Patent ID: 8559894

Claim:
A Klystron transmitter, comprising: a first Klystron tube for amplifying pulses in a first band; and universal core circuitry having a driver amplifier, an attenuator, a Klystron tube socket, and a stable oscillator (STALO) socket, the universal core circuitry compatible with a first STALO for oscillating in the first band, a second STALO for oscillating in a second band, a third STALO for oscillating in a third band, the universal core circuitry configured for connection to a second Klystron tube for amplifying pulses in the second band, and a third Klystron tube for amplifying pulses in the third band, wherein the driver amplifier is coupled to the attenuator, wherein the first Klystron tube is inserted into the Klystron tube socket, wherein the first STALO is inserted into the STALO socket, wherein the driver amplifier is configured to drive the first Klystron tube with pulses received from the first STALO, wherein the pulses received from the first STALO pass through the attenuator and are compatible with each of the first, second, and third Klystron tubes, wherein the Klystron transmitter is capable of transmitting pulses in the second band by replacing the first Klystron tube with the second Klystron tube and by replacing the first STALO with the second STALO, wherein the Klystron transmitter is capable of transmitting pulses in the third band by replacing the first Klystron tube with the third Klystron tube and by replacing the first STALO with the third STALO, wherein the first, second, and third bands are non-overlapping, wherein one of the bands is between 2.7 Giga-Hertz and 3.0 GHz, wherein one of the bands is between 3.4 GHz and 3.7 GHz, and wherein one of the bands is a C-band.