Product specifications

LPOD C-, X-, or Ku-Band Outdoor Amplifier / Block Up Converter MN-LPOD
System Connections, Installation and Startup Revision 10
2–10
2.4 Standalone Installation of the LPOD
Several kits are available from Comtech EF Data to mount and install Standalone or 1:1
Redundancy LPODs, depending on the type of unit ordered and its operational frequency.
Refer to Appendix A. 1:1 REDUNDANCY for the available assembly kit options for 1:1 LPOD
redundancy configurations.
Figures on the pages that follow illustrate available Standalone mounting kits:
FIGURE CEFD PART NO. DESCRIPTION
2-5 PL/12319-1 Universal Pole Mounting Kit
2-6 KT-0000095 LPOD PS 1/PS 1.5 Single Unit Mounting Kit
2-7
KT-0000125
LPOD PS 2 Single Unit Mounting Kit
2-8
KT-0020524
LPOD-PS2 Single Unit Shelf Style Mounting Kit
Refer to Appendix B. CABLE DRAWINGS for information pertaining to the cables that are
available for use with the LPOD in Standalone or 1:1 Redundancy operation.
2.5 Power-up the LPOD
WARNING! NEVER TURN THE UNIT ON WITHOUT PROPER WAVEGUIDE
TERMINATION ON THE ‘J2 | RF OUT’ PORT. INDIVIDUALS CAN BE EXPOSED TO
DANGEROUSLY HIGH ELECTROMAGNETIC LEVELS.
The LPOD does not have a ‘Power On/Off’ switch. It is powered ON by connecting the ‘J3 |
POWER IN’ connector to the appropriate prime power source. The Mute or Transmit status of
the SSPA automatically comes up in the last stored state (factory default = Transmit on, not
muted).