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DCM000000018 

 Kaval Telecom Inc. 

v 

1 FCC 

NOTICE 

 

 
 

 

NOTE: 

 
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a 
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are 
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when 
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment 
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed 
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful 
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a 
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user 
will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. 
 
 
 
 
 

WARNING: 

 
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Kaval Telecom Inc. 
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for BDA1300

Page 1: ...Document Number DCM000000018 Rev 0 Issue March 21 2000 Copyright 2000 Kaval Telecom Inc All Rights Reserved 1 1A 1200 0BB4 01 BDA1300 BI DIRECTIONAL AMPLIFIER UHF 403 512 MHz EQUIPMENT MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...d including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness of a particular purpose Kaval Telecom may make changes or improvements in the equipment software or specifications described in this document at any time and without notice These changes will be incorporated in new releases of this document This document may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors K...

Page 3: ...L SETTING 4 14 4 6 BDA PER CHANNEL POWER DE RATING AGC THRESHOLD SETTING 4 15 5 BDA ENCLOSURE INSTALLATION 5 16 5 1 PREPARATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF BDA ENCLOSURES 5 16 5 2 MOUNTING THE BDA ENCLOSURE 5 16 5 3 CONNECTING THE COAXIAL CABLES 5 16 5 4 BDA ENCLOSURE OUTLINE 5 21 5 5 RF AND POWER CONNECTIONS 22 5 6 CONNECTING THE POWER CABLES 23 5 7 SECURING THE DOOR 23 6 ANTENNA INSTALLATION 24 7 BD...

Page 4: ... environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense WARNING Change...

Page 5: ...pensate for the system loss line amplifier is the best device for the job Line Amplifiers provides amplifications of RF signals to recover signal loss contributed by radiating cable and other system components Figure 1 1 shows an example of a subway tunnel RF distribution system using Line Amplifiers The system consists of Line Amplifiers strategically inserted between radiating cables As the RF s...

Page 6: ...signal and outgoing uplink signals The in building distribution antenna system comprises of Coaxial cable Signal taps splitters and antennas to extend coverage on every floor basement and underground parking garage 2 4 BDA Off the Air Drawing This distributed antenna system is based on Kaval s patented Tapped Radiator RF signal distribution approach The technology makes use of coaxial cable with S...

Page 7: ...onitoring and settings for the BDA 2 Duplexers D1 D2 Pass the Downlink frequency band to the mobile antenna and the Uplink frequency band to the donor antenna and provide the isolation between the Uplink and Downlink frequency bands 2 Amplifiers A1 A2 Amplify the Uplink and Downlink signals 2 Isolators C1 C2 as required Provide consistent matching for amplifier output 1 Power Supply Operates on 12...

Page 8: ...f 51 3 2 BDA1300 Block Diagram with Controller D1 D2 DL Booster UL Booster DC Power Supply BDA Controller AC Junction Box LEGEND AC Power connection DC Power connection RF connection Alarm control connection Donor Mobile AC input C1 C2 C1 C2 will be added as required ...

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Page 10: ...val Telecom Inc Page 3 10 of 51 3 4 BDA1300 Block Diagram without Controller D1 D2 DL Booster UL Booster DC Power Supply LEGEND AC Power connection DC Power connection RF connection Donor Mobile AC input C1 C2 C1 C2 will be added as required ...

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Page 12: ...t 10 dBm without damage Electrical Specifications Primary Voltage 120 230VAC 10 50 60Hz Primary Power 180 VA Secondary Power Two 12 VDC Sealed Lead Acid Batteries 10 100 AH Battery Backup Time Boosters only 20 AH 4 hrs Typical Charge Time 10 AH Approx 6 hrs 100 AH Approx 48 hrs Typical Charge Current from BDA Controller is 3 Amps Maximum The BDA will shut down for Battery Voltages below 21 VDC Con...

Page 13: ...Telecom Inc Page 4 13 of 51 4 2 BDA1300 Series Model Chart Model Frequency MHz Maximum Gain IP3 dBm DL UL dB Digital Gain Adjustment dB DL UL BDA1300 xBB4 A TBD TBD 40 16 45 45 BDA1300 xBB7 A TBD TBD 70 32 45 45 BDA1300 xBB8 A TBD TBD 80 32 45 45 ...

Page 14: ...dynamically to maintain this composite power level by limiting strong signal levels which could cause excessive intermodulation For example if the AGC limit is set for 25 dBm and the gain of the unit is set for 40dB then the AGC circuit will begin to attenuate composite incoming signals at 25dBm 40dBm 15dB composite power input The AGC circuit will maintain this composite power limit even if the i...

Page 15: ... 7 17 0 25 5 8 16 2 25 2 9 15 4 24 9 10 14 7 24 7 11 14 1 24 5 12 13 6 24 4 13 13 1 24 2 14 12 6 24 1 15 12 2 24 0 16 11 8 23 8 17 11 4 23 7 18 11 1 23 6 19 10 7 23 5 20 10 4 23 4 21 10 1 23 4 22 9 8 23 3 23 9 6 23 2 24 9 3 23 1 25 9 1 23 1 26 8 8 23 0 27 8 6 22 9 28 8 4 22 9 29 8 2 22 8 30 8 0 22 8 31 7 8 22 7 32 7 6 22 7 64 3 6 21 7 Note Above levels are established with AGC disabled De ratings ...

Page 16: ...re that the unit is mounted in the upright position as indicated by the upright Kaval logo and the door hinge on the left side of the housing Using four mounting lugs on the enclosure see figure 3 1 as a template insert four bolts to the wall Make sure the bolts are capable of supporting at least 70 lbs BDA Enclosure can be mounted as described below 1 Raise the BDA enclosure so that the BDA enclo...

Page 17: ...BDA1300 Equipment Manual DCM000000018 Kaval Telecom Inc Page 5 21 of 51 5 4 BDA Enclosure Outline ...

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Page 19: ...ions Connecting power cables can be done as follows 1 Locate the AC on off switch inside the BDA enclosure Turn the switch to the OFF position 2 The BDA enclosure can be grounded by connecting a No 6 copper grounding wire to the grounding stud located on the bottom of the BDA enclosure 3 Connect the eight pin connector on the power cable to the AC INPUT connector located on the bottom of the BDA e...

Page 20: ...stem with Signal Taps at various points connected to the fixed mounted Indoor Antennae This is shown in the figure in the Introduction The Indoor Antennae are simple 1 4 Wavelength 0 dB Gain types They are used with Kaval 12 16 or 20 dB Cable Taps As such the maximum EIRP will be at the first Tapped Antenna which will be 12 dB below the maximum signal level of the BDA1300 25 dBm or 0 32 Watts EIRP...

Page 21: ...Operation The BDA Controller is a microprocessor based part of a Kaval BDA that provides password protected keypad entry of all system parameters including digital gain control module fault monitoring and battery backup control It interfaces to the 28 VDC Power Supply the optional 24 VDC Battery both monitoring transferring and charging control signals to the amplifiers and provides monitored DC p...

Page 22: ... Downlink Amplifier is enabled and has an overcurrent undercurrent or internal fault DNLINK PA Lights if the Downlink PA is enabled and has an overcurrent undercurrent or internal fault UPLINK AGC Lights to indicate that an Input Signal of sufficient strength is present to cause the AGC circuit if enabled to act to reduce gain The level at which AGC action occurs is not a fixed signal level It dep...

Page 23: ...or Status The controller should display BDA OK otherwise it would display Fault and the appropriate fault descriptions 7 5 Setting BDA Operating Parameters Before allowing the operator to change operating parameters at the Main Menu the controller will ask the operator to enter a three digit Password The controller will skip the Password section if the field password is set to 0000 disabled To ent...

Page 24: ...he AGC setting is from 0 to 255 Refer to Table 2 1 for desired AGC level and FIELD SETTINGS MAIN MENU PROGRAMMING GUIDE to set AGC parameter value 1D Downlink AGC Set AGC based on number of channel for Downlink The AGC setting is from 0 to 255 Refer to Table 2 1 for desired AGC level and FIELD SETTINGS MAIN MENU PROGRAMMING GUIDE to set AGC parameter value 1E Backup Power This parameter can be set...

Page 25: ...top row shows abbreviated names for the amplifiers as follows U A is the abbreviation for Uplink Amplifier U PA is the abbreviation for Uplink Power amplifier D A is the abbreviation for Downlink Amplifier D PA is the abbreviation for Downlink Power amplifier The bottom row shows the current being drawn by each amplifier in Amps or the status of the amplifier Each amplifier will display one of 4 p...

Page 26: ...ault then a Password Entry Screen appears The Adjust Buttons are used to scroll to the desired password digit value Pressing SELECT will enter the digit and move the cursor to the next digit When the third digit is entered and the Password is correct the Main Menu becomes available and is displayed If an incorrect Password is entered then the message Wrong Password appears for a few seconds and th...

Page 27: ...nything but 0000 disabled user cannot access any Main Menu without entering the correct Field Password Backup Power Main Menu This Menu allows the user to configure the BDA for backup power functionality If a battery is select in the Field Settings as backup power then this main menu category must be programmed as follows Low Voltage 24 0 indicates voltage at which Warning is displayed Warn Voltag...

Page 28: ...ntries include System Loss indicates insertion loss of the duplexers Enable Int Fault not used Interlock indicates action to be taken by other amplifiers if this amplifier fails Min Current indicates minimum normal operating current in Amps Max Current indicates maximum normal operating current in Amps Gain indicates amplifier max gain configuration in dB Enable enables disables amplifier Redundan...

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Page 44: ...er that digit and move to the next digit The controller will display the Field Settings Main Menu once all three digits were entered correctly 2 Press SELECT to get into Field Settings submenu displaying the first entry Uplink Gain 3 Use the ADJUST the button to scroll up to Downlink Gain 4 Press SELECT to edit this parameter 5 Use ADJUST to change the Downlink Gain to the desired x dB value Then ...

Page 45: ...er spares of each of the active BDA component parts and a Portable Radio to monitor off the air signals There is no requirement to have any test equipment to accomplish most service repairs All BDA component parts have been designed for reliable long life operation The BDA Controller performs ongoing extensive built in diagnostics Corrective action can often be taken without detailed technical kno...

Page 46: ...off wait for 1 minute then turn it on again to clear DC power supply internal thermal fuse that has tripped 3 Turn Power switch of BDA controller off and on again AC power and or Battery backup power if present has been lost Status LEDs are lit No Yes Yes Replace BDA Controller Note the new Controller should be programmed with the same settings as that of the existing controller prior to replaceme...

Page 47: ...ted or broken Suspected broken or faulty cables should be disconnected and reconnected to see if the Fault clears 2 Clear all Faults Under Current The Fault clears Yes Replace the Faulty Component Yes Replace over heating component or any failed cooling Fans 1 Make sure any ventilation openings are not blocked 2 Clear all Faults The Fault clears Yes No No Yes End Troubleshooting Yes 1 TROUBLESHOOT...

Page 48: ...ate or improper operation of any Kaval product or product accessory Specifically excluded from this warranty is any claim of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or application This warranty is void if the product has been subject to misuse neglect accidental damage damage of a cosmetic nature misapplication extreme environmental conditions unauthorized repair or alteration Customer...

Page 49: ...e returned for repair by the following procedures Contact Kaval Telecom Inc at 1888 86 KAVAL for a Return Materials Authorization RMA number Please provide serial number and model number Ship the defective part prepaid in the original shipping box to Kaval Telecom Inc ATTN Returned Part RMA number XXXX 60 Gough Road Markham On L3R 8X7 Canada ...

Page 50: ...ries Parts ordering information Parts and accessories for the BDA may be purchased by contacting Kaval Telecom Inc at 1888 86 KAVAL for prices and delivery When ordering a replacement part please provide model number serial number and software version number See BDA Controller Settings As Built list ...

Page 51: ...tion system to the portable mobile radio equipment Interlock BDA controller function that allows the user to select from Amplifier or PA menu which modules are to be disabled in the even that component Amplifier or PA has a fault Line Amplifier Bi directional amplifier that provides amplifications of RF signals to recover signal loss contributed by system components such as radiating cable splitte...

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