RADWIN๎2000๎User๎Manual Release๎๎2.8.30 4โ37
Connecting๎and๎Aligning๎ODUs๎/๎Antennas
In๎the๎following๎steps,๎โantennaโ ๎refers๎both๎to๎an๎external๎antenna๎and๎an๎inteโ
grated๎antenna.
5.๎Direct๎the๎antenna๎of๎site๎B๎in๎the๎direction๎of๎site๎A.๎This๎is๎simplified๎if๎a๎previous๎
site๎survey๎has๎been๎completed๎and๎azimuths๎are๎known.
6.๎Make๎a๎horizontal๎sweep๎of๎180๎degrees๎with๎the๎site๎A๎antenna๎so๎that๎the๎strongest๎
signal๎from๎site๎B๎can๎be๎detected.
7.๎Slowly๎turn๎the๎site๎A๎antenna๎back๎towards๎the๎position๎of๎site๎B,๎listening๎to๎the๎
tone๎until๎the๎best๎signal๎is๎reached.๎See๎the๎following๎figure๎for๎audible๎signal๎
variations.
Figure๎4โ52:๎Beep๎Sequence๎for๎antenna๎alignment
8.๎Secure๎the๎site๎A๎antenna๎to๎the๎pole/wall.
9.๎Repeat๎steps๎4๎to๎8๎for๎site๎B.
Warning
When๎aligning๎the๎antennas,๎do๎not๎stand๎in๎front๎of๎a๎live๎antenna.
Note
โข Three๎beeps๎and๎a๎pause๎is๎'best๎signal๎so๎far'
โข Two๎beeps๎and๎a๎pause๎is๎'signal๎quality๎increased'
โข One๎beep๎and๎pause๎is๎'no๎change๎in๎signal'
โข Long๎beep๎and๎short๎pause๎is๎'signal๎quality๎decreased'
โข One๎beep๎and๎a๎long๎pause๎is๎'no๎air๎link'
โข Any๎other๎signal๎does๎not๎relate๎to๎antenna๎alignment