User Manual

Chapter 6 ● Connecting antennas
88 Release 2.0, 910056 Rev01d
The pre-assembled Rox System can be used on installations with:
• One, two, or three radio sectors. See Understanding radio sectors
on page 13.
If fewer than three radio sectors are used at a particular installation, the unused RF antenna cables
exiting through the Rox System cabinet seal must be connected to external surge suppression equipment
to prevent equipment damage from lightning strikes.
• Redundant and non-redundant Digital Module Kits.
Redundant installations use two GPS antennas; non-redundant installations use a single GPS antenna.
(See Understanding Digital Module Kit redundancy
on page 20.) In non-redundant installations, the
secondary GPS antenna cable must be connected to external surge suppression equipment to prevent
damage from lightning strikes.
The pre-assembled Rox System cannot be used for installations that have three separate RF antenna cables
for each radio sector. In this case, you must use a specially-ordered Rox System cabinet seal with nine RF
cables.
The pre-assembled Rox System is shipped fully assembled with cables that are 8 feet long, 3/8 inch or 1/2
inch in diameter, and have male N-Type connectors at both ends. See Table 20
.
NOTE
If you special ordered a Rox System cabinet seal, or assembled it
yourself, you might have a different number of cables and
different connector types.
Table 20 The standard Rox System cabinet seal assembly
Type Sector Use label
Connector
(both ends)
RF alpha Receive antenna cable α RX1 male N-type
Transmit and receive antenna cable α TX/RX0 male N-type
beta Receive antenna cable β RX1 male N-type
Transmit and receive antenna cable β TX/RX0 male N-type
gamma Receive antenna cable χ RX1 male N-type
Transmit and receive antenna cable χ TX/RX0 male N-type
GPS
not applicable primary GPS antenna cable GPS_P male N-type
secondary GPS antenna cable GPS_R male N-type