Microlynx M4000 is a modular HF transmit-site architecture for over-the-horizon radar, combining waveform generation, 3–30 MHz amplification and filtering, GPS references and Windows-based control. It scales from one to 64 four-kilowatt transmitter modules; each four-kilowatt unit occupies 19U. The M4100 generator converts stored I/Q waveforms to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude and phase shading. PrairiesCan’s C$2 million repayable project supports polar radar amplifier reliability and sustainment. These are transmitter building blocks whose radar coverage depends on the wider system.
Technical detail
Core features
3–30 MHz HF transmit chain with four-kilowatt amplifier modules
One to 64 modules; 19U per four-kilowatt transmitter
M4100 I/Q waveform conversion and amplitude/phase shading
M4500 GPS-disciplined 10 MHz and one-pulse-per-second references
M4600 Windows monitoring, scheduling and time-stamped logs
HF radar
Power amplifiers
POTHR
Waveform generation
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Over-the-horizon radar
Arctic domain awareness
Early warning
Remote sensor infrastructure
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Published modular product architecture supported by an identified amplifier-improvement programme. Supplier mismatch-tolerance and system-performance statements need configuration-specific acceptance evidence; no standalone radar detection range is established here.
Commercial availability
Microlynx offers M4000 configuration and engineering customization directly. Establish antenna/load interfaces, waveforms, timing, cooling, power, site environment and sustainment responsibility before procurement.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
High-frequency over-the-horizon radar transmission systems could support remote sensing and early-warning infrastructure; this is a derived fit rather than a deployment statement.
This is a reviewed public-source assessment. It is not procurement eligibility, endorsement, customer interest, or classified demand.
Original sources 2 linked records
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · core features
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · summary
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · summary
Microlynx's M4000 system integrates waveform generation, high-power amplification, filtering, communications and control for high-frequency over-the-horizon radar transmit sites.
Supports: Capability · core features
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · core features
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · core features
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · name
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Capability · core features
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Mission area · Arctic Domain Awareness
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Mission area · Arctic Domain Awareness
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Mission area · Arctic Domain Awareness
High-frequency over-the-horizon radar transmission systems could support remote sensing and early-warning infrastructure; this is a derived fit rather than a deployment statement.
Supports: Mission area · Arctic Domain Awareness
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
Supports: Mission area · Arctic Domain Awareness
Microlynx M4000 is a 3–30 MHz HF transmit-site system scaling from one to sixty-four 4 kW transmitters; a 4 kW unit uses 19U. M4100 converts stored I/Q data to RF and controls one to four transmitters with amplitude/phase shading; M4500 provides 10 MHz and 1 PPS GPS references; M4600 is a Windows control/logging console. These transmitter specifications do not establish a complete radar system detection range.
PrairiesCan’s May 12, 2026 backgrounder awards Microlynx C$2 million repayable to improve high-power RF transmit-amplifier reliability and availability for Polar Over the Horizon Radar, with reduced northern sustainment as the project purpose, not an awarded prime radar contract.
Supports: Capability · maturity
PrairiesCan’s May 12, 2026 backgrounder awards Microlynx C$2 million repayable to improve high-power RF transmit-amplifier reliability and availability for Polar Over the Horizon Radar, with reduced northern sustainment as the project purpose, not an awarded prime radar contract.
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