Clear-Com FreeSpeak Antenna Splitter - Manual (Page 139)

Clear-Com Communication Systems
FreeSpeak V2.0 Instruction Manual 8 - 5
• With the provided omnidirectional antennas, the coverage is
circular so put the transceiver/antennas in the center of the area
in which coverage is required.
• In outdoor settings with line-of-sight, the absence of beneficial
reflections of the radio waves may lead to shorter than expected
range; directional antennas may be of benefit here.
• When overlapping the coverage zones of transceiver/antennas to
create larger continuous coverage areas, test the in-between
areas with a beltpack for potential areas of low RF signal; adjust
the positioning of the antennas as needed.
• Because of potential body shielding as the user moves, it will be
useful to place two transceiver/antennas in different locations
within larger working areas to minimize low-level signals and
potential signal dropouts.
• Going between a larger area and a corridor via a door, especially
a heavy or shielded one, or where the walls are thick, place a
second antenna in the corridor near the doorway to assure
continuous coverage.
TRANSCEIVER/ANTENNA SPLITTER
(PD2203)
The PD2203 antenna splitter is the device that connects multiple
transceiver/antennas to the FreeSpeak basestation. It has an RJ-45
connector that carries the data between a basestation transceiver port
and the splitter, and five RJ-45 connectors to feed that information to
and from up to five antennas. The splitter is always locally powered via
the supplied external in-line universal power supply.