Operating instructions
1. Installing the antenna amplifier
In principle the antenna amplifier should be
positioned as near as possible to the antenna or
screwed directly to the antenna. The AB 1036 is
equipped with an adapter thread for 3/8" and 5/
8" x 27 G - thread for fixing to tripods and
traverses etc. The plastic reducer isolates the
housing and thus prevents any humming noises
from disturbing the transmission.
2. Cascade connection of
antenna amplifiers
Cascade connection of antenna amplifiers is
required for cables of more than 50 m in length.
For example, if the length of the cable is 1OO m,
one amplifier should be positioned right next to
the antenna and an other inserted at the 50 m
point in the cable. The switch for feeding the
supply voltage through is accessible when the
amplifier has been opened by unscrewing the
tube (Fig. 1 ). The switch is then set at position
The antenna amplifier AB 1036 is designed for one channel within the frequency range 138 - 250
MHz (AB 1036-9) resp. 470 - 960 MHz (AB 1036 TV) and serves to compensate for level losses,
which the antenna signal undergoes on the signal path through damping of the antenna cable. The
signal amplification is >10 dB. This can, for example (at 800 MHz), compensate the damping of an
approx. 50 m long cable of the type RG 213. If a higher signal amplification is required, two antenna
amplifiers can be connected in cascade. The AB 1036 is supplied via the antenna cable from the
receiver EM 1036. Please bear in mind that the supply voltage for the antenna amplifier has to be
switched on inside the receiver. With the amplifier connected in cascade the supply voltage is feed
through by activating a switch located inside the amplifier housing. A maximum of two antenna
amplifiers can be powered from the receiver. External supply from 11 - 24 V DC-sources is also
possible should there be more than two amplifiers connected in cascade.
A red LED serves as battery control. RF-input and RF-output are equipped with coaxial N-connectors.
Technical Data
Frequency range
138 - 250 MHz ( AB 1036-9)
450 - 960 MHz ( AB 1036 TV)
Gain
≥
10 dB, typ. 12 dB
Bandwidth (
±
1 dB)
3 - 16 MHz adjustable ( AB 1036-9)
8 - 24 MHz adjustable ( AB 1036-TV)
Dimensions in mm
127 x 51 ø
Weight
570 g
Subject to alternations
1 (Fig. 2). With two amplifiers cascaded this
switching is to be performed on the amplifier
whose output is connected to the EM 1036.
3. Adapter thread
The thread can be adjusted from 3/8" to 5/8" x
27 G by removing the reducer.
Instructions for use
