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RF-6000E Operations Manual
Contents — iii
Contents
Safety Precautions ................................................................................................................................................. i
Radio Frequency Radiation Hazard .................................................................................................................. i
Installation by Professionals ............................................................................................................................. i
Protection from RF Burns ................................................................................................................................ ii
Proper Disposal ............................................................................................................................................... ii
Chapter 1. Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 1
General Information ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Applications .............................................................................................................................................. 1
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 1
Functional Description ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Basic Repeater ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Amplifiers .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Directional Couplers ................................................................................................................................. 3
AGC/ALC Adjustment ............................................................................................................................... 3
Linear Gain Adjustment ............................................................................................................................ 3
Power Supply ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Alarms ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Licensing .......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Technical Specification Summary .................................................................................................................... 6
Ordering Information ............................................................................................................................... 12
System Options and Assembly Part Number .......................................................................................... 13
Technical Services ......................................................................................................................................... 38
Contacting Peninsula Engineering Solutions ................................................................................................. 38
Chapter 2. Installation Preparation ................................................................................................................... 39
Installation Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 39
Receipt and Inspection of the RF-6000E Microwave RF Repeater ................................................................ 39
Installation Equipment.................................................................................................................................... 41
Accessory Kit .......................................................................................................................................... 41
Pre-Installation Site Review ........................................................................................................................... 42
Chapter 3. Mounting the Antennas ................................................................................................................... 45
Mount Antennas ............................................................................................................................................. 45
Antenna Types ....................................................................................................................................... 45
Antenna Alignment ........................................................................................................................................ 45
Coarse Alignment ................................................................................................................................... 45
Fine Alignment using test radios ............................................................................................................. 45
Alternative Fine Alignment using repeater power measurements ........................................................... 46
Antenna Feedlines ......................................................................................................................................... 47
Feedline Installation ................................................................................................................................ 47
Lightning Protection ................................................................................................................................ 48
Sweeping the Antenna Feedlines ........................................................................................................... 48
Measuring Antenna Isolation – Decoupling .................................................................................................... 49