Airorlite Communications 50289BA8480UL Uplink Booster Amplifier User Manual Revised

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Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc. Client: Airorlite Communications, Inc.

360 Herndon Parkway Model: 50289 Bi-Directional Booster

Suite 1400 Standards: FCC Part 90

Herndon, VA 20170 FCC ID: UT650289BA8480UL

http://www.rheintech.com Report Number: 2007151B

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Appendix J: Manual

Please refer to the following pages for the manual.

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8Channel400MHzBi‐Directional

BoosterAmplifier

Model50289‐BA‐8‐PA

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OperationsandInstallation

InstructionManual

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AIRORLITEUNCONDITIONALLYGUARANTEESTHEMERCHANDISEPROVIDEDAGAINSTDEFECTSOFANYKIND

INCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,DEFECTSINOPERATION,DESIGN,MATERIALS,ANDWORKMANSHIPFORTWO

YEARSFROMTHEDATEOFDELIVERY.AIRORLITEISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORANYEQUIPMENTREPAIREDOR

ALTEREDBYPERSONSNOTAUTHORIZEDBYAIRORLITEORNOTINACCORDANCEWITHINSTRUCTIONSFURNISHED

BYAIRORLITE.AIRORLITEISNOTRESPONSIBLEFOREQUIPMENTRENDEREDDEFECTIVEASARESULTOFMISUSE,

IMPROPERREPAIR,ORABNORMALCONDITIONSOFOPERATION,NORDOESAIRORLITEASSUMEANYLIABILITYFOR

ANYCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGECAUSEDBYSUCHEQUIPMENT.

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SERVICECONTRACTSORCUSTOMERASSISTANCEAGREEMENTSAREAVAILABLEFORAIRORLITEPRODUCTSTHAT

REQUIREMAINTENANCEAND/ORREPAIR.AIRORLITEALSOHASSERVICEANDCONSULTATIONCONTRACTSFOR

ENTIRESYSTEMCONFIGURATIONS.

SYSTEMSPECIFICATIONS

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Description SPECIFICATIONS

FrequencyRange470‐490MHz

OutboundSignal‐Uplink(#ofchannels=8)

(Uplinkchannelcardscanbeprogrammedtothesefrequenciesonly)

InboundSignal‐Downlink(#ofchannels=8)

(Downlinkchannelcardscanbeprogrammedtothesefrequenciesonly)

ChannelBandwidth(Uplink/Downlink) 25kHzNominal

ChannelSpacing 25KHz

RFFrequencyAccuracy Tracksinputsignalexactly

AdjacentChannelSelectivity 70dB@±17.5kHzFc

RFOutputPower(Downlink) +25dBm/carrier,minimum

RFOutputPower(Uplink) +26dBm/carrier,minimum

VariationofOutputPowerw/InputLevel +0,‐1.0dBineitherdirection

MaximumPassbandRippleAcrossFullBand 2dB

MaximumPassbandRippleAcrossany100kHzsegment 0.1dB

AmplifierInputPorts(nodamage) 0dBm

PropagationDelay <120microseconds,maximum

Intermodulation/CrossmodulationDistortionatFullOutputPower ‐60dBc

ChanneltoChannelIsolation ‐70dBm

MinimumHighBandSignaltoproduce+25dBmoutputtoRadiatingAntennaCable ‐90dBm

MinimumLowBandSignaltoproducefulloutput ‐90dBm

AGCControlRange(Uplink&Downlink) +80dB

DutyCycle Continuous

RFSpuriousOutput,lessthan470MHz,butgreaterthan500MHz ‐60dBc,Maximum

RFSpuriousOutputforfrequenciesrangingfrom500‐1000MHz ‐85dBc,Maximum

OperatingTemperatureRange ‐20°Cto+60°C

SystemNoiseFigure <9dB

Input/OutputImpedance 50Ohms,nominal

Input/OutputVSWR 1.35:1,worstcase

Input/OutputConnectors Type“N”Female

InputPower 95‐132VAC,45‐64Hz

Amplifiersareunconditionallystableunderalloperatingconditions

Alarm

Losso

PowerSupp

y,DC

Changeincurrentdrawof+/‐20%for

eachinternalamplifier

470‐480MHz,480‐490MHz

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BASICCONNECTIONDIAGRAM

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BASICCONNECTIONDIAGRAMKEY

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IDItem1Item2

W1DownlinkPowerAmpOutputDownlinkRadiator

W5DuplexerAntennaPort"OfftheAir"Antenna

W6DuplexerDownlinkDownlink8WaySplitter

W7DuplexerUplinkUplinkPowerAmplifierOutput

W9Uplink8WaySplitterUplinkRadiator

W10Uplink8WayCombinerUplinkPowerAmplifierInput

W14Downlink8WayCombinerDownlinkPowerAmplifierInput

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TheBasicConnectionDiagramshownabove,istheproperwaytheBDAshouldbeconnected

andonceupandrunning,requireminimaltononemanualconfiguration.Connectionsbetween

cabinetsaremadethroughN‐Bulkheadconnectorslocatedonthetopofeachcabinet.All

programmingandadjustingisdonethroughthesoftwareandthismanualprimarilydealswith

thistopic.

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ThecomputerrunningthesoftwareisconnectedviaanRS232serialcabletoeachchannelcard

inthemannershownbelow.

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MAINSCREEN

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Belowisthemainworkingscreenusedtoconfigurethechannelcardsettings.

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Theprimaryfieldsaddressedare:

• CommunicationConnection

• TimeOutTimer

• ModeSetting

• KeyOnDelay

• KeyOffDelay

• Attenuation

• SettingaFrequency

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COMMUNICATIONCONNECTION

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Thissoftwareautomaticallycheckstheconditionofitscommunicationwiththeintended

channel.Eachmessageisacknowledgedanddisplayedinthemessageboxatthebottomofthe

screen.Ifthesoftwaredoesnotreceivearesponsefromthechannel,awarningmessageis

displayed,“NORESPONSEFROMUNIT”.

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TIMEOUTDURATION

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Thetime‐outdurationishowlongachannelcanbeheldopen(keyedon)foraretransmission.

Aninadvertentorintentional“keyandhold”actionwithoutanyvoicecommunicationwillnot

disablethechannelbecauseofthisfeature.Thetime‐outdurationcanbeupsetfrom1second

to99seconds1secondintervals.Thetime‐outdurationcanbedisabledbysettingitto00,

whendisabled,thechannelwillkeycontinuouslywiththepresenceofareceivedsignal.

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SETTINGATIME‐OUTTIME

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Tosetatime‐outtime,clickonthetextbox“TimeOutTimer”andenterthedesiredtime‐out

timeupto99secondsthenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickon

the“ReadButton”andthedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththechannelsetting.

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MODESETTING

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ThechannelmodemaybesettoeitherINHIBIT,CONTINUOUS,CARRIERDETECToroptional

TONEDETECT.IntheInhibitmode,thechannelisoffandwillnotkeyon.Inthecontinuous

mode,CW,thechannelisalwayskeyedandcontinuouslytransmitting.Inthecarrierdetect

mode,CD,thechanneliskeyedonlywhentheincomingsignalstrengthisabovethefactoryset

thresholdlevel.NormaloperationwillbeinCDmode;continuousmodeisnormallyusedfor

testing.

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CHANGINGTHEMODE

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TochangetheMode,clickthedesiredfunctionboxonModeSelectiononthemainscreen.

Thenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickonthe“ReadButton”and

thedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththemodesetting.

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KEYONDELAY

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Thekeyondelayisadelaydurationbetweenthedetectionofcarrierdetectandthe

transmitterkeyon.Thekeyondelaydurationcanbeupsetfrom0to99milliseconds1

millisecondintervals.

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SETTINGKEYONDELAY

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Tosetatime‐outtime,clickonthetextbox“KeyOnDelay”andenterthedesireddelayupto

99millisecondsthenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickonthe

“ReadButton”andthedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththechannelsetting.

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KEYOFFDELAY

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Thekeyoffdelayisadelaydurationbetweenthereleaseofcarrierdetectandthetransmitter

keyoff.Thekeyoffdelaydurationcanbeupsetfrom0to99milliseconds1millisecond

intervals.



SETTINGKEYOFFDELAY

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Tosetatime‐outtime,clickonthetextbox“KeyOffDelay”andenterthedesireddelayupto

99millisecondsthenclick“SendButton”nexttothebox.Toverifythesetting,clickonthe

“ReadButton”andthedisplaywillbeupdatedwiththechannelsetting.

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ATTENUATION

WithhighRFreceivelevels,aninputattenuatorcanbeset0to15dBin1dBsteps.

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SETTINGATTENUATION

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TosetAttenuation:clickthefunctionwindowAttenuationonthemainscreen.Clickonthe

scrollbarnexttothetextbox,ascrolldownlistofavailableattenuationsettings.DoubleClick

theondesiredsetting.

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SETTINGAFREQUENCY

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The8ChannelBDAisshippedwith8Uplinkfrequenciesand8Downlinkfrequencies.Theuser

canprogramanycardtoanyofthese8specifiedfrequencies.

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TosetfrequencyclickthefunctionwindowFrequencySettingonthemainscreen.Clickonthe

scrollbarnexttothetextbox,ascrolldownlistofavailablefrequencysettings.DoubleClick

theondesiredsetting.

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FCCCOMPLIANCEANDRFEXPOSUREINFORMATION

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ThisproductiscertifiedbytheFCCascompliantwithCFR.47Part90.Anychangesor

modificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto

operatetheequipment.



TocomplywithFCCRFexposurerequirements,antennasthataremountedexternallyat

remotelocationsoroperatingnearusersatstand‐alonedesktopofsimilarconfigurationsmust

operatewithaminimumseparationdistance,determinedatthetimeofsitelicensingfromall

persons.

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ForDownlinkoperation,theminimumsafedistancefromtheantennais20cm.ForUplink

operation,theminimumsafedistancefromtheantennais60cm.



Note:ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigital

device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable

protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,

uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe

instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.Operationofthis

equipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterferenceinwhichcasetheuserwill

berequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceatthisownexpense.

Airorlite Communications 50289BA8480UL Uplink Booster Amplifier User Manual Revised

Airorlite Communications, Inc. Uplink Booster Amplifier Users Manual Revised

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