ɪt hɐz mˈoːɹ dˈeɪɾə ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən kəpˈæsᵻɾi ðɐn ðə nˈuː nˈoːɹʃə æntˈɛnə, sˈɪns ɪt ɹᵻsˈiːvz ænd tɹænsmˈɪts ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən ɪnðə kˈɑː bˈænd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn.ˈeɪt θˈɜːɾi tˈuː.θɹˈiː ɡˈɪɡəhˌɜːts æz wˈɛl æz ɹᵻsˈɛpʃən ɪnðɪ ˈɛks bˈænd.
It has more data acquisition capacity than the New Norcia antenna, since it receives and transmits information in the Ka band (31.8 - 32.3 GHz) as well as reception in the X band.