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Issue 4.0
17th June 2009
CONTENTS
DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................................................3
WARNING.........................................................................................................................3
1
INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................4
1.1
GENERAL ......................................................................................................................... 4
SPECIFICATION.........................................................................................................8
MAINTENANCE ..........................................................................................................9
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Disclaimer
Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation and publication of this document, errors in
content, typographical or otherwise, may occur. If you have queries regarding its accuracy
please contact RSI at the address shown on the title page.
With a policy of continual improvement RSI reserves the right to alter specification without
notice.
Warning
WARNING
On NO account should a TETRA terminal be connected to the
th
Receive Only 5 Port as serious damage WILL occur.
WARNING
The 5 dB attenuator switches should not be operated while the
TETRA units are active as damage may occur
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Introduction
1.1
General
The TETRA Antenna Combiner is designed to work with the Gemini survey tool allowing up to
four TETRA class 3 (3W) radio terminals to be connected to a single antenna whilst meeting all
ETSI requirements for isolation between radio terminals so that each may be operated
independently with no degradation in performance caused by the other terminals.
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The combiner also includes a RECEIVE ONLY port with 0dB loss to the antenna. This is suitable
for connecting to a measuring / monitoring receiver or similar and MUST NOT be attached to a
TETRA terminal.
The following diagram shows how the TETRA Antenna Combiner is connected:
Antenna
12V DC Power
Combiner Configuration
When using class 3 (3W) radio terminals, the combiner will simulate the following:
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
Model A
(5dB switches in
for ports 3 & 4)
Class 3 Vehicle
Radio
Class 3 Vehicle
Radio
Class 4
Handportable
Radio
Class 4
Handportable
Radio
Model B
(5dB switches in
for all ports)
Class 4
Handportable
Radio
Class 4
Handportable
Radio
Class 4
Handportable
Radio
Class 4
Handportable
Radio
External attenuators may be added between the radio terminal and the combiner to simulate
building attenuation.
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Combiner Design
2.1
Overview
When operating TETRA radio terminals in close proximity there are several mechanisms by
which one terminal can affect the performance of another terminal. Although the TETRA system
utilises Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) there is a possibility that one of the radio units
may transmit at the same time as another co-located unit is attempting to receive. The 4 main
mechanisms that can cause problems are:
2.1.1 Blocking
This occurs when a transmitter is operating close to a receiver although they may be several
MHz apart in frequency, the transmitter saturates the receiver front-end and causes desensitisation.
The ETSI required specification is for a signal more than 500kHz from the received signal to be
no greater than 25 dBm when measured at the receiver port. (en 300 392-2 para. 6.5.1.2)
The output from the transmitter is 3 W i.e +34 dBm, therefore at least 59 dB isolation is required
between the ports at the transmit frequency is required to avoid desensitisation
The combiner typically achieves a figure of around 64 dB or better attenuation.
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Specification
Frequency:
Tx 380-385MHz, Rx 390-395MHz
Tx Insertion Loss:
Model A:
Model B:
Ports 1 & 2:
Ports 3 & 4:
All Ports:
0dB
11dB
11dB
Rx Gain:
>60dB
>65dB
>+58dBm
Blocking:
(1dB change in 80dBm wanted
interferer 1MHz away)
-30dBm
VSWR:
1.5:1
BNC
th
Receiver Only 5 Port:
TNC
Power Supply:
Model A:
Model B:
Dimensions:
11-15V @ 15A
11-15V @ 1A
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Maintenance
The Antenna Combiner should be fully re-calibrated every 12 months.
It is recommended that every 3 months or more often if the Combiner has been used in a
vehicle a lot that the top cover should be removed and all RF connectors should be carefully
tightened by hand (do NOT use a tool to over-tighten the connectors).
It is recommended that the following functional checks are made every week:
1) With the combiner installed in a survey vehicle and connected to the Gemini survey tool,
park the survey vehicle in an open area away from any buildings and at least 250m from
any TETRA base transmitters.
2) Put each TETRA radio into engineering mode so that the RSSI is displayed.
3) Connect the survey antenna direct to the TETRA radio antenna. Make a note of the RSSI
and the serving base LAC
4) Connect the survey antenna to the Combiner antenna port, connect the TETRA radio to
the relevant port connector and make a note of the RSSI, ensuring that the serving base
LAC is the same as before.
5) Confirm that the difference between the two RSSI measurements is within +/- 2dB of the
expected loss for each port.
Note that the above functional test can produce misleading results if the survey antenna is not
correctly tuned (i.e. it is not a good 50ohm impedance).
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