Proxim CPN 65756B Radio Antenna User Manual


 
Tsunami MP.11a Antenna Installation Guide
Appendix B. Antenna Cabling System
OUTDOOR CABLING COMPONENTS
To connect your Tsunami MP.11a hardware to an outdoor antenna installation, you will need the following
cabling components:
Surge arrestor
Low-loss antenna cables
One of the outdoor antennas described in Appendix C.
When purchasing new Tsunami MP.11a products, each of these components will be equipped with standard
N-type connectors.
When ordering separate components, for example as a spare part or replacement to previously purchased
Tsunami outdoor antenna equipment, carefully read the note on the following page to ensure that you order
components with an N-type connector that matches the other parts of your outdoor antenna cabling system.
SELECTING THE CORRECT CONNECTOR TYPE
All cabling components of the Tsunami outdoor antenna system come with standard-N type connectors as
depicted in the following table.
Table 8. Standard N-Type Connector Diagram
Cabling Component Standard-N Cabling Systems
a Pigtail attached to MP.11 1 Proprietary connector
2 Stand-N male
b Surge arrestor Reverse polarity-N female on both ends
c Low-loss cable Reverse Polarity-N male on both ends
d Outdoor antenna Reverse polarity-N female
Note that the gender of the connector is not determined by the connector’s thread, but by its center pin; a
solid center pin = male, a hollow pin = female.
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CPN 65756B Issue Date: August 2003