Test loop translator: Difference between revisions

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{{Short description|Type of radio frequency converter}}

{{Orphan|date=February 2015}}

[[File:Tampa Microwave Lab, Inc. LTT-03-1RU-107 Test Loop Translator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Tampa Microwave Lab LTT-03-1RU-107 Test Loop Translator with adjustable output frequency and attenuation]]

A '''test loop translator''' ('''TLT''') is a type of [[radio frequency]] converter or [[heterodyne]], used to translate between [[Telecommunications link|uplink and downlink]] segments (generally in the same band), to allow for "loop-back" testing and calibration of a satellite [[ground station]] without the need to interface with the [[satellite]].<ref name=novella>{{cite web|title=Test Loop Translator|url=http://www.novella.co.uk/test_loop_tech.htm|publisher=Novella Satcoms Ltd.|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=atlantic>{{cite web|title=Model ASC 710C Test Loop Translator|url=http://atlanticsat.com/ASC710C.htm|publisher=Atlantic Satellite Corporation|accessdate=23 February 2015}}</ref>