Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide
- Important Safety and Compliance Information
- 1 Before You Begin
- 2 CCU/Repeater Basics
- 3 Planning a CCU/Repeater Installation
- 4 Installing the Collector or Repeater
- 5 Battery Care and Maintenance
- A Detailed Collector or Repeater Specifications
- B Port and Protocol Requirements
- C Status and Diagnostics
- D Changing the Repeater Password
- E Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure
- Anritsu Site Master Calibration
- Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 915 MHz Antenna
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
- Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form
- Itron ChoiceConnect 915 MHz Antenna Specifications
- Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
- Sample Sweeps Output
- F Grounding Specifications
- Understanding Grounding and Bonding
- Exterior Grounding System Design for Concentrators
- Equipment Buried Ground Ring
- Chemical Ground Rod Installation
- Itron Concentrator Equipment
- Installing Coax Ground Kits
- Collector Sites with Indoor Itron TCU / CCU Equipment
- Grounding Rooftop Network Devices
- Down Conductor Installation
- Cold Water Pipe Option
- Building Steel Option
- Antenna and Coax Grounding - Rooftops
- Grounding antennas on rooftops
- Cable Tray Grounding
- Water Tower Grounding
- New Wooden and Concrete Antenna Poles
- Equipment Shelter Grounding
- Repeaters on Communication Tower Sites
- Repeaters on Rooftops
- Multiple Story Site Ground System
- Down Conductors Installation - Building / Shelter Penetrations
- Down Conductors Installation - Limits of Bend Radius
- Down Conductors Installation Connection Methods
- Cable Entrance Facilities
- Clamp-On Ground Resistance Testing
- Understanding Party Responsibilities
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UV Stable Light Gray Fiberglass Radome
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Hard-Coat Anodized Mounting Base
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Galvanized Mounting Hardware
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Removable Drain Plug for Upright or Inverted Mounting
Technical Data
Maximum Power: 250 watts Nominal Impedance: 50 ohms
Radome Material: Pultruded fiberglass (2” outside diameter) ESD Protection: DC grounded
Rated Wind: 125 mph Termination: N female bulkhead
Mounting Hardware: BAM1005 or MMK5 (Included)
The following illustration shows the antenna's electrical specifications:
The following illustration shows the antenna's mechanical specifications:
Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table
Coaxial Cable Return Loss/VSWR
Make Cable Model Return Loss (dB) VSWR (max.)
Andrew 7/8" Heliax LDF5-50A -24.5 1.13:1
Andrew 1-1/4" Heliax LDF6-50A -24.5 1.13:1
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CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide E Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure