built-in active and passive return path 

with various setting possibilities 

■ Band 1-operation possible without 

return path 

■ 15-MHz high pass can be activated 

in the return path 

■ Ingress Control Switch (ICS) 

■ Monitorable with HMS or DOCSIS (option) 


the forward path (e.g. de-emphasis) 

■ Bi-directional test socket on amplifier input 

with inductive coupling 

■ Directional coupler test socket on forward 

path output and in return path 

■ Test signals can be coupled in for the 

return path 


■ Highly efficient switched-mode power 

supply unit 

■ VOS 952-1G - locally fed, 

F-type connectors 

■ VOS 953-1G - remotely fed (auto-supply), 

F-type sockets 

■ Surge absorbers on all RF connections and 

in switched-mode power supply unit 

■ Die-cast housing 

■ Test sockets: F-type sockets 

Accessories 

■ ERZ 940 (Order no. 24510059): De-emphasis equaliser (cable simulation) 862 MHz, 7 dB fixed 

■ ERZ 630 (Order no. 24510108): Equaliser 85-630 MHz, switchable 2-18 dB in 2 dB steps 

■ ERS 800 (Order no. 24510109): System equaliser 862 MHz 

■ ERD 810 (Order no. 24510110): De-emphasis equaliser 862 MHz 

■ TVM 850/H (Order no. 26210077): Monitoring transponder HMS (frequency-agile) 

■ TVM 1000 (Order no. 26210086): Monitoring transponder DOCSIS 



Technical data VOS 952-1G - VOS 953-1G 

Typ VOS 952-1G VOS 953-1G Notes 

Order no. 24410098 24410099 

Forward path 


Locally fed Remotely fed 

Frequency range MHz 47/85-1,000 47/85-1,000 

Gain 1) dB 40-32 40-32 Interstage setting 

Amplitude response dB ± 0.5 ± 0.5 85-1000 MHz, at 25 °C 

Amplitude response (additional, from 862-1,000 MHz) dB -0.5 -0.5 at 25 °C 

Attenuation setting range dB 0-16 0-16 On amplifier input 

Pre-emphasis setting range dB 0-16 and 0/6 0-16 and 0/6 On amplifier input and interstage 

Noise figure dB 4/5/5 4/5/5 At 40/36/32 dB gain 

CTB: 60 dB/CSO: 60 dB 

Max. operational level: CENELEC channel plan 2) dBµV 112/116 112/116 (pre-emphasis 6 dB and 

gain 40 dB) 

Hum modulation ratio dB – > 60/70 

Return path 

Frequency range MHz 5-65 5-65 

Gain, switchable dB 30/21 30/21 

Frequency response dB 0.5 0.5 

Attenuation setting range dB 0-16 / 0/4/8 0-16 / 0/4/8 On input/interstage 

Pre-emphasis setting range dB 0/3/6 0/3/6 Interstage 

Ingress Control Switch (ICS) dB 8/> 40 8/> 40 Attenuated/switched off 

Max. output level at 30 and 21 dB gain dBµV 107/116 107/116 

Maximum output level dBµV 120 120 

Input level density dBµV/Hz -10 –10 

Dynamic range at 30 dB gain (5-65 MHz) 3) dB 17 17 

Dynamic range at 21 dB gain (5-65 MHz) 3) dB 25 25 

Noise figure dB 5 5 

Network Management 

60 dB IMod2/IMod3 

(EN 60728-3/50083-5) 

According to KDG 1 TS 140 

(medium system load) 

CINR at 50 dB 

(EN 60728-3/point 4.7) 

Monitorable parameters 

Test sockets 

Internal supply voltage, internal current drain, 

temperature, ICS switch 

Test socket 1 (on amplifier input) dB 20 20 

5-862 MHz bi-directional, 

internal 

5-862 MHz with directional 

coupler, external - return path 

signals can be fed in 

Test socket 2 (on amplifier output) dB 20 20 (5-65 MHz); if push-button is 

kept pressed, the incoming 

return path signal can be 

measured 

Test socket 3 (in return path) dB 10 10 

5-65 MHz with directional 

coupler, external 

1) Adjustable with 2 slide switches in 1 dB steps 

2) CENELEC: 42 channels 

3) When the 15 MHz high pass is connected, the dynamic range increases by 3 dB

Technical data VOS 952-1G - VOS 953-1G 


Type VOS 952-1G VOS 953-1G Notes 

Order no. 24410098 24410099 

Switched mode power supply 


Input nominal voltage V AC 230 38-65 

Mains frequency range Hz 50-60 50-60 

Power consumption W 11 12 

General 

Ambient temperature range °C -20 to +55 -20 to +55 

RF connections F-type socket F-type socket 

Test sockets F-type socket F-type socket 

Housing protection class (to EN 60529) IP 54 IP 54 

Dimensions (W x H x D) mm 225 × 55 × 155 225 × 55 × 155 

Packing unit/weight pc./kg 1(10)/1.8 1(10)/1.8 

Block diagram 

Return path amplifier 

active/without monitoring 

IP 54: Outdoor use in 

weather-proof cabinet 



Compact amplifiers 

Distribution network amplifiers 

VGO 939-1G 24410101 

VGF 939-1G 24410100 

Features: 

■ Frequency response up to 1,000 MHz 

■ Latest GaAs-MMIC technology 

■ Innovative operational concept: 

– Settings carried out on slide switches 


exactly 

– Fewer insert cards and attenuation 

pads required 

■ Integrated diplexers for optimised data 

■ Very high output level at lowest intermodulation 

products (also for interstage 

attenuation) 

■ Pluggable loop-through output 

■ One or two output(s) configurable 

■ Built-in active return path with various 

setting possibilities 

■ Return path can also be operated passively 

■ 15 MHz high pass can be activated in the 

return path 

■ Ingress Control Switch (ICS) 

■ Monitorable with HMS or DOCSIS 

transponder (option) 


the forward path (e.g. de-emphasis) 

■ Bi-directional test socket on the amplifier 

input 

■ Directional coupler test socket on amplifier 

output and in return path 

■ Test signals can be coupled in for the 

return path 

■ LED as function indicator 

■ Highly efficient switched-mode power 

supply unit 


■ Advanced remote power concept in the 

VGF 939-1G: 

– Newly developed remote feed coils 

– Remote feed current: 

Max. 7 A per connection, local insertion 

max. 10 A totally 

– Remote feeding possibilities: 

By choice via all RF connections 

or local connector (power passing) 

■ Surge absorber on all RF connections and 

in switched-mode power supply unit 

Accessories 

■ EBC 90-1G (Order no. 24510113): 2-way splitter 

■ EAC 93-1G (Order no. 24510115): Tap 2.5/6 dB 



Note: 

The PG 11-IEC (f) adapters are not included in the delivery scope. 

■ Power management: Unused amplifier 

stage switch-off for reduced power 

consumption 

■ Die-cast housing with PG 11 connectors 

■ Easy connection of large cable fittings 

due to extended thread distance 

■ Outdoor operation possible, 

housing protection class: IP 54 

■ Test sockets: F-type connectors (internal)

Technical data VGO 939-1G - VGF 939-1G 


Type VGO 939-1G VGF 939-1G Notes 

Order no. 24410101 24410100 

Forward path 


Frequency range MHz 85-1,000 

Gain dB 40 

Gain setting range, interstage 3) dB 32-40 

Amplitude response dB ± 0.5 85-1,000 MHz, at 25 °C 

Amplitude response (additional, 862-1,000 MHz) dB - 0.5 at 25 °C 

Attenuation setting range, at input 3) dB 0-26 

Pre-emphasis setting range, at input or interstage 3) dB 0-26 or 0/4/8 

Return loss, as of 40 MHz dB 18 -1.5/oct. 

Noise figure dB 5 at 40 dB gain 

Max. operational level: CENELEC raster 1) dBµV 116/118 

CTB: 60 dB/CSO: 60 dB 

(pre-emphasis 4 dB) 

Hum modulation ratio 

Return path 

dB – 60/70 at 7 A, 5-65/85-1,000 MHz 

Frequency range MHz 5-65 

Gain (input stage bridged), active operation dB 30 (21) 

Gain, passive operation dB –2 

Amplitude response dB 0.5 

Attenuation setting range, at input or interstage 3) dB 0/4/8 or 0-16 

Pre-emphasis setting range, interstage dB 0/3/6 

Ingress Control Switch (ICS) dB 8/> 40 attenuated/switched-off 

Max. output level at 30 and 21 dB gain dBµV 107/116 

60 dB IMod2/IMod3 

(EN 60728-3/50083-5) 

Max. output level dBµV 120 

According to KDG 1 TS 140 

(full system load) 

Input level density dBµV/Hz –8 

CINR at 50 dB 

(EN 60728-3/item 4.7) 

Dynamic range at 30 dB gain (5-65 MHz) 2) dB 18 

Dynamic range at 21 dB gain (5-65 MHz) 2) dB 25 

Noise figure 

Network Management 

dB 6 

Monitorable parameters 

Test sockets 

Internal voltage supply, internal current drain, 

internal temperature, ICS switch 

Test socket 1 (on amplifier input), bi-directional dB 20 

Possibility to feed in return 

path signals (5-65 MHz); 

Test socket 2 (on amplifier output), directional coupler dB 20 if button is kept pressed, the 

incoming return path signal 

can be measured 

Test socket 3 (in return path amplifier), directional coupler dB 10 

Attenuation relative to 

return path input 

1) CENELEC: 41 channels 

2) When the 15 MHz high pass is connected, the dynamic range increases by 3 dB 

3) Settable in 2-dB steps using slide switches 



Technical data VGO 939-1G - VGF 939-1G 

Type VGO 939-1G VGF 939-1G Notes 

Order no. 24410101 24410100 

Switched mode power supply 



Nominal input voltage VAC 230 32-72 

Mains frequency range Hz 50-60 50-60 

Max. remote feed current A – 7 per input or output 

Max. remote feed current, local insertion A – 10 

Power consumption (without monitoring) W 19 19 Return path amplifier active 

General 

Classification according to KDG 1 TS 140 D(4.4) 

Ambient temperature range °C -20 to +55 Data-conform operation 

RF connections PG 11 

Test sockets F-type connector 

Housing protection class (to EN 60529) IP 54 

Dimensions (W x H x D) mm 238 × 86 × 189 

Packing unit/weight pc./kg 1(10)/2.2 

Block diagram 

Input 

PG11 

Option 

De-emphasis 

85 - 862 MHz 

5 - 65 MHz 

passive 

active 

Loop-through 

splitter field 

internal 

Test 1 

-20 dB 

bi-directional 

Loop through 

PG11 

Option 

0/10 dB 

Attenuation 

or 

pre-emphasis 

3/0/6 dB 

Pre-emphasis 

5-65 MHz 

2/0/4 dB 6/0/12 dB 2/0/4 dB 6/0/12 dB 

2/0/4 dB 

Current 

Temperature 

Ub 

ICS 

dB 

Attenuation 

dB dB 

Monitoring transponder 

(HMS) 

TVM 850/H 

or 

TVM 1000 

internal 

Test 3 

-10 dB 

= Slide switch 

4/0/8 dB 

Interstage 

Pre-emphasis Attenuation Pre-emphasis Attenuation Attenuation 

6/0/12 dB 

dB 

Option 

30 dB 

21 dB 

switched off 

(P = 60 dBµV) 

nominal 

1/0/2 dB 3/0/6 dB 

dB 

-30 dB 

dB 

0/-8 dB / 

"off" 

Ingress 

detection 

-20 dB 

5 MHz 

15 MHz 

85 - 862 MHz 

Option 

5 - 65 MHz 

4 / 0 / 8 dB 

dB 

Attenuation 

Output 2 

PG11 

Output 

splitter field 

Output 1 

PG11 

(Return path: 

P = 70 dBµV) 

nominal 

intern 

Test 2 

-20 dB 

S10 

Return 

path 

measurement

ORA 110-RFOG 24710043 

ORA 118-RFOG 24710050 

ORA 119-RFOG 24710053 

The ORA 1xx-RFOG micro-node is designed 

for use in FTTB and FTTH networks. 

The full CATV/EuroDOCSIS frequency 

spectrum is available on the downstream 

output. EuroDOCSIS signals are transmitted 

in the upstream. 

New in this concept is that return path 

lasers are only activated if a cable modem is 

actually transmitting in the return path. 

The two main advantages offered are a 

resulting reduction in ingress and that 

optical return path fibres can be passively 

multiplexed using an optical coupler as no 

noise is accumulated. The advantage of 

having to use fewer return path receivers is 

considerable, allowing extremely economical 

network concepts to be created. 

Ideally micro-nodes should be grouped in 

multiples of 8, creating clusters of 8, 16, 24 

or 32 units. The limiting factor is here the 

attenuation of passive coupling elements 

and fibre lengths. 

The ORA 1xx-RFOG micro-node complies 

with the current, non-finalised SCTE 

standard covering RFOG. 

Optical compact receivers 

Optical micro-nodes for RFOG 

Features: 

■ Economical single-fibre RFOG micro-node 

■ Distribution of CATV frequency 

multiplex signals 

■ Ultra low-noise receiver 

■ DC light-controlled AGC 

■ Optical return path transmitter in burst 

mode as per RFOG specifications, 

DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS compatible 

■ Integrated diplex filter 65/85 MHz 

■ Optical connector: SC/APC 

■ Return path input level settable using 

bridging plugs: 75-85 dBµV, 85-95 dBµV, 

95-105 dBµV 


■ Downstream level adjustable using bridging 

plugs: 80 dBµV/96 dBµV 

■ Test socket with settable direction 

■ Available variants: 

– ORA 110-RFOG with 1310 nm 

FP laser diode, 3 dBm 

– ORA 118-RFOG with 1610 nm 

DFB laser diode, 3 dBm 

– ORA 119-RFOG, DS 1310 nm with 

1610 nm DFB laser diode, 3 dBm 




Technical data ORA 110-RFOG - ORA 118-RFOG - ORA 119-RFOG 

Type ORA 110-RFOG ORA 118-RFOG ORA 119-RFOG 

Order no. 24710043 24710050 24710053 

Forward path 

Optical data 

Frequency range MHz 85-1,006 85-1,006 85-1,006 

Optical wave length (reception) nm 1,550 ... 1,560 1,550 ... 1,560 1,310 

Photo diode sensitivity at 1,550 nm A/W 0.9 

Optical return loss dB > 45 

Equivalent noise current density, input pA/√Hz 5 

Optical input level range dBm –8 ... +0 

Nominal optical modulation index (OMI) % 4.4 

Optical interface 1 x SC/APC 

RF data 


Number of outputs 1 

Output level (1 GHz at 4.4 % OMI) dBµV 80/96 

Frequency response dB ± 1.0 

Pre-emphasis (Output: 80 dBµV or 96 dBµV) dB 3 ... 5 

Output level for CSO 60 dB according to 

CENELEC 41 (Pin = 0 dBm) for 80/96 dBµV setting 

Output level for CTB 60 dB according to 

CENELEC 41 (Pin = 0 dBm) for 80/96 dBµV setting 

dBµV 84/100 

dBµV 84/99 

Return loss (85 MHz) dB 18 -1.5/oct. 

Attenuation test socket dB 15 

Return path (general) 

RF data 

Frequency range (through diplex filter/through broadband input) MHz 5-65 


Return loss (5-65 MHz) dB 20 

Frequency response dB ± 1 

Input level for OMI 12% (bridging plug 0 dB, 10 dB, 20 dB) dBµV 80/90/100 

Return path laser Fabry-Perot laser diode DFB laser diode DFB laser diode 

Wave length return-path laser diode nm 1,310 ± 20 1,610 ± 3 1,610 ± 3 

Optical output power dBm +3 +3 +3 

Power supply 

Input voltage VAC 230 

Power consumption W 5 

General 

Housing material Zinc die-casting 

RF output F-type socket 

Dimensions (W x L x H) mm 105 x 155 x 54 

Weight kg 0.8

ORA 210-RFOG 24710057 

ORA 218-RFOG 24710055 

ORA 219-RFOG 24710056 

The ORA 2xx-RFoG micro-node is designed 

for use in FTTB and FTTH networks. 

The full CATV/EuroDOCSIS frequency 

spectrum is available on the downstream 

output. EuroDOCSIS signals are transmitted 

in the upstream. 

New in this concept is that return path lasers 

are only activated if a cable modem is 

actually transmitting in the return path. 

The two main advantages offered are 

a resulting reduction in ingress and that 

optical return path fibres can be passively 

multiplexed using an optical coupler as no 

noise is accumulated. The advantage of 

having to use fewer return path receivers is 

considerable, allowing extremely economical 

network concepts to be created. 

Ideally micro-nodes should be grouped in 

multiples of 8, creating clusters of 8, 16, 24 

or 32 units. The limiting factor is here the 

attenuation of passive coupling elements and 

fibre lengths. 

The ORA 2xx-RFoG is equipped with 

a plug-in power supply unit. 

The ORA 2xx-RFOG micro-node complies 

with the current, non-finalised SCTE standard 

covering RFOG. 

Optical compact receivers 

Optical micro-nodes for RFOG 

Features: 

■ Economical single-fibre RFOG micro-node 

■ Distribution of CATV frequency multiplex 

signals 

■ Ultra low-noise receiver 

■ DC light-controlled AGC 

■ Optical return path transmitter in burst 

mode as per RFOG specifications, 

DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS compatible 

■ Integrated diplex filter 65/85 MHz 

■ Optical connector: SC/APC 

■ Return path input level settable using 

bridging plugs: 

75-85 dBµV, 85-95 dBµV, 95-105 dBµV 


■ Downstream level adjustable using 

bridging plugs: 0 dB, 10 dB 

■ Plug-in power supply unit 

■ Test socket with settable direction 

■ Available variants: 

– ORA 210-RFOG, DS 1550 nm 

with 1310 nm FP laser diode, 3 dBm 


with 1610 nm DFB laser diode, 3 dBm 


with 1610 nm DFB laser diode, 3 dBm 




Technical data ORA 210-RFOG - ORA 218-RFOG - ORA 219-RFOG 

Type ORA 210-RFOG ORA 218-RFOG ORA 219-RFOG 

Order no. 24710057 24710055 24710056 

Forward path 

Optical data 

Frequency range MHz 85-1,006 85-1,006 85-1,006 

Optical wave length (reception) nm 1,470 ... 1,650 1,550 ... 1,560 1,310 

Photo diode sensitivity at 1,550 nm A/W 0.9 

Optical return loss dB > 45 

Equivalent noise current density, input pA/√Hz 5 

Optical input level range dBm -8 ... +0 

Max. optical input power (permanent) dBm +2 

Nominal optical modulation index (OMI) % 4.4 

Optical interface 1 x SC/APC 

RF data 


Number of outputs 1 

Output level (870 MHz at 4.4 % OMI), switchable dBµV 80/96 

Frequency response dB ± 1.5 

Pre-emphasis (Output: 80 dBµV or 96 dBµV) dB 3 ... 5 

Output level for CSO 60 dB according to CENELEC 41 

(Pin = 0 dBm) for 80/96 dBµV setting 

Output level for CTB 60 dB according to CENELEC 41 

(Pin = 0 dBm) for 80/96 dBµV setting 

dBµV 84/100 

dBµV 84/99 

Return loss (85 MHz) dB 18 -1.5/oct. 

Attenuation test socket dB 15 

Return path (general) 

RF data 

Frequency range (through diplex filter/through broadband input) MHz 5-65 


Return loss (5-65 MHz) dB 20 

Frequency response dB ± 1 

Attenuation test socket (Upstream in/out) dB 15/17 

Input level for OMI 12% (bridging plug 0 dB, 10 dB, 20 dB) dBµV 80/90/100 

Input level range dBµV 75 ... 105 

Return path laser Fabry-Perot laser diode DFB laser diode DFB laser diode 

Wave length return-path laser diode nm 1,310 ± 20 1,610 1,610 

Optical output power dBm +3 +3 +3 

Laser on/off time µs 0.95 0.95 0.95 

Power supply 

Input voltage (power-supply unit) V AC 230 

Power consumption W 5.5 

General 

Housing material Zinc die-casting 

RF output F-type socket 

Dimensions (W x L x H) mm 105 x 155 x 54 

Weight kg 0.8

DCV 8400-MGCP 26210533 

DCV 8400-SIP 26210534 

Kathreins DCV 8400 is a 

DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0-compliant eMTA. 

It is designed for DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS data 

transmission in HFC networks and for the 

provisioning of telephony services (VoIP 

over Cable). 

Equipped with dynamic 8-channel bonding, 

the cable modem reaches data rates of up to 

400 MBit/s downstream and 120 MBit/s 

upstream. The DCV 8400 automatically 

identifies if the protocol is DOCSIS or 

EuroDOCSIS, allowing easy commissioning 

without requiring manual intervention. 

The DCV 8400 allows operators to provide 

first-class Triple-Play services: Broadband 

Internet up to 400 Mbps, HD-quality videoon-demand 

and two telephone connections 

constitute a clear competitive advantage over 

Internet services offered by DSL providers. 

What’s more, the comprehensive management 

functions, telephone signalling options 

and IPv6 protocol offer the operator 

a future-proof platform for attractive, 

up-to-date services. 

The DCV 8400 is available in two variants 

(MGCP or SIP). 

Cable modems 

DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0 eMTA 

Similar to picture 

Features: 

■ Easy registration to DOCSIS or 

EuroDOCSIS-CMTS without requiring any 

special hardware/software settings 

■ Supports channel bonding of 8 downstream 

and 4 upstream channels in conformance 

with DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 3.0 

■ Data rate up to 400 Mbit/s downstream 

and up to 120 Mbit/s upstream 

■ 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet interface 

(wire-speed) 

■ Comprehensive SNMP management 

support: MIB-II, Ethernet-like MIB, 

Bridge MIB, Cable Device MIB, Baseline 

Privacy Interface MIB, RF Interface MIB 

■ Automatic switch-over to 

DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 

■ Downwards compatible to a large extent to 

DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 


■ Supports DOCSIS MIBs 1.0/1.1/2.0/3.0 

■ Support for SIP or MGCP 

(firmware dependent) 

■ PacketCable 1.5 compliant 

■ Provisioning Flows according to 

EuroPacket Cable or PacketCable 

■ Supports MTA triggered DQoS 

■ Extensive operator control via 

configuration file and SNMP v3 

■ Supports IPv4 and IPv6 addressing 


Modem, power supply unit, CD with 

instruction notes and drivers, network cable, 

RJ 11 phone cable 

■ CE and ROHS compliant 




Technical data DCV 8400-MGCP - DCV 8400-SIP 

Type DCV 8400-MGCP DCV 8400-SIP 

Order no. 

Receiver (downstream) 

26210533 26210534 

Modulation 64/256/1,024 QAM 

Frequency range DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS MHz 88 to 860/108 to 862 

Channel bandwidth DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS MHz 6/8 

Number of channels for channel bonding, downstream 8 

Data rate downstream (channel bonding of 8 channels) Mbit/s Up to 400 (Bridge Mode) 

Input level range 

Transmitter (upstream) 

dBµV Min. 46 to 75 

Modulation 

A-TDMA QPSK, 8 QAM, 16 QAM, 

32 QAM,64 QAM, 128 QAM, 256 QAM 

Frequency range DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS MHz 5 to 42/5 to 65 

Channel bandwidth kHz 200, 400, 800, 1,600, 3,200, 6,400 

Number of channels for channel bonding, upstream 4 

Data rate upstream (channel bonding of 4 channels) Mbit/s Up to 120 

Output level range 

Network characteristics 

dBµV Min. 83 ... 111 in 1 dB steps 

MAC protocol Excentis EuroDOCSIS 3.0/MCNS DOCSIS 3.0 

Application protocol 

UDP, IP, ARP, ICMP, DHCP, TP, TFTP, 

SNMP V1, V2c, V3, HTTP 

SNMP, MIB-II, Ethernet-like MIB, Bridge MIB, 

Management 

Cable Device MIB, Baseline Privacy Interface MIB, 

RF Interface MIB, DOCSIS 3.0 MIB, EPKC or PKC 

after corresponding configuration in the MIB 

Routing DNS Relay/DHCP with and without WAN connection 

DHCP server LAN DHCP with and without WAN connection 

DHCP client 

Connections 

Automatic retrieval of IP address from ISP 

LAN 

1 x GbE 10/100/1000 BaseT 

with auto-negotiation MDIX 

No. of telephony interfaces (to be used simultaneously) 2 x RJ 11 socket FXS 

To CATV network 

Telephony 

F-type socket, 75 Ω 

Standard conformance Packet Cable 1.5 

Signalling MGCP 1.0 SIP 2.0 

Voice activity detector Yes 

Comfort noise Yes 

Call detection Fax and modem identification 

Caller ID DTMF 

Echo cancellation Up to 16 ms as per G.165/G.168 

Supported codecs 

Voltage supply 

G.711, G.723.1, G.729A 

Input nominal voltage VAC 230 (external plug-in power supply unit 12 V DC, 1.0 A) 

Power consumption (operation/max.) 

General 

W < 9/< 12 

Temperature range (operation) °C 0 to +40 

Temperature range (storage) °C -10 to +60 

Humidity % 10 ... 90 (non-condensing) 

Weight g Approx. 300

“GSMA Mobile World Congress” in Barcelona 

Kathrein at the leading trade fair for mobile communications 

The “GSMA Mobile World Congress” in 

Barcelona is the absolute top event for the 

mobile communications segment. In addition 

to product innovations and seminars, this 

year’s trade fair, which covered eight halls, 

featured the latest trends the field has to 

offer. 

The congress is regarded as the leading event 

for mobile phones, mobile Internet and mobile 

applications. Up to 2007, the “GSMA Mobile 

World Congress” was known as the “3GSM 

World Congress”. This year, more than 49,000 

visitors from 200 countries took part in the 

“GSMA World Congress 2010”. The four-day 

conference and exhibition in Spain attracted 

managers of the world’s largest and most 

influential mobile communication operators, 

software companies, technology manufacturers, 

Internet businesses as well as media 

and entertainment corporations and even 

government delegations. The 1,300 exhibiting 

companies were thus able to make contacts 

with a wide variety of visitors. 

CabSAT MENA 2010 

Kathrein at media platform in Dubai 

The “CabSAT Mena” is the third largest event 

of its kind world-wide and the premier event 

for the digital media industry in the Middle 

With numerous new products, 

the Rosenheim-based antenna 

manufacturing operation 

Kathrein presented itself 

as a particularly innovative 

company. Visitors were able 

to see the evolution of the 

next generation of mobile 

communication antennas 

(for LTE 700, 800 and 2600) 

up front and get more information 

on the technology. 

Entrepreneur Prof. Dr. Anton 

Kathrein was also on site and 

had the chance to swap information 

on positive business 

developments with many 

customers and business 

partners. These included the 

management of the Turkish 

business partner Mikrolink, 

who forecast a strong growth 

in sales for 2010. 

East. The exhibition 

has been held in 

Dubai since 1995 

and is a renowned 

showcase for products 

and services 

across the field of 

digital media. 

The antenna 

specialist Kathrein 

attended the trade 

show with their 

engineers and 

representatives of 

their subsidiaries 

KATHREIN-Middle 

East, which is 

based in Dubai, 

CityCom in Amerang and TechnoTrend 

Görler in Grassau. 

In picture (from left): Sinan Yildiz (Sales Director at 

Mikrolink), Dr. Martin Schwab of Kathrein’s management, 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, Yüksel Açik 

(Managing Director at Mikrolink) and Burcin Alp 

(responsible for Kathrein at Mikrolink). 

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At the company’s exhibition stand, entrepreneur 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein (in 

picture, right) had the opportunity to greet 

His Highness, Sheikh Maktoum bin Hasher 

Al Maktoum (in picture, left), the Minister of 

Information and Communication of the Emirate 

Dubai on the Persian Gulf. 

“The markets here in the Middle East, Africa 

and South Asia are very interesting for us”, 

stated Prof. Dr. Kathrein in Dubai. 

“We succeeded in selling transmission systems 

and filters for professional antenna technology 

for radio and TV in Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, 

Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. 

We have also acquired important projects 

for 2010.” 

Over 700 exhibitors from more than 

50 countries participated in the three-day show 

held at the Dubai World Trade Centre. 


52 Fairs 

NAB in Las Vegas 

Consumer appetite clearly felt 

“The mood has swung back towards investment 

and consumption”, summarised the 

entrepreneur Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein 

at the end of the NAB in Las Vegas. 

1,500 companies from 157 countries 

exhibited at the world’s largest trade fair for 

electronic media. 85,000 people interested in 

this technology visited the Convention Center. 

Product innovations in the fields of broad - 

casting and TV antenna technology were 

exhibited at the Kathrein stand. 

Kathrein commented: “We sensed a strong 

buying motivation and we received serious 

enquiries from Brazil and Chile.” 

SIRA of Milan, another member of the 

Kathrein group of companies, also had a 

stand, and recorded useful contacts, including 

setting up an agency agreement for Taiwan. 


Amongst the numerous 

international visitors 

to the stand of the 

Rosenheim antenna 

specialist were also 

direct neighbours 

from the Bavarian 

state capital: 

Herbert Tillmann, the 

Technical Director of 

Bavarian Broadcasting 

Corpo ration, and Prof. 

Dr. Wolf-Dieter Ring, 

the President of the 

Bavarian Centre for 

New Media. 

The Grassau-based operation SCHOMANDL 

GmbH, an internationally active specialist for 

superior HF measurement technology solutions, 

landed a major deal at this year’s NAB 

in Las Vegas. 

Sales Director Wolfgang Blank: “We 

succeeded in selling over 120 MSK 200 

and 30 ADAM 3000 units to NBC, totalling 

1.5 million euros.” 

NBC, die National Broadcasting Company, 

is a US radio and TV broadcasting network. 

The broadcaster belongs to the international 

conglomerate General Electric. NBC owns 

ten TV stations in the US’ most important 

markets. 

The professional measuring systems can be 

used as laboratory equipment and to monitor 

Pictured (from left): Dipl.-Ing. Georg Klauser (Kathrein Product Manager 

for Broadcasting and TV antenna technology), Dr. Martin Schwab of the 

Kathrein Board of Directors, Thomas Langheinrich (President of the Baden- 

Württemberg State Institute for Communications), Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dieter Ring, 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein and Reiner Müller (Technical Manager of 

the Bavarian State Institute for Media). 

SCHOMANDL – HF measurement technology from the Kathrein Group 

US broadcaster places major order with the Grassau electronics specialist 

remote-controlled headends or to perform 

acceptance inspections of antenna and 

distribution systems. SCHOMANDL should be 

delivering these systems this year. 

1,500 companies from 157 countries exhibited 

their products at the world’s largest event for 

electronic media; 85,000 professional visitors 

stormed the Convention Center. 

The Grassau company sold two further 

MSK 200 units to NASA; another was built 

into a Hummer SUV for the US Coast Guard, 

right on site.

“TETRA World Congress 2010” in Singapore 

Wireless solutions for public authorities and organisations with security duties 

“TETRA has been successful everywhere, not 

just in Europe, because of the general global 

increased demand for security.” summarised 

Dipl.-Ing. Lars Goldstein from the Technical 

Marketing Department of the Rosenheim 

antenna specialist Kathrein, at the closure of 

the three-day “TETRA World Congress” in the 

“Suntec International Convention and 

Exhibition Centre” in Singapore. 

TETRA meets once a year. Last year in 

Munich, this year in the smallest state in 

South-East Asia, then 2011 in Budapest. 

75 international exhibitors, 2,000 delegates 

and visitors to the trade show together with 

congress participants from more than 60 

countries were part of this year’s gathering. 

The Rosenheim cellular radio specialists 

were supported by their colleagues from 

KATHREIN South-East Asia (Somerset West) 

and KATHREIN Indochina (Bangkok) on the 

exhibition stand. 

TETRA (terrestrial trunked radio) is a modern 

standard for digital trunked radio. Public 

authorities and organisations with security 

duties (BOS), industry, public local transport, 

“IBC 2010” in Amsterdam 

Antenna sector has overcome economic turmoil 

International trade visitors flocked to Kathrein’s stand at the “IBC 2010” 

in Amsterdam. In picture, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein (2nd from left) 

with technicians from the Romanian broadcasting company SNR and 

Dan Tomin of KATHREIN-Romania (2nd from right) located in Timisoara. 

airports and the military use this for a variety 

of cellular radio applications. 

Lars Goldstein: “The enquiries we received 

came predominantly from national police forces, 

fire brigades, ambulance services and 

emergency rescue services; there were also 

enquiries for local private TETRA networks 

from oil companies and pipeline operators.” 

“We are no longer feeling 

the effects of the 

economic crisis. The 

IBC welcomed more 

professional visitors 

than ever before and 

we are expecting 

promising projects, 

especially from 

abroad”, summarised 

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang 

Niedhammer, Export 

Sales Engineer for 

Broadcast Systems at 

the Rosenheim antenna 

specialists Kathrein, 

after attending this 

year’s “IBC” in 

Amsterdam. 

The 5-day long “Inter - 

national Broadcasting 

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The Kathrein exhibition 

stand at the “TETRA 

World Congress 2010” 

in Singapore 

As well as customers, there was interest by 

visitors from adjoining states such as Malaysia, 

Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and 

the Philippines, and also from the Middle East, 

New Zealand and Europe. Kathrein is a worldwide 

supplier of equipment required for TETRA 

networks, such as the base station antennas, 

relevant filter products and vehicle antennas. 

Convention” featured 1,300 exhibitors and was 

visited by a total of over 48,500 professional 

visitors, which is 8.7 per cent more than the 

previous year. The IBC is the largest international 

exhibition for broadcast and reception 

antenna technology. Visitors from Africa, the 

Far East, Middle East, Eastern and Southern 

Europe came to Kathrein’s stand. 

“Our innovative digital DVB-T2 broadcast 

systems for high-definition TV were a particular 

attraction for the international public”, stated 

businessman Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, 

contentedly. “We have held intense talks with 

potential customers for major projects in Great 

Britain, Finland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, 

Moldavia and Ghana.” 

In addition to latest-generation compact and 

broadband broadcast antennas, Kathrein also 

exhibited new technologies in the field of 

Internet TV as well as measuring instruments 

for radio and TV antenna technology. 


54 Fairs 

Trade show for cable, broadband and satellite 

“ANGA Cable 2010” in Cologne 

“LTE Asia 2010” in Hong Kong 

Demand for data capacity skyrockets 


“ANGA Cable” is the leading trade show 

in Europe for cable, broadband and 

satellite. For three days at the start of 

May, 395 exhibitors from 31 countries 

displayed their products and solutions in 

the fully-booked Cologne exhibition hall. 

This year there were more than 230 exhibitors 

from abroad, once again maintaining 

the international character of 

“ANGA Cable” at a high level. 

“From the viewpoints of pricing and 

technical capability, broadband cable 

networking has become a genuine alternative 

method for high-speed Internet 

access”, emphasised the entrepreneur 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein at the 

show. On the Kathrein stand, the 

Rosenheim engineers presented broadband 

communications systems, satellite 

reception technology, signal processing 

and distribution technology together with 

the associated measurement technology. 

“ANGA Cable 2010” was organised by the 

Association of German Cable Network 

Operators (ANGA) and was supported by the 

Satellite & Cable Association of the Central 

Electrical Engineering and Electronics Industry 

Association (ZVEI). Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton 

Kathrein is the German ZVEI Vice-President 

and Chairman of the ZVEI in Bavaria. 

In the photo: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein 

(centre) with the pv-b Joint Partners Thomas 

Frey (left) and Donald McLoughlin (right). 

pv-b AG (Photovoltaik Verwaltung & Betreuung 

[Photovoltaic Management and Support]) with 

its office in Starnberg sets up and operates 

photovoltaic systems in domestic houses. 

Shortly prior to “ANGA Cable 2010” Kathrein 

had become the majority shareholder in pv-b 

AG with the intention of further developing 

cooperation with the German housebuilding 

industry in this field of business. In addition 

this allows Kathrein to continue its commitment 

to regenerative energy and build on its 

ex perience of more than 40 years as a partner 

of the housebuilding industry in creating broad - 

cast reception and distribution systems, cable 

networks and telecommunications systems. 

The conclusion drawn by Dipl.-Ing. Lars Goldstein after the 

“LTE Asia” congress in Hong Kong was clear: “The introduction 

of the iPhone, Blackberry and other smartphones in Asia has 

caused the demand for data capacity to soar. The end is nowhere 

near”. 

The public of the congress, which will be relocated to the 

“Suntec Center” in Singapore next year, mainly consisted of the 

management of large-scale network operators. At the 2010 

edition, 24 exhibitors attended to 300 prospective clients; 

in 2011, a total of 500 delegates and 50 exhibitor companies 

will be admitted. 

At Kathrein’s stand, engineers from Rosenheim and employees 

of KATHREIN-China Ltd. (Hong Kong) provided guests with 

information and consulting services. Visitors included various 

local operators who all seemed to be very keen on the innovative, 

state-of-the-art antenna and filter products, which are 

becoming ever more complex. 

Goldstein: “New technologies in new frequency bands are 

urgently needed; however, the original locations are often not 

allowed to be modified optically, which means that more and 

more properties have to be covered by just one antenna.”

Hermann Gassner once again wins the Mitropa Rally Cup 

Hermann Gassner had already finished seven 

rallies in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria 

and Slovenia between late April and late 

May before heading off to Austria again 

in early June. The Castrol Rally Judenburg, 

a round of the Austrian Rally Championship, 

was the scene of the fourth round of the 

Mitropa Rally Cup. In spite of an accident, top 

pilot Gassner managed to set the overall best 

time on a special stage. In the end, the team 

placed second in this Mitropa Cup stage. 

Her mann Gassner used the “break” until the 

next run in the German Rally Championship 

to participate in the Slovenian Rally 

Cham pion ship. Thanks to a successful finish 

at the 25th AMTK Rally Velenje, Hermann 

Gassner and Karin Thannhäuser claimed 

the 2nd place overall, achieving the best international 

results up to that time this season 

with their Mitsubishi EVO X. 

At the 8th Rally Maribor, the podium was also 

just within reach. However, engine misfires 

during the last trials kept them from ranking 

third overall. After that, they set off to the 

Rally Eifel. During the penultimate round of 

the German Rally Championship, the leading 

Group-N team was set back by a damaged 

tyre and pulled off a satisfactory 5 th rank 

overall after a stunning catch-up race. Just one 

week later, the two glowed with pride after 

they claimed the overall victory at the Rally 

Baden Württemberg. This win meant important 

points for the Mitropa Rally Cup and paved the 

way for the overall lead in this Central 

European championship. 

Sometimes you fly and 

sometimes you fall - 

this was a bitter truth 

that Hermann Gassner 

and Karin Thannhäuser 

had to face at the ADAC 

Rally in Germany. 

During the last German 

round of the World 

Rally Champion ship, 

everything started off 

perfectly. After the fifth 

special stage, the 

Bavarians ranked a 

© RBHahn 

sensational fifth in the 

“Productions World 

Rally Car” (Group N) 

and this at the World Rally Championship. Yet 

during the last trial on the first day, an accident 

put an end to their aspi rations, and the two 

were forced to go home early. 

In September they headed off to Italy; not to 

relax but to take part in the Mitropa Rally Cup. 

The “Rally del Friuli Alpi Orientali” held in the 

area around Udine is notoriously long and 

© RBHahn 

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demanding. With temperatures of over 40° C 

and a deficit of almost 50%, it was a particularly 

special experience to be the first to reach 

the finish line on the famous “Piazza di Liberta” 

in Udine to the sound of the public’s applause. 

Two weeks later they took part in the 27th Rally Citta di Bassano, competing against 117 

other vehicles. The course around the Italian 

city Bassano del Grappa is 450 km long. This 

time, Hermann Gassner and Karin Thannhäuser 

had to yield to the Italian driver Pierdomenico 

Fiorese and landed second in Group N. Neve r - 

theless, the Mitropa Cup stage victory was 

claimed by the Kathrein racing and rally team. 

Gassner/Thannhäuser had already won the 

2008 ADAC Saar-Pfalz Rally, now they headed 

off to St. Wendel once again. This time, everything 

went smoothly and the duo claimed their 

third overall victory in 2010. 


56 Sponsoring 

Hermann Gassner once again wins the Mitropa Rally Cup 

Gravel roads are scarce goods in Germany. 

This fact made a start at the 11th edition of 

the ADMV Lausitz Rally an absolute must. 

With the start number 7, Gassner’s Group N 

Mitsubishi Evo X mingled with the 11 Group A 

10 vehicles, which included seven World Rally 

cars and the five-time Polish rally champion 

L. Kuzaj in a Skoda Fabia S2000 (Super 

2000). Hermann Gassner and Karin Thann - 

häuser were among the top three from the 

very start. During the last trial, however, the 

Hungarian Eric Korda drove past them in his 

substantially more motorised Subaru World 

Rally car, pushing the Kathrein racing and rally 

team from the podium. 

The traditional ADAC Drei-Städte-Rally was 

now the decisive venue for the Mitropa Rally 

Cup 2010. At the 47th edition of this rally, 

Hermann Gassner and Karin Thannhäuser 

were the yardstick by which all others were 

measured: they came, they saw, they conquered. 

With their trusty Mitsubishi EVO X, the 

duo burned all twelve best times to the 

ground, defending their previous year victory 

impressively. It was now clear: Hermann 

Gassner had won the Mitropa Rally Cup, the 

unofficial European championship for private 

pilots and amateurs, for the fourth time after 

having won in 2001, 2007 and 2008. 

What’s more, he also placed third at the ADAC 

Rally Masters 2010. 

After the rally season is over, various festive 

events and awards ceremonies are scheduled 

to take place. One of these is the KATHREIN 

masters festivity, which is the highlight of 

these events. 


© Klaus & Bea Richter 

Nevertheless, Gassner’s break won’t be very 

long; the Kathrein racing and rally team’s new 

season will kick off on 7 th January 2011 at the 

legendary “Jänner-Rallye” (January rally) 

around Freistadt (Austria). 

First WRC year of apprentice ship 

for Hermann Gassner Jr. 

Hermann Gassner Jr. showed off his driving 

talent in 2009. He not only became the 

Hermann Gassner Jr. at the WRC round in Spain 

youngest German rally champion of all time 

but also won the Mitropa Rally Cup. After these 

outstanding accomplishments, it was clear that 

this exceptional talent would test his skills 

against the world’s best drivers at the 2010 

World Rally Championship (WRC). In 2008 and 

2009, the 21-year old attracted attention at 

the WRC where he achieved top times during 

various starts. But talent alone is not enough 

to make it at a rally World Championship; 

not only are the events world-class, but the 

required budget is as well. 

Thanks to KATHREIN-Werke KG and the 

confidence placed in Hermann Gassner Jr. 

by Professor Dr. Anton Kathrein, a WRC “gift 

package” was put together for the young pilot. 

Red Bull, the ADAC-Stiftung Sport (ADAC 

sports endowment) and KATHREIN-Werke KG 

allowed the German rally talent to participate 

in six selected WRC rounds. 

As the 2010 season was intended to be a “year 

of apprenticeship”, in which “practice makes 

perfect”, top ranks were secondary. At the Rally 

Sweden Gassner “only” became familiar with 

the special stages and the terrain; in Portugal, 

however, he learned how to manage a new 

pacenotes system. 

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First WRC year of apprenticeship for Hermann Gassner Jr. 

The young Bavarian got up close and personal 

with the gear of his Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX 

during various tests. These efforts bore the first 

fruits at the ADAC Germany Rally. Gassner Jr. 

Kathrein and the Gassners: A partnership from the very start 

The KATHREIN Group has been supporting the 

Gassners from the very beginning. Hermann 

Gassner Sr. has been receiving sponsorship for 

17 years and his son Hermann Gassner Jr. for 

three years. For the globally active entrepreneur 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein it is a 

matter of course that he will continue to 

generously sponsor Germany’s most successful 

rally pilot and Germany’s most promising rally 

talent. According to Kathrein, “KATHREIN, 

BLAUPUNKT and katek are strong automotive 

partners in the Kathrein Group and thus 

predestined to be sponsors of rally sports”. 

Furthermore, regional sponsorship has a special 

meaning for the Rosenheim businessman. 

True to the motto “rooted in Bavaria, at home 

in the world”, Kathrein is dedicated to the 

financial aid of regional athletes and sports 

teams. Following their slogan “dynamic in 

technology and sports”, the innovative 

company focuses on dynamic sports, fostering 

young talents from early on. 

The Gassner family is the best example of 

this commitment. 

claimed fourth place in the Group N4 production-car 

series. The enormous importance of 

these test runs became evident at the “Rallye 

de France”. Although the German rally cham- 

© McKlein 

650 PS, two pilots, three co-pilots and a sponsor: Co-pilot Kathi Wüstenhagen, 

pilot Hermann Gassner Jr., sponsor Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, co-pilot Karin 

Thannhäuser, pilot Hermann Gassner and co-pilot Siegi Schrankl in front of the 

two current Mitsubishi rally vehicles (from left to right) . 

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pion had to deal with a number of setbacks 

due to technical problems, he still managed to 

achieve multiple top-3 times, impressing both 

competitors and sponsors. The many test drives 

allowed further perfectioning of the rally 

vehicle. The daily endurance and fitness training 

also paid off for Hermann Gassner and 

co-pilot Kathi Wüstenhagen since the training 

helped them to drastically shorten recovery 

times after exhausting rally runs. Moreover, 

they learned to manage stress and disappointment 

and that self-motivation is essential for 

every professional rally pilot. At the WRC 

round in Spain, the youngsters were particularly 

motivated and captured 13 th place in the 

overall ranking as the fastest Group N car. 

Having pulled off this flawless performance, 

a similar success at the WRC round in 

Great Britain may crown the team’s “year of 

apprenticeship” and lay the cornerstone for 

their performance at the coming World Rally 

Championship 2011. 


58 Sponsoring 

Top performance across Bavaria 

Pilot Martin Stockhammer and 

co-pilot Michaela Kusebauch 

The Kathrein racing and rally team pilots 

Martin Stockhammer and Michaela Kusebauch 

have been being sponsored by Kathrein for 

years; as a result, they are mostly at the top 

of the overall ranking at various rally events, 

in which they take part with their tuned-up 

VW Golf GTI. They are considered as Rosen - 

heim’s “flagship”, from the regional rally scene 

far up to the North Bavarian region. Due to 

their super-clean line selection and perfect 

co-ordination, the team can even defy competitors 

on unknown terrain in Northern Bavaria. 

Many overall best times and numerous class 

Sporting ups and technical downs for 

Kathrein junior pilot Florian Stix 

The 21-year old Florian Stix has been competing 

for SCUDERIA-Kathrein for six seasons. 

In 2010 he wanted to establish himself on the 

national rally scene. The promising young 


victories over the past years are proof of this. 

In addition, the four victories at the local 

KATHREIN Rally showed that the quick 

VW Golf GTI is still fully capable of competing, 

talent’s journey was marked by sporting ups 

and technical lows. In order to be able to participate 

in the National Rally 200 and in the 

rally sprint, a powerful 2-litre Group H VW Golf 

was reassembled 

over the 

winter. Although 

the new engine 

proved to be 

super-strong, 

it was not yet 

technically 

mature. Right 

before the season 

began, the 

vehicle experienced 

major 

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even under the toughest weather conditions 

and extremely slippery trials against all-terrain 

vehicles. 

engine failure, forcing Stix to start the season 

with a trusted Suzuki Swift Sport. 

At the Tiefenbach Rally he secured victory 

in his class, at the Franconian rally in Ebern 

he won, at the Rally Baden-Württemberg he 

captured second place and at the Niederbayern 

Rally he brought home the class victory. In late 

August, Florian Stix and co-pilot Ann-Kathrin 

Sperber were finally able to use the new rally 

Golf at the MSC Freilassing rally sprint and 

secured their third class victory and the sixth 

overall position.

Top performance across Bavaria 

Ludwig Holnburger wins 

KATHREIN anniversary rally 

The rally season began for Ludwig Holn - 

burger and co-driver Ina Schaarschmidt 

with a gear defect during the Taunus Rally. 

Following that, the team went to the 

scoring event at Unterland-Hohenlohe near 

Öhringen for testing purposes. With a strong 

starting field, adverse weather conditions, icy 

roads and snow drifts as well, the KATHREIN 

team achieved a praiseworthy fourth place, 

a best time in the special stage and second 

overall in the class valuation. The Easter 

Rally in Tiefenbach was then targeted in 

April. This time, the driving talents of 

Holnburger with Christina Kaiser as co-driver 

kept gathering steam under the glorious 

Easter skies to capture a place on the 

podium for the first time this season following 

six quick special stages and an overall 

result of third. The Grabfeld Rally in Sulzdorf 

took place at the beginning of July with 

unbelievably hot 37°C weather, and the 

baking temperatures witnessed 150 teams 

from all over Germany starting on the day. 

The KATHREIN team of Holnburger/Schaar - 

schmidt set highly respectable lap times to 

achieve an outstanding third position in their 

class. The team of Ludwig Holnburger/Mike 

Bonhage then tackled the Baden-Württem - 

berg Rally. 

The participants were subjected to strong 

winds and driving rain. Holnburger/Bonhage 

were in 12 th position overall following eight 

of ten special stages, and a well-timed tyre 

change to semi-slicks was rewarded with 

two top times and a commendable tenth 

place overall. Flushed with success, Holnbur - 

ger then travelled with Ina Schaarschmidt 

to the Lower Bavaria Rally at the end of 

August. Very good lap times meant that the 

pair were able to fight their way to an excellent 

eleventh position overall and second 

position in their class. In October, Holnburger 

and co-pilot Christina Kohl contested the 

KATHREIN Rally. In a state of deep concentration, 

the pair took on the ultra-quick 

special stages and achieved their master 

stroke: final victory in the anniversary event 

near to home. The highly commendable rally 

results in 2010 mean that a top result in 

the Oberlandrunden Rally Championship is 

guaranteed. 

25th edition of the KATHREIN Rally 

in and around Rosenheim 

The 25th edition of the Kathrein Rally 200 

took place in and around the outskirts of 

Rosenheim. Under balmy Autumn skies, a total 

of 93 starters were sent out onto the course 

by rally organiser Hans Steil, and the advance 

cars put on a show of motorsport highlights 

for the spectators at the anniversary rally. 

At the start: Last year’s winner, KATHREIN driver Martin Stockhammer 

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The Rosenheim DTM driver Martin Tomczyk 

with his brother Tobias as co-driver were in 

the cockpit of an Audi Sport-Quattro to 

demonstrate their skills at close range. 

In the group for drivers racing against the 

clock, the Stephanskirchen duo of Ludwig 

Holnburger and Christina Kohl from the 

KATHREIN racing and rally team with their 

Mitsubishi EVO left the competition in the dust 

on the 35 ultra-quick and highly challenging 

special stage kilometres. The result was a 

decisive overall, class and group victory for 

this category. 


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KATHREIN Historic Rally 2010 

Team victory for KATHREIN 

Classic Team 

As part of this year's anniversary KATHREIN 

Rally, the ’5th KATHREIN Historic Rally‘ took 

place at the Kathrein Plant III in the Klepper - 

straße in Rosenheim. The tough course for the 

regularity rally aiming for nominal times in 

historic vehicles passed through Tuntenhausen, 

Biberg, Rott and Vogtareuth to finish at the 

Eastern Business Park in Rosenheim on a 

town circuit cordoned off for normal traffic. 

An important part of the competition consis - 

ting of six special stages and stretching 

over five hours was to achieve four circuits 

of 1.1 km in exactly five minutes and 20 

seconds. This task was best resolved by 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein and his 

co-pilot Michael Dinzinger in an Autobianchi 

A112 Abarth, constructed in 1979, even 

though it was the smallest car in the field. 

Both drivers crossed the line with a deviation 

of merely two hundredths of a second to win 

the category. 

Overall victory this time went to the team of 

Dr. Ingrid Mackowiak and Dr. Wolfgang 

Schwegler from Augsburg ASC, but four 

KATHREIN classic teams were hot on their 

heels: Joachim Schmid/Karin Aderbauer, 

Toni Silberhorn/Ute Kubainski, Prof. Dr. 

Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein/Michael Dinzinger 

and Günther Vavrin/Hannelore Steinmüller. 

Thus team victory this year was again 

awarded to the KATHREIN Classic Team. 

© Georg Gerleigner 

A depiction of precision: Prof. Dr. Anton Kathrein, Michael Dinzinger 

and the 100 PS strong, 770 kg light and 31-year old 

Autobianchi A112 Abarth. 


After 180 km: KATHREIN-Classic 

Team once again on top 

At this year's ADAC Regensburg Classic 

Rally, put on for the seventh time and going 

over beautiful roads in the Upper Palatinate 

and the idyllic Danube and Naab river 

valleys, the KATHREIN Classic Team was 

once again able to impress with seven 

regularity tests and 12 stages against the 

clock. The team from Rosenheim under 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein confidently 

achieved first place for the team valuation 

in this traditional event. 

The KATHREIN team of Toni Silberhorn and 

Ute Kubainski were able to secure overall 

victory with a deviation of 5/100, narrowly 

beating Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Kathrein and 

Michael Dinzinger. Team success was 

underlined by fifth place overall for Christl 

Schierl/Andreas Schierl, seventh place for 

Alexandra Gaar/Dr. Hans Zielinski and eighth 

place for Joachim Schmid/Karin Aderbauer. 

In addition, nearly all individual valuations 

went to Rosenheim. The overall winners of 

Silberhorn/Kubainski managed to secure 

victory in the Electronics category and also 

group victory in the Youngtimer section. 

Schierl/Schierl won overall in the Classic 

section and group victory for Group G went 

to Kathrein/Dinzinger. 

With its team win at the ADAC Regensburg 

Classic Rally, the KATHREIN Classic Team 

was able to once again underline its leading 

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Anton Kathrein, company owner 

and head of the team, happily accepts the cup 

for first place in the team valuationin 

position in the historical section, and continues 

to confidently head the ADAC Rally 

champion ships for historic vehicles in 

Southern Bavaria. 

I M P R I N T 

This customer magazine is 

published by: 

KATHREIN-Werke KG 

Advertising department 

Anton-Kathrein-Straße 1-3 

83004 Rosenheim/Germany 

The articles in this magazine - 

except the copyrighted ones - 

may be re printed free of charge, 

provided that the source is 

indicated. 

Two copies of the reprint are 

to be sent to the address 

mentioned above. 

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