Section 1

Introduction

Motorola’s Broadband House Amplifier, BHA-100*, is a high performance, two-way distribution amplifier. It is designed for the sheltered environment of multiple dwelling units (MDU), such as apartment buildings, condominiums, and hospitals. The BHA-100* takes advantage of CATV technology used in extended bandwidth cable systems and is capable of two-way signal transmission with the addition of a return amplifier kit.

For more information regarding this product, consult the Motorola product catalog or visit the Web site: http://broadband.motorola.com/catalog.

Figure 1-1illustrates the BHA-100*.

Figure 1-1

BHA-100* broadband house amplifier

101 Tournament Drive

 

Horsham, PA 19044

 

 

POWER SUPPLY

 

100 - 240 VAC

SERIAL NO.

 

 

870 MHz BROADBAND HOUSE AMPLIFIER

1003 MHz BROADBAND HOUSE AMPLIFIERBHA-87K/P

 

BHA-87S/P

FORWARD EQ

BHA-87A/P

 

BHA-100S/P-R

BHA-100K/P-R

+24 VDC TEST POINT

FORWARD

 

GAIN

SLOPE

 

 

BHA-100A/P-R

 

JXP

POWER

 

 

 

 

-20 dB

 

 

 

 

REVERSE INPUT

 

 

 

 

TEST POINT

 

 

 

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

JXP

H

L

 

 

L H

 

 

 

RETURN EQ

 

 

RETURN

 

 

 

 

JXP

 

 

 

 

 

 

-20 dB

 

 

 

 

REVERSE

CAUTION:

 

 

 

OUTPUT

CONTAINS PARTS

 

 

 

TEST POINT

AND ASSEMBLIES

 

 

 

 

SUSCEPTIBLE TO

 

 

 

 

DAMAGE BY

 

 

 

 

ELECTROSTATIC

 

-20 dB

 

-20 dB

DISCHARGE (ESD)

 

FORWARD IN

 

FORWARD OUT

 

 

TEST POINT

 

TEST POINT

 

 

IN

 

 

OUT

BHA-100* Broadband House Amplifier Installation Manual