User's Manual

905U-L Wireless I/O Installation Manual
905U-L Wireless I/O Page 13 of 40
Version 1.9
Installing the antenna
This section explains how to install your antenna and contains the following sections:
Section
Description
For more information, see …
Supported antennas
and cables
Details the antennas and cables you can use
with the units.
Supported antennas on page
13.
Radio transmission
distances
Details the distances for reliable operation.
Radio transmission distances
on page 15.
Installing and
earthing antennas
Details important information about installing and
earthing antennas.
Installing and earthing antennas
on page 16
Dipole and collinear
antennas
Details important information about using dipole
and collinear antennas.
Dipole and collinear antennas
on page 17.
Yagi antennas
Details important information about using Yagi
antennas.
Yagi antennas on page 19.
For more information, see the next sections.
Supported antennas
You can use the following antennas with the units:
Antenna
Additional information
Total gain
(including cable)
WH900
Whip antenna for mounting directly onto the module - operation up to
½ mile (1 km).
-6 dBi
CFD890EL
0 dBi Dipole antenna with 15’ of Cellfoil cable and SMA connector.
0 dBi
SG900EL
5dBi Collinear omni-directional antenna with N-type connector.
5 dBi
SG900-6
8dBi Collinear omni-directional antenna with N-type connector.
8 dBi
YU6/900
10dBi Yagi directional antenna with N-type connector.
10 dBi
YU16/900
15dBi Yagi directional antenna with N-type connector.
15 dBi
You can use the following cables with the units:
The following table shows compatible cables for different antennas when used with the
905U-L-T:
Antenna
North America
Australia/NZ
SG900EL
Any cable.
CC10 or CC20.
SG900-6
Any cable.
CC20.
YU6/900
CC20.
External cable with loss > 9dB.
YU16/900
External cable with loss > 9dB.
External cable with loss > 15 dB