Clear-Com FreeSpeak Beltpack - Manual (Page 59)

Clear-Com Communication Systems
Eclipse Wireless Communication System 3 - 5
• 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
The antenna splitter is the device that connects multiple
transceiver/antennas to the Eclipse matrix. It has an RJ-45 connector
that carries the data between a base 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.
SPLITTER FRONT CONNECTOR PANEL
Figure 3-3: Eclipse Splitter Front Connector Panel
Base Connection Indicator Light
This yellow light indicates that the splitter is receiving data from the
Eclipse base.
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