I got this thing today. Here's some pics of it. http://s251.photobucket.com/user/DogTi/library/time?sort=3&page=1
Can anyone tell me anything significant about it? I know less than nothing as I'm real new to this. It came with a Alcatel Lucent 26dB antenna, pipe mount and a couple of SMB pigtails. I have a couple of SMB to BNC connectors I can use easier for the antenna and 10MHz out. I looked at the PS circuit and indeed pins 1 and 4 on the back connector that are isolated from ground go directly to the AC input of a bridge, so it looks like one could put about anything on the input in either polarity. I made a drawing of the input circuit. I wonder if I could put AC on it? I've got a 19.5VDC 4A brick I may try unless someone tells me not to. Otherwise I can make up a 24 to 48VDC supply. Instead of buying the $6 connector I think I'll just push some #20 wires into the pins and fasten them down somehow. Looks like 1a,b,c,d are one side and 4a,b,c,d are the other. The connector looks unsexed, but I suppose this unit just pushes into a rack so it doesn't matter. I'll install the antenna and feed, not sure what I'm going to use for cable, I have a bunch of RG-8X and also some 75 ohm tv stuff, but how to get the 75 ohm stuff to the N connector on the antenna and the SMB on the unit. I have an N to BNC and maybe I can just rig some BNC connectors on the 75 ohm stuff. I suppose I should check the feed line for shorts or opens before I hook anything up to anything. Should I check the unit antenna input for +5V before I connect the antenna, the antenna instructions says it takes +5DC bias for the active antenna? Will the antenna be high enough just above the peak of the roof, above that is about another 50' of a couple of oak trees right above and to the north? I could put it on the deck but not as high, but it gets out from under the oak trees a bit and has a real good southern view, I'm not sure where these birds are. Suggestions welcome. I'm going out to get the feed line ready. We're leaving in another hour or so, so I don't have much time to play with this thing. Should I get the LH and com port working before I get too far or should I just plug this thing together and see what happens? Dave N3DT _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
