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Eclipse2 UHF / VHF / 800MHz Base Station Technical Manual 3 August 2012...
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Due to our policy of continuous improvement of our products and services, technical specifications and claims that were correct at time going to print maybe subject to variation without notice. RF Technology has endeavoured to ensure that the information in this document is correct, but does not accept liability due to typographical, omissions or other errors or subsequent modifications of the product.
Voltage regulators .......................... 13 RF modules ..........................13 TX module ............................14 RX module ............................. 14 Field alignments ..........................15 Specifications .............................15 Description ..........................15 Channel Capacity ........................... 15 Sub Audio Signaling ........................15 Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 3 of 17...
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Antenna Connector ........................16 Power & I/O Connector ........................16 Ethernet Connector ........................16 E/M Line Connector ........................16 RS232 & External Reference Connector ..................16 Microphone connector ........................16 USB ............................... 16 RF Exposure Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 4 of 17...
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Most RF power transistors and some RF power hybrids contain Beryllium Oxide. Although they are normally safe, if physically damaged toxic dust may be released. Consult your local authority for correct disposal thereof. Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 5 of 17...
Under software control, the centre-frequency can be arbitrarily tuned across a band, within the limits of the installed receiver and transmitter submodules. A range of available submodules allows The Eclipse2 system to cover most of the band from 66MHz to 941MHz.
Note: Notwithstanding the capability of the receiver the software will be modified to ensure that the exciter will only function in the band approved by the authority responsible for licencing tne radio. Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 7 of 17...
Front Panel Controls and Indicators The front-panel includes LED indicators, tactile switch buttons, a microphone connector and an USB (type A) connector, refer figure.1 for details Figure1: Eclipse2 Transceiver Front panel Buttons: Status – Press this button to listen to the voice report Test –...
300 to 3000Hz, -20dbm to +10dbm Line in - Input: balanced 600ohm, 300 to 3000Hz, -20dbm to +10dbm Output: sink current 150mA Output: sink current 150mA Table2: RJ45 E/M Line Connector signals Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 9 of 17...
RF power, RSSI level, audio line levels. For more details of IP Commander software, please refer the document: RFT Doc No. 0305917801 (IP Commander User Manual). There are two interfaces which can be used for connecting a computer and the Reciter: Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 10 of 17...
0Hz IF, the DDC also provides decimating and further filtering for the IF signal. The output from the DDC is in complex I/Q format, sent to the DSP for demodulating via the serial bus. Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 11 of 17...
Channel 6: receiver power supply voltage Other channels are reserved for future use. A 10-bit 8-channel DAC (U6) converts data from the RISC processor serial bus to analog voltage for following functions: Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 12 of 17...
3.15V analog DC rail by LDO (U21) for 3V analog circuits in the transceiver. The DC-DC converter (U23) provides –20V negative supply voltage for VCO bias amplifier (U4). Voltage regulator (U24) generates –12V DC supply analog circuits of the interface board. RF modules Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 13 of 17...
6 dB. The gain between the receiver input and the mixer input is approximately 10 dB so that the total gain between the antenna input and the IF input 3- Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 14 of 17...
Full EIA CTCSS capability as well as nonstandard sub tones are built into the modules. The CTCSS tone can be programmed for each channel in their profiles. This means each channel can represent a unique TX/RX and tone frequency combination. Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 15 of 17...
Channel Programming The channel information is stored in Flash memory and can be programmed via the Ethernet, USB or RS232 interface using a Host PC and RF Technology’s Service Kit software. Channel Selection Channel can be select by Service Kit or front panel buttons (if enabled).
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This separation distance also does not take into account any other transmitters that might be considered co-located at the same site. An RF exposure report was prepared for this transmitter and in it are the typical calculations on which the above is based. Eclipse2 Technical Manual, 3-Aug-12 Page 17 of 17...
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