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Falcon 15 ST is a FM broadcast digital processor based on 3-Bands audio architecture.

Falcon 15 ST is the smallest of Axel Technology's processor family: its flexibility and user friendly interface make it suitable for radio broadcasting, advertisement splitting, web or pod casting, etc...

Falcon 15 ST is the easiest choice for broadcasters who claim performance and reliability in one affordable box.

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Falcon 15 ST is a FM broadcast digital processor based on 3-Bands audio architecture.

Falcon 15 ST is the smallest of Axel Technology's processor family: its flexibility and user friendly interface make it suitable for radio broadcasting, advertisement splitting, web or pod casting, etc...

Falcon 15 ST is the easiest choice for broadcasters who claim performance and reliability in one affordable box.

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GENERAL FEATURES
- Weight: Around 4.5 Kg
- Dimensions: 1 rack unit, 352 x 483 x 44 mm
- AC Rate: 220 Vac / 110 Vac
- Preset curves: 30, factory programmed

ANALOG STEREO AUDIO INPUT
- Conversion. 24 bit
- Connector Type: XLR female el. balanced
- Max Input Level: + 20 dBu
- Level Range: -12 dBu to 12 dBu (1 dB step)
- Impedance: 600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed
- AGC Range +/- 20dB (Sensitivity Relative)

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT (optional)
- Connector Type: XLR el. bal. + optical Tos link
- Formats: AES/EBU, SPDIF
- Sampling Rates: 32 KHz / 44.1 KHz / 48 KHz / 96 KHz
- Configuration: automatic selection and jitter correction
- Input Sensitivity: 200 mVpp
- AGC Range: 0 to -20dBFs  

AGC OPERATION
- AGC Speed: 0 to 6 dB/sec (adjustable - 0.2 dB step)
- AGC Hold time: Selectable, from 0 to 3 sec
- AGC Max Gain: Selectable 8, 10, 12, 15 or 20 dB  

PROCESSING
- N° of Bands: 3 (Bass, Mid, High)
- N° of presets: 30
- BASS Compress.: THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 80ms, REL Time: 250ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- MID Compressor: THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 30ms, REL Time: 90ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- HIGH Compress.:THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 10ms, REL Time: 50ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- Broadband Limiter: ATCK Time: 5ms, REL Time: 50ms Applied to high frequencies band
- Dynamic expander (noise gate): Gate threshold adjustable between - 51dB and - 80dB Expansion ratio 2 : 1 (fixed)

STEREO AUDIO OUTPUT (ST version only)
- Connector Type: XLR male el. balanced
- Conversion: 24 bit
- Impedance: 600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed
- Level: - 10 dBm to +14 dBm (0.5 dBm Step)

REMOTE CONTROL
- Serial Ports: 2 RS232 SubD 9P optically decoupled
- Baud Rate: 19200 Baud

LOW PASS 15 KHz INPUT FILTER
- IIR 8Th-Order-Elliptic , 15KHz / -0.1dB, 17KHz / -60dB

BY-PASS MODE AGC Off, Gain Ofst 0dB,Out Lvl 0dB
- Frequency Resp.: 30 Hz-15 KHz (+/- 0.1 dB)
- Output Noise: -90 dB (A-weighted)
- THD: 0.01%
- PassBand Ripple: +/- 0.1 dB

SIGNAL PROCESS FILTERS
- LP 400Hz: IIR 2th Order-Butterworth
- BP 400Hz-5Khz: IIR 4th Order-Butterworth
- BP 5Khz-15Khz: IIR 4th Order-Butterworth
- High Fr. Denoiser: Threshold Adjustable –51 to -80 dB

MPX OUTPUT (FM version only)
- Conversion: 24 bit
- Pilot Frequency: 19 KHz ± 1 Hz
- Pilot Injection: –15.5 to –25.0 dB (0.1 dB step) (from 5.6 % to 16.8 %)
- Pilot Phase: Adjustable +/- 12 degrees (1 dB step)
- S/N: >85 dB
- Stereo Separ.: 55 dB Typical on the whole band
- Crosstalk M / S: 60 dB
- Crosstalk S / M: 60 dB
- 38 KHz Suppr: Less than measurable level
- MPX out level: -9.0 dBm to + 15.0 dBm (0.1 dBm Step)
- Output Imped.: 600 Ohm
- Output Connector: BNC floating over chassis, EMI supp.
- Pilot ref. output: TTL Level Wave
- Preemphasis: 50 / 75 usec

GENERAL FEATURES
- Weight: Around 4.5 Kg
- Dimensions: 1 rack unit, 352 x 483 x 44 mm
- AC Rate: 220 Vac / 110 Vac
- Preset curves: 30, factory programmed

ANALOG STEREO AUDIO INPUT
- Conversion. 24 bit
- Connector Type: XLR female el. balanced
- Max Input Level: + 20 dBu
- Level Range: -12 dBu to 12 dBu (1 dB step)
- Impedance: 600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed
- AGC Range +/- 20dB (Sensitivity Relative)

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT (optional)
- Connector Type: XLR el. bal. + optical Tos link
- Formats: AES/EBU, SPDIF
- Sampling Rates: 32 KHz / 44.1 KHz / 48 KHz / 96 KHz
- Configuration: automatic selection and jitter correction
- Input Sensitivity: 200 mVpp
- AGC Range: 0 to -20dBFs  

AGC OPERATION
- AGC Speed: 0 to 6 dB/sec (adjustable - 0.2 dB step)
- AGC Hold time: Selectable, from 0 to 3 sec
- AGC Max Gain: Selectable 8, 10, 12, 15 or 20 dB  

PROCESSING
- N° of Bands: 3 (Bass, Mid, High)
- N° of presets: 30
- BASS Compress.: THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 80ms, REL Time: 250ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- MID Compressor: THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 30ms, REL Time: 90ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- HIGH Compress.:THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 10ms, REL Time: 50ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- Broadband Limiter: ATCK Time: 5ms, REL Time: 50ms Applied to high frequencies band
- Dynamic expander (noise gate): Gate threshold adjustable between - 51dB and - 80dB Expansion ratio 2 : 1 (fixed)

STEREO AUDIO OUTPUT (ST version only)
- Connector Type: XLR male el. balanced
- Conversion: 24 bit
- Impedance: 600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed
- Level: - 10 dBm to +14 dBm (0.5 dBm Step)

REMOTE CONTROL
- Serial Ports: 2 RS232 SubD 9P optically decoupled
- Baud Rate: 19200 Baud

LOW PASS 15 KHz INPUT FILTER
- IIR 8Th-Order-Elliptic , 15KHz / -0.1dB, 17KHz / -60dB

BY-PASS MODE AGC Off, Gain Ofst 0dB,Out Lvl 0dB
- Frequency Resp.: 30 Hz-15 KHz (+/- 0.1 dB)
- Output Noise: -90 dB (A-weighted)
- THD: 0.01%
- PassBand Ripple: +/- 0.1 dB

SIGNAL PROCESS FILTERS
- LP 400Hz: IIR 2th Order-Butterworth
- BP 400Hz-5Khz: IIR 4th Order-Butterworth
- BP 5Khz-15Khz: IIR 4th Order-Butterworth
- High Fr. Denoiser: Threshold Adjustable –51 to -80 dB

MPX OUTPUT (FM version only)
- Conversion: 24 bit
- Pilot Frequency: 19 KHz ± 1 Hz
- Pilot Injection: –15.5 to –25.0 dB (0.1 dB step) (from 5.6 % to 16.8 %)
- Pilot Phase: Adjustable +/- 12 degrees (1 dB step)
- S/N: >85 dB
- Stereo Separ.: 55 dB Typical on the whole band
- Crosstalk M / S: 60 dB
- Crosstalk S / M: 60 dB
- 38 KHz Suppr: Less than measurable level
- MPX out level: -9.0 dBm to + 15.0 dBm (0.1 dBm Step)
- Output Imped.: 600 Ohm
- Output Connector: BNC floating over chassis, EMI supp.
- Pilot ref. output: TTL Level Wave
- Preemphasis: 50 / 75 usec

GENERAL FEATURES
- Weight: Around 4.5 Kg
- Dimensions: 1 rack unit, 352 x 483 x 44 mm
- AC Rate: 220 Vac / 110 Vac
- Preset curves: 30, factory programmed

ANALOG STEREO AUDIO INPUT
- Conversion. 24 bit
- Connector Type: XLR female el. balanced
- Max Input Level: + 20 dBu
- Level Range: -12 dBu to 12 dBu (1 dB step)
- Impedance: 600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed
- AGC Range +/- 20dB (Sensitivity Relative)

DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT (optional)
- Connector Type: XLR el. bal. + optical Tos link
- Formats: AES/EBU, SPDIF
- Sampling Rates: 32 KHz / 44.1 KHz / 48 KHz / 96 KHz
- Configuration: automatic selection and jitter correction
- Input Sensitivity: 200 mVpp
- AGC Range: 0 to -20dBFs  

AGC OPERATION
- AGC Speed: 0 to 6 dB/sec (adjustable - 0.2 dB step)
- AGC Hold time: Selectable, from 0 to 3 sec
- AGC Max Gain: Selectable 8, 10, 12, 15 or 20 dB  

PROCESSING
- N° of Bands: 3 (Bass, Mid, High)
- N° of presets: 30
- BASS Compress.: THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 80ms, REL Time: 250ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- MID Compressor: THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 30ms, REL Time: 90ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- HIGH Compress.:THR: related to the chosen Preset ATCK Time: 10ms, REL Time: 50ms Compr. Ratio: 1:INF
- Broadband Limiter: ATCK Time: 5ms, REL Time: 50ms Applied to high frequencies band
- Dynamic expander (noise gate): Gate threshold adjustable between - 51dB and - 80dB Expansion ratio 2 : 1 (fixed)

STEREO AUDIO OUTPUT (ST version only)
- Connector Type: XLR male el. balanced
- Conversion: 24 bit
- Impedance: 600Ohm / 10KOhm EMI -suppressed
- Level: - 10 dBm to +14 dBm (0.5 dBm Step)

REMOTE CONTROL
- Serial Ports: 2 RS232 SubD 9P optically decoupled
- Baud Rate: 19200 Baud

LOW PASS 15 KHz INPUT FILTER
- IIR 8Th-Order-Elliptic , 15KHz / -0.1dB, 17KHz / -60dB

BY-PASS MODE AGC Off, Gain Ofst 0dB,Out Lvl 0dB
- Frequency Resp.: 30 Hz-15 KHz (+/- 0.1 dB)
- Output Noise: -90 dB (A-weighted)
- THD: 0.01%
- PassBand Ripple: +/- 0.1 dB

SIGNAL PROCESS FILTERS
- LP 400Hz: IIR 2th Order-Butterworth
- BP 400Hz-5Khz: IIR 4th Order-Butterworth
- BP 5Khz-15Khz: IIR 4th Order-Butterworth
- High Fr. Denoiser: Threshold Adjustable –51 to -80 dB

MPX OUTPUT (FM version only)
- Conversion: 24 bit
- Pilot Frequency: 19 KHz ± 1 Hz
- Pilot Injection: –15.5 to –25.0 dB (0.1 dB step) (from 5.6 % to 16.8 %)
- Pilot Phase: Adjustable +/- 12 degrees (1 dB step)
- S/N: >85 dB
- Stereo Separ.: 55 dB Typical on the whole band
- Crosstalk M / S: 60 dB
- Crosstalk S / M: 60 dB
- 38 KHz Suppr: Less than measurable level
- MPX out level: -9.0 dBm to + 15.0 dBm (0.1 dBm Step)
- Output Imped.: 600 Ohm
- Output Connector: BNC floating over chassis, EMI supp.
- Pilot ref. output: TTL Level Wave
- Preemphasis: 50 / 75 usec

AUX INPUTS (1 and 2) (MPX version only)
- Connector Type: floating BNC, EMI suppressed
- Impedance: 10KOhm
- Input Level: - 40 to 0 dBm
- Purpose: SCA, RDS inputs

RDS / RBDS CODER (FM version only)
- Supported Standards: RDS (Radio Data System), conforming to the standard CENELEC EN50067 RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) conf. to the standard NRSC
- Standard coding methods: PI, TP, TA, M/S, RT, PSN, PTY, DI, AF (8 lists)
- Custom coding methods: PS Sequence (up to 8 messages), PS Scrolling (up to 32 characters)
- RDS subcarrier freq.: 57 kHz +/- 3 Hz
- RDS output level Adjustable from – 44.0 dB to – 20.0 dB (0.1dB/Step)
- Synchronization To internal 19Khz pilot tone

  • F15 manuel utilisateur FRA rel 1.8b.pdf - 1.37 MB
  • Falcon15_Brochure ENG - ITA.pdf - 1.48 MB
  • Falcon 15 FM & ST - User Manual ENG rev. 1.8b.pdf - 1.66 MB
  • Manuale FALCON 15 ITA 1.8b.pdf - 1.27 MB
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