Installation Manual

FreeWave Technologies I-Series User Manual Addendum
Installation Manual
V1.0a
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B. Antenna installation requirements
This section describes what settings can be used on the I-Series transceiver if one of the
provided by FreeWave Technologies antennas is used.
B.1. “Maxrad” MSP24013MB antenna.
The gain of this antenna depends on the beamwidth selected during the installation. Below is
the table showing the dependency between the selected beamwidth of the antenna and its
gain.
Selected
Beamwidth
Gain of the antenna,
dB
45 deg 17
60 deg 16
90 deg 14
120 deg 13
Please refer to the antenna installation manual provided by “Maxrad” for the beamwidht
selection details.
Table B.1.1 and Table B.1.2 below show how the RFXmitPower settings on the radio
correspond to the EIRP of the transceiver-cable-antenna combination for the MSP24013 MB
antenna for the Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint system configurations.
Antenna gain / Beamwidth selected
17 dB / 45 deg 16 dB / 60 deg 14 dB / 90 deg 13 dB/120 deg
Cable loss, dB Cable loss, dB Cable loss, dB Cable loss, dB
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Maximum
“RFXmit Power”
settings allowed
7 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
Antenna gain / Beamwidth selected
17 dB / 45 deg 16 dB / 60 deg 14 dB / 90 deg 13 dB/120 deg
Cable loss, dB Cable loss, dB Cable loss, dB Cable loss, dB
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Maximum
“RFXmit Power”
settings allowed
4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 5 6 7 9
Table B.1.1: Maximum “RFXmit Power” settings allowed for
“Maxrad” MSP24013MB antenna when used in
Point-to-Point system.
Table B.1.2: Maximum “RFXmit Power” settings allowed for
“Maxrad” MSP24013MB antenna when used in
Point-to-Multipoint system.