User's Manual Part 1

Antenna Cabling

DRAFT

1X SC480 BTS Hardware Installation, Optimization/ATP, and FRU

Jun 2004

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Cable Labels

The cable designations are referenced to Table 3-1 in the “Cable

Description” area of this chapter.

Required Cables

Table 3-2 provides the quantities and descriptions of the cables.

Table 3-2: Cables Needed for Antenna Connections

Cable Qty. Part Number Description

B 1 to 4* Andrew

LDF4–50

Customer Supplied

Antenna Cable, 800 MHz, 10 m (31 ft.)

* Four cables are required if a cCLPA is used, otherwise, two are needed for the BTS only.

Antenna Cable Pin and Signal

Information

The antenna cabling uses a 50–Ohm coaxial cable. The inner conductor

provides signaling and the outer conductor provides shielding and

ground.

Figure 3-1: Antenna Cabling Details

OUTER

CONDUCTOR

INNER

CONDUCTOR

ANTENNA CABLE (COAXIAL)

CONNECTOR

Table 3-3: Pin and Signal Information for Cable B (Antenna Cable)

Antenna Inner Conductor Outer

Conductor

B TX/RX Ground

A RX Ground