/. COMMUNICATIONS Employee Owned Company USER MANUAL MOBILE HIGH BAND VHF RF POWER AMPLIFIER PA 3-1AE 3370 SAN FERNANDO RD, #206 LOS ANGELES, CA 90065 TEL: FAX: www.tplcom.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The PAS-ATE model is a mobile’ VHF. high band RF.power amplifier. intended for use.in the mobile applications. This amplifier can deliver RF power from 80 fo 125 W when driven with and it will cover the frequency range from 136 174 MHz. The mobile amplifier is designed to be installed in the interior of a car rain the trunk. The amplifiers dimensions are’ 11.6"L x 3.0"H x 5.8" W (see figure 1) and the Wright is 8 Ibs. Figure 1. Dimension (D package).
GENERAL: SPECIFICATIONS {Continued). HARMONIC AND SPURIOUS ATTENUATION: IMPEDANCE: RF CONNECTORS: DC INPUT CONNECTOR RECEIVER PATH INSERTION LOSS {136-174 MHz): CONFIGURATION: OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE: STORAGE TEMPERATURE: OPERATING HUMIDITY: STORAGE HUMIDITY: OPTIONS Meets or exceeds FCC requirements. input; 500. Output: 50.0: Input: 80-238 {case marked: “RENT, Output: $0-239 (case marked: RFE QUOT. Cinch 4 pin male (case marked: 13.8VDCY).
FCC CERTIFICATION TPL Communications commercial amplifiers are: FCC certified for the use in Land mobilized services. The technician installing this amplifier must hold a General Radio Telephone hermitian be familiar with the pertinent FCC rules ‘and regulations. Harmonics, and other spurious, signals from this amplifier are attenuated according: to or. beyond ECC requirements. For further details consult the appropriate publications.
INSTALLATION The PA 3-1AE amplifier installation Is illustrated in figure 2. Mount the amplifier as close tithe antenna as practical. Keep coaxial cable ruins short, avoiding sharp bends and pinching. Avoid OSes connectors at the ends’of the coaxial cables "The antenna should be matched 'to’an SWR Setter than 1.5!1 for best results. Higher SWR will degrade the performance of the amplifier.
INSTALLATION {Continued) +138VDC RED BLACK Figure 3. DC connector internal wiring 3. Connect the anterior to the “RF QUT” terminal with a 500 coaxial cable ‘and a PL-259 UHF lams connector according to figure 4. 4 Turn off your radio transceiver. Connect it to the “RF INPUT” terminal with a 500 coaxial cable; Figure 4: Antenna connection Aged.
WARRANTY TPL COMMUNICATIONS has tested and found this unit to function properly and to operate within the parameters of its stated specifications. TPL COMMUNICATIONS warrants that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship, If found to be defective within five (5) years from the fete of purchase, the factory will. at ifs discretion, either repair or replace the unit at no cost, provided the units delivered by the owner fo the factory intact.