Changing the Repeater Password ............................................................................. 75
Antenna Line Sweeps Procedure ............................................................................... 81
Anritsu Site Master Calibration .......................................................................................................... 81
Testing on a Network Device with a Remotely-Mounted 900 MHz Antenna .................................... 82
General Testing Conditions .................................................................................................... 82
Specific Testing Conditions ..................................................................................................... 82
Understanding Party Responsibilities ............................................................................................... 84
Itron’s Responsibilities ............................................................................................................ 84
Supplier’s Responsibilities ...................................................................................................... 84
Itron ChoiceConnect Antenna and Line Sweep Test Form ............................................................... 87
Itron ChoiceConnect 900 MHz Antenna Specifications .................................................................... 89
Technical Data ........................................................................................................................ 89
Typical Coaxial Cable Specification Summary Table ....................................................................... 90
Sample Sweeps Output ..................................................................................................................... 91
Grounding Specifications ........................................................................................... 93
Understanding Grounding and Bonding ................................................................................. 94
Understanding the Ohms Level .................................................................................... 94
Reducing the Ohms level.............................................................................................. 94
Using a Megger ............................................................................................................ 95
Adjusting the Routing of the Grounding Conductor ...................................................... 96
Supplier General Requirements and Equipment Competencies .................................. 97
Exterior Grounding System Design for Concentrators............................................................ 97
Existing Building or Rooftop Sites ................................................................................ 99
Co-Located Sites & Other Existing Structures ........................................................... 100
New Wood Pole Sites ................................................................................................. 100
Equipment Buried Ground Ring ............................................................................................ 100
Chemical Ground Rod Installation ........................................................................................ 101
Itron Concentrator Equipment ............................................................................................... 105
TCU / CCU on a Concrete Pad .................................................................................. 105
TCU / CCU on a Steel Frame or I-Beam or Platform ................................................. 105
TCU / CCU on a Raised Metal Platforms ................................................................... 105
TCU / CCU / Repeater Remote Antennas & Coax on Towers ................................... 106
Installing Coax Ground Kits .................................................................................................. 106
Collector Sites with Indoor Itron TCU / CCU Equipment ...................................................... 109
RF Components Protection (Coax) ............................................................................ 109
Grounding Rooftop Network Devices.................................................................................... 111
Down Conductor Installation ................................................................................................. 112
Cold Water Pipe Option .............................................................................................. 113
Building Steel Option .................................................................................................. 113
Antenna and Coax Grounding - Rooftops .................................................................. 113
Cable Tray Grounding ................................................................................................ 114
Water Tower Grounding ............................................................................................. 115
New Wooden and Concrete Antenna Poles ............................................................... 115
Equipment Shelter Grounding .................................................................................... 116
Repeaters on Communication Tower Sites ................................................................ 116
Repeaters on Rooftops ............................................................................................... 117
Multiple Story Site Ground System ............................................................................. 117
Down Conductors Installation - Building / Shelter Penetrations ................................. 117
Down Conductors Installation - Limits of Bend Radius .............................................. 117
TDC-0971-011 CCU 100 and Repeater 100 Installation Guide v
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