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
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