MARK900 Marker Beacon(MB)
一、Business
“Bright Aviation”provides equipment supply, installation and commissioning, technical guidance, flight check ground commissioning, panel repair, factory training, after-sales service, technical consultation, spare parts support, equipment failure repair, optimization adjustment and periodic patrol inspection and other turnkey projects.
二、Overview
1. Marker Beacon(MB) provides airport approach flights with a distance indication information from the relative position of runway threshold.
2. Classification of Marker Beacon: Inner Marker Beacon, Middle Marker Beacon and Outer Marker Beacon.
3. The installation position of MB is shown in the figure below.
三、Appearance
MB Equipment Main Cabinet
3 Element Yagi Antenna (Applicable To Inner And Middle Marker Beacon)
Y-Type 4 Element Yagi Antenna (Applicable To Outer Marker Beacon)
四、Electrical
1. Carrier frequency: 75 MHz.
2. Output power: 0.1 ~ 4W (0.1W step adjustable ).
3. Frequency stability: ± 0.0002%.
4. Frequency control: frequency synthesizer.
5. Coverage: Meet ICAO Annex 10.
6. Primary Power:110 ~ 220V AC±15%,45 ~ 63 Hz,single phase.
7. Standby Power:24V DC backup battery, working for at least 4 hours.
Equipment Type | Carrier Frequency | Modulation Frequency | ID code signal | Distance From Runway Entrance | Coverage Width | Onboard Indicator Light |
Inner Marker Beacon | 75MHz | 3000 Hz | Send 6 consecutive beeps per second.“• ”。 | 300m | 150±50m | White Light |
Middle Marker Beacon | 75MHz | 1300 Hz | Every second, alternate between tapping the dots with a "• -", at 6:00 in the first second and 2 in the second. | 1050m | 300±100m | Amber Light |
Outer Marker Beacon | 75MHz | 400 Hz | Send 2 consecutive "-" beats per second. | 7000m | 600±200m | Blue Light (Purple Light) |
五、Mechanical
3. Weight:10kg.
4. Dimensions: 13.4 (H) * 60 (W) * 20 (D) cm, standard 3U chassis.
六、Environmental
1. Temperature: indoor -10°C ~ +50°C, outdoor -50°C ~ +70°C.
2. Relative humidity: indoor 0 ~ 95% (non condensing);outdoor 0 ~ 100% .
3. Altitude: 0 ~ 4500m MSL.
4. Work cycle: continuous unattended.
5. Wind speed conditions: the outdoor antenna can work normally when the wind speed is up to 161 km/h and the antenna icing is 1.5 cm thick.
七、Equipment List
No. | Name | Model | Qty/Unit | Remarks |
1 | MB Main Cabinet | MARK900 | 1 Set | Dual transmitters, dual monitors, and dual power supplies. |
2 | Remote Controller | / | 1 Set | Remotely monitor and control the working status of MB equipment. |
3 | Transmitting Antenna | / | 1 Set | Depending on the type of equipment, 1 single Yagi or 1 double Yagi antenna (optional). |
4 | Monitoring Antenna | / | 1 Set | 1 single Yagi antenna. |
5 | Rf Cable | / | 2 Set | 1/4 hard fed RF cable, with a single length of 20 meters. |
6 | Obstruction Light | / | 1 Set | / |
7 | Antenna Support Rod | / | 1 Set | The bracket height is available in 3 meters, 4 meters, and 5 meters (customizable), including embedded parts for the bracket. |
8 | Other Accessories | / | 1 Set | / |
八、Standards
1. CAAC,《Aeronautical radio navigation aids Part 1:Technical requirements for Instrument landing system (ILS)》, MH/T-4006.1-1998.
2. CAAC,《Electromagnetic environment requirements for aeronautical radio navigation stations》, GB 6364-2013.
3. CAAC, 《Specification for aeronautical communication navigation and surveillance station siting criteria - Part 1: Navigation》, MH/T 4003.1—2021.
4. CAAC,《China civil aviation instrument landing system classⅡoperation regulations, CAAC order No. 57.
5. ICAO, Annex 10, Aviation Telecommunications, Volume 1, 《Requirements for Radio Navigation equipment》.
6. ICAO, Document 8071, Volume 3,《 Test Manual for Radio Navigation equipment》, (1972).