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  USER MANUAL 

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Printed:  00.04.11,13:13 

 

Revision Date:4/11/00 

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SPECIFICATION 

 

Frequency Bands 

403-512 MHz in 5 Bands 

Channel Spacing 

25 or 12.5 KHz 

Modulation Types 

Narrowband FM 

RF Frequency Stability 

Tracks Input Signal Exactly 

Adjacent Channel Selectivity 

60 dB Minimum 

Max. RF Output Power 

37 dBm 

RF Output Power Range 

Power can be reduced 20 dB in 1 dB Steps (AGC 

Controlled) 

RF Output Power Variation vs. Input 

(over -90 to -30 dBm) 

0 TO +1 dB 

Input Dynamic Range 

-110 to -30 dBm 

Input Sensitivity Adjust Range 

-110 to -30 dBm 

Input Hysteresis 

1 to 10 dB 

Transmit Duty Cycle 

Continuous 

Transmit Spurious Output 

-13 dBm max 

Receive Conducted Spurious Output 

-57 dBm Max 

Maximum Gain 

140 dB 

Audio Distortion & Noise 

(Narrowband FM) 

<3% Increase 

Transmit Key-Up Time 

< 2 mS 

Transmit Key-Down Time 

< 1 mS 

Group Delay 

<120 uS 

Input / Output Connectors 

SMA Connectors on back of Card-Cage 

Input / Output Impedance 

50 Ohms 

Module Power Supply Requirements 

+12V & +28V from Card-Cage Power Supply 

Module Power Consumption 

45 W Maximum 

Connections to Card-cage 

Edge Connector for Power and Data and Two 

Blind-Mate RF Connectors 

Front Panel Indicators 

Operating, Stand by, Fault, Program Mode, 

Receive, Transmit 

Module Interconnections (via Card-Cage) 

DB-15 Connector on back of Card-Cage provides 

per-Module Fault Relay, Interconnect to other 

Modules, & RS-232 connection to a PC. 

Configuration Options 

RF Modules may be configured either via the 

optional Controller Module, or via a PC and an 

RS-232 Connection via the Card-Cage. 

Module Specifications 

Summary of Contents for LINKnet OFR400 Series

Page 1: ...E R M A N U A L I N S T A L L A T I O N O P E R A T I O N I N S T A L L A T I O N O P E R A T I O N I N S T A L L A T I O N O P E R A T I O N I N S T A L L A T I O N O P E R A T I O N A N D M A I N T E N A N C E A N D M A I N T E N A N C E A N D M A I N T E N A N C E A N D M A I N T E N A N C E KAVAL TELECOM INC 60 Gough Road Markham Ontario L3R 8X7 Telephone 888 86 KAVAL Web www kaval com E mail ...

Page 2: ...ractors of the owner or licensee of this document without the prior written consent of KAVAL TELECOM INC is strictly prohibited KAVAL TELECOM INC provides this document as is without any warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness of a particular purpose KAVAL TELECOM INC may make changes or improvements in the...

Page 3: ... D Rev Page Description of Revision Date 0 All Original Release Apr 6 2000 T T T T T T T T R R R R R R R R A A A A A A A A D D D D D D D D E E E E E E E E M M M M M M M M A A A A A A A A R R R R R R R R K K K K K K K K N N N N N N N N O O O O O O O O T T T T T T T T I I I I I I I I C C C C C C C C E E E E E E E E This manual makes reference to trademarks that are the property of other companies Re...

Page 4: ... A B L E O F C O N T E N T S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 1 OFR400 MODULES 4 OVERVIEW 4 Theory Of Operation 4 MODELS 4 BLOCK DIAGRAM 5 OFR400 RF Module 5 MODULE SPECIFICATIONS 6 OPERATION 7 Software Set up 7 Power On Self Test POST 8 Normal Operation 9 OFR Drawing Sides and Top 10 ANTENNA INSTALLATION 11 ...

Page 5: ...Frequency Radio Repeaters can be combined using regular two way radio multicoupling or duplexing equipment and have input and output signal characteristics to those of regular transmitters and receivers The one special consideration in OFR systems is that of input to output antenna isolation This must be carefully engineered for each installation Standard On Frequency Radio Repeaters are designed ...

Page 6: ... with lines to all Boards Blind Mate to SMA RF Connector Blind Mate to SMA RF Connector Power Control to Backplane Gain Control Communication Interfaces Gain Control Test Oscillator Low Noise Pre Amplifier Buffer Amplifiers 2 nd Local Oscillator First Local Oscillator Buffers Filters and Linear Power Amplifier Power Circuits First Local Oscillator 2 nd IF Crystal Filter First IF Filter First IF Fi...

Page 7: ...Spurious Output 57 dBm Max Maximum Gain 140 dB Audio Distortion Noise Narrowband FM 3 Increase Transmit Key Up Time 2 mS Transmit Key Down Time 1 mS Group Delay 120 uS Input Output Connectors SMA Connectors on back of Card Cage Input Output Impedance 50 Ohms Module Power Supply Requirements 12V 28V from Card Cage Power Supply Module Power Consumption 45 W Maximum Connections to Card cage Edge Conn...

Page 8: ...0 dB 89 dB Receive Hysteresis 1 to 10 dB 2 5 dB Hang Time 0 0 to 5 0 Seconds 2 0 Seconds Time Out 0 to 600 Seconds Or none 300 Seconds Module Enabled On Off On Transmit Power Level 20 to 37 dBm Order Specific In line with the versatility of the LINKnet TM Platform it is possible to re configure the OFR400 module in the field For further information on the modification software and the PC adapter c...

Page 9: ... LED s on the front panel will flash 3 times If the LED s do NOT flash three times then remove the module check the power source and re insert the module See Installation Instructions If the card is OK the LED s will continue normally See Normal Operation If there is a fault then the Red Fault LED will remain on If this occurs contact your KAVAL TELECOM INC Service Representative See Warranty RMA ...

Page 10: ...ail This LED should be constant Amber If a Fault should occur with the primary module the Stand by unit will immediately become the primary unit at which time the Stand by LED will be turned off and the LED s will show an operating Module 3 Transmit This Green LED will be on when a signal is being transmitted 4 Receive This Green LED will be on when a signal is being received 5 Program This LED wi...

Page 11: ...LINKnet OFR400 RF MODULES USER MANUAL DCM000000019 Printed 00 04 11 13 13 Revision Date 4 11 00 10 OFR Drawing Sides and Top OFR400 Module ...

Page 12: ...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 TELECOM INC 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 LINKnet 37 dBm 28 dBm or 0 63 Watts EI...

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