User's Guide

PureWave Quantum 6600 Installation Guide v2.1
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5.2 Connecting the Antennas to the Base Station
The base station has six N-type antenna connectors that must be attached to each installed antenna
using high-quality coaxial cable, as discussed in Section 4. The number of connectors/adapters used
should also be minimized as they are especially lossy. Most industrial-grade antennas, including all
PureWave antennas, utilize N-type connectors. Regardless of the antenna-side connector type, it is
important to obtain or construct cables with the correct respective terminal types and of the correct
length to avoid the need for additional connectors or adaptors.
Figure 13 shows the N-type connectors on the back of the PureWave 6-Port Antenna Panel. The arrows
represent the relative polarization of each antenna. Note that each adjacent connector corresponds to
alternating +45 or -45 degree polarized antennas. If alternative cross-polarized antennas are utilized
then it is recommended that they be arranged and labeled in an analogous manner. If vertically
polarized antennas are used then it is still recommended that they be linearly labeled consecutively (i.e.,
ANT-1 next to ANT-2 next to ANT-3, etc).
Figure 13: PureWave 6-Port Antenna Panel Connectors
Prepare and run 6 low loss coax cables from the base station to the antenna. Starting at base station
ANT-1 and continuing to ANT-6, connect each base station (or surge arrestor) connector to the
corresponding port number on the installed antennas. All antenna ports must be connected.
Finally, weatherproof every connector. Please refer to Appendix A for a general discussion and
guidelines on weatherproofing connections.
Thorough weatherproofing of all connections is extremely important to ensure long-term
base station operation as well as validation of the warranty.