Motorola BLE Series Manuals

Table of Contents

• • 1

    Operation Manual
  • 4

    Table of Contents
  • 7

    Figure 1-1 BLE*/* - Closed
  • 8

    Figure 1-2 BLE*/* - Open

• 9

  Introduction

  • 9

    Using This Manual
  • 9

    Related Documentation
  • 9

    Document Conventions
  • 10

    If You Need Help
  • 12

    Calling for Repairs

• 13

  Overview

  • 13

    Configuration
  • 13

    Figure 2-2 BLE*/* Configurator
  • 14

    Housing
  • 14

    Figure 2-3 BLE-HSG/15 Housing and Dimensions
  • 15

    Gaskets
  • 15

    Figure 2-4 Housing Gaskets
  • 16

    Port Locations
  • 16

    Figure 2-5 Housing Ports
  • 17

    Power Supply
  • 17

    Figure 2-6 BLE*/* Power Supply
  • 18

    Forward Path
  • 18

    Return Path
  • 18

    Figure 2-7 BLE*/* Block Diagram
  • 19

    Ingress Control Switch
  • 19

    Options and Accessories
  • 21

    Figure 2-8 BLE*/* Options and Accessories

• 22

  Amplifier Setup

  • 22

    Forward Path Alignment
    • 22

      Before You Begin
    • 23

      Cable Equalizer
      • 23

        Example 1
      • 23

        Example 2
      • 24

        Table 3-1 Starline Forward Equalizers – SFE*-*
    • 26

      STARLINE Cable Simulators
    • 27

      Input and Midstage Pads
    • 27

      Flatness Control
    • 29

      Directional Coupler Test Points
    • 29

      Bode Equalization
    • 30

      Amplifier Level Control
      • 30

        Manual Gain Control
      • 31

        Thermal Drive Unit
      • 31

        Figure 3-5 TDU Cable Selector
      • 32

        Automatic Drive Unit
      • 33

        ADU Pads and Levels
  • 33

    Return Path Alignment
    • 33

      Before You Begin
    • 33

      Table 3-4 BLE*/* AGC Pad Levels
    • 34

      Alignment Procedure
  • 35

    Powering and Surge Protection

• 36

  Bench Testing

  • 36

    Before You Begin
  • 37

    Test Equipment and Connections
    • 37

      Measuring Forward Gain
      • 37

        Figure 4-1 Test Equipment Connections for Bench Sweeping
      • 38

        Example
    • 39

      Testing Return Gain and Response
      • 39

        Example
    • 39

      Completing the Test Procedures

• 40

  Installation

  • 40

    Aerial Installation
  • 40

    Figure 5-1 Center-conductor Pin Length
  • 41

    Figure 5-2 Torque Sequence
  • 42

    Pedestal Installation

• 43

  Operating Tips

  • 43

    Using Amplifiers in Lower Frequency Systems
  • 43

    Using Amplifiers in Lower Gain Systems

• 44

  Appendix A

• 44

  Specifications

  • 44

    Model BLE87S/H
  • 45

    Model BLE87S/G
  • 45

    AC Current
  • 46

    RA-Kit/L Return Amplifier
  • 46

    ADU Automatic Drive Unit

• 47

  Appendix B

• 47

  Torque Specifications

• 48

  Abbreviations and Acronyms