VertexRSI 16.4m King-Post Pedestal refurbished
VertexRSI 16.4m King-Post Pedestal refurbished
A King Post Pedestal of a VertexRSI 16.4m was refurbished to galvanize as part of a special refurb program for the end user. Refurbishment of used Earth Stations is performed prior to ship antenna systems to the customer.
Earth Station Antenna Refurbishment protects your investment by keeping the fundamental antenna structure viable for up to 25 years or more while increasing system performance. When your antenna system reaches its end-of-life (EOL) cycle, one important decision must be made; to refurbish or install a new antenna. Our refurbishment program enables you to extend the life of your capital assets while improving system performance and significantly reducing your operation and maintenance expenses.
Improved system performance results into less downtime, more throughputs and ultimately more revenue.
Skybrokers’ technicians will inspect and provide a site-survey report prior to perform the refurbishment of an existing antenna on site.
Skybrokers delivers, installs and maintains new and used earth station antennas worldwide. We are working with professional antenna installers that have a can-do mentality and high flexible attitude. We have performed many installations, relocations and maintenance programs worldwide. We do have knowledge of almost all Earth Station Antenna systems from 3m to 16m.
Skybrokers’ Satellite Earth Station Antenna (ESA) refurbishment services on an existing antenna includes:
Pressure washing
- Reflector and sub-reflector
- Back Structure and hub (antenna-drum)
- Kingpost- or tripod mount
- AZ / EL Jackscrews with boots
- Antenna Foundations
Reflector coating
- Reflector, Sub reflector and arms primer
- Reflector, Sub reflector and arms white Diffusing Coating
- Brush & Roll-painting (for high traffic & sensitive areas)
(We are using non-ironized and non-reflective coatings).
Greasing and lubrication
- AZ & EL Jacks
- Gear Boxes and motors
- Pivot Points
(We are using the Mobile SHC-600 series Gearbox oil and LELubricants grease or equivalent).
General Maintenance
- AZ & EL Jack Boot Replacement
- Feed Window Replacement
- Motor and gear box repair
- De-ice system troubleshooting
- Antenna tuning and reflector re-alignment
Antenna Repair
- Gear Box Replacement
- AZ & EL Motor Replacement
- Reflector Panel Repair/Replace
- Antenna Control System (ACU) Troubleshooting
- Cabling Replacement
Skybrokers’ focus is on used Earth Station Antenna systems. These antennas come out of a working environment and will undergo a complete refurbishment program prior to shipping and re-installation. Our technicians are checking each part and replace it when required. This is done at one of our facilities in Europe or USA.
Our refurbishment program consists of the following activities:
Pressure washing
- Reflector and sub-reflector
- Back Structure and hub (antenna-drum)
- Kingpost- or tripod mount
- AZ / EL Jackscrews
Reflector sanding & coating
- Reflector, Sub reflector and arms sanding and primer
- Reflector, Sub reflector and arms white Diffusing Coating
- Brush & Roll-painting (for high traffic & sensitive areas)
(We are using non-ironized and non-reflective coatings).
Greasing and lubrication
- AZ & EL Jacks
- Gear Boxes and motors
- Pivot Points
(We are using the Mobile SHC-600 series Gearbox oil and LELubricants grease or equivalent).
Parts replacements
- Parts that are in poor condition or broken will be replaced
- Motors will be replaced by new and gearboxes are checked out and replaced if required
- Resolver brackets are replaced by new
- Provisioning of optional new OEM tracking packages
VertexRSI offered the full range of earth station and base station communications products and was specialized in fixed and mobile satellite communication gateways, antennas, high power amplifiers, baseband products, frequency converters, controls and microwave components. VertexRSI offered design and engineering support as preparation for the installation.
Skybrokers offers for over 10 years VertexRSI Satellite Earth Station Antennas, new as well as used. We can provide turnkey solutions, refurbishment and upgrades. We supported several clients with new and used antennas, such as the VertexRSI 3.8m, VertexRSI 6.3m, VertexRSI 6.1, VertexRSI 7.2m, VertexRSI 8.1m and VertexRSI 9.3m.
The company was founded in 1973 and operated from 2004 till 2019 as subsidiary of General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies, a USA based business unit of General Dynamics C4 Systems, operating as General Dynamics Mission Systems. VertexRSI was owned by Tripoint Global, a privately held company in New York who bought Vertex in 1999 from Vertex Corp. Tripoint Global was composed that time of RSI, Prodelin, Gabriel Electronics & Microwave and CSA Wireless Communications. Tripoint Global merged Vertex with RSI to become VertexRSI. GDSatcom acquired Trpoint Global in 2004.
In 2019 VertexRSI (GDSatcom) was acquired by CPI, Inc.