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ACM & ACMI SERIES

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Fault Detection
Bird’s® Antenna & Cable Monitor is the reliable solution for monitoring
your RF transmission systems. Service providers and self maintained
end user can depend on this monitor and alarm to keep their critical
sites up and running.
Designed to detect antenna and cable faults that transmitter-
internal VSWR monitors may not detect. An integral coupler with
high directivity optimizes measurement accuracy. It measures small
changes in antenna VSWR with high feeder and interface losses and
provides accurate RF in-line power measurement functionality.

PRODUCT FEATURES APPLICATIONS

■ Provides multiple alarms if an antenna or cable failure should occur ■ 3G ■ Paging
■ Measures true average power of signals with high peak-to-average ■ Low Power Broadcast ■ TDMA
characteristics - works with any modulation ■ CDMA & CDMA 2000 ■ TETRA & TETRAPOL
■ Monitors transmitter output power and includes low or high power alarms ■ Edge ■ VHF & UHF
■ Remote access with both monitoring and control via serial and ethernet ■ GSM ■ LMR
interfaces ■ Microwave ■ WLL
■ Included as standard Push-To-Talk (PTT) input to avoid false alarm triggering
when the transmitter (radio) is not keyed
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ACM & ACMI SERIES Specifications

MEASUREMENT INTERFACES
108 to 144 MHz Connectors Female N, TNC or BNC
136 to 225 MHz
-63 dB approx., subject to changes in full-
Frequency Range 225 to 520 MHz Coupling
scale power
470 to 960 MHz
960 to 2400 MHz RF Connectors N or 7/16 DIN, see chart below

ACM: 2.5 to 100 W Alarm/Power Connector 15-pin Female “D” connector

ACM500: 12.5 to 500 W
Measurement Range RS-232, 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits,
ACMI: 2.5 to 100 W Serial Port (ACM)
1 stop bit, no handshake
ACMI500: 12.5 to 500 W
10/100-BASE-T (auto-sensing)
108 to 144 MHz, ±8% Ethernet Port (ACMI)
Ethernet Version 2.0 / IEEE 802.3
136 to 225 MHz, ±10%
Power Accuracy 225 to 520 MHz, ±8% ARP, UDP/IP, DHCP, BOOTP, Auto IP, HTTP,
Protocols
470 to 960 MHz, ±5% and SNMP
960 to 2400 MHz, ±5%
Left LED Amber: 10 Mbps. Green: 100 Mbps
108 to 960 MHz, 0.1 dB
Insertion Loss Right LED Amber: Half-duplex. Green: Full-duplex
960 to 2400 MHz , 0.15 dB
Security 128-bit encryption
108 to 960 MHz, 1.07 (N or 7/16 Connectors)
960 to 2400 MHz , 1.1 (N Connectors)
VSWR
960 to 2000 MHz , 1.1 (7/16 Connectors) ENVIRONMENTAL
2000 to 2400 MHz , 1.2 (7/16 Connectors)
Operating Temperature 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to 50 °C)
108 to 960 MHz, 30 dB
Reflected Directivity Storage Temperature -4 °F to 176 °F (-20 °C to 80 °C)
960 to 2400 MHz , 26 dB
Humidity 0 to 95% maximum (non-condensing)

VSWR ALARM CHARACTERISTICS Altitude Up to 3000 meters above sea level

1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3,
Alarm Set Point
2.4, 2.5 to 1 PHYSICAL
Dry, Form C, relay contacts, common, 7.6 in x 7.2 in x 1.06 in
Relay Contact Type Size (with connectors)
normally open, normally closed (192 mm x 183 mm x 27 mm)
Contact Rating 100 VDC @ 0.5A Weight Less than 2 lb (0.9 kg)
Visual Alarm Red LED will illuminate to indicate alarm
VSWR set point exceeded, response time CERTIFICATIONS
Stimulus
proportional to overload
EMC: European Standard EN 61326-1:1997 +
Local mechanical reset switch remote input Addendums A1: 1998 and A2:2001 -
Reset
(Reset if VDC is 0 to +0.8 volts) Electrical equip. for measurement
CE Safety: European Standard EN 61010-
Push to Talk +5/+24 VDC to activate
1:2001- Safety Requirements - Electrical
equip. for measurement, control and labora-
SYSTEM tory use - ECM Requirements

Thruline® sensor for direct insertion in

General
50-ohm line ACCESSORIES
Maximum Line Section 7005A970 PC software, displays Antenna & Cable Mon-
Dependent on frequency and connector
Power itor readings and alarms, controls alarms set
points (serial only)
Passive Intermodulation
Less than -130 dBc
Products Rack Mounting See configurations on next page

ACM: ±11 to 26 VDC or ±36 to 72 VDC

Power Requirements ACMI: ±9 to 18 VDC or ±18 to 36 VDC or
± 36 to 72 VDC

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ACM & ACMI SERIES Specifications

ACM (SERIAL) PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE
Example: ACM-L1-NM-NM-T-L = ACM (2.5 to 100 W power range), 136 to 225 MHz frequency range, N Male Input Connector, N Male Output Connector,
TNC Female Monitor port connector, with ± (11 to 25) VDC input voltage .

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Model (power range)
ACM (2.5 to 100 W)
ACM 500 (12.5 to 500 W)
Frequency Range
L0 = 108 to 144 MHz
L1 = 136 to 225 MHz
L2 = 225 to 520 MHz
M = 470 to 960 MHz
*H = 960 to 2400 MHz
RF Input Connector RF Output Connector Monitor Port Connector Input Voltage
NM = N Male NM = N Male N = N Female L = ± (11 to 25) VDC
NF = N Female NF = N Female T = TNC Female H = ± (36 to 72) VDC
DM = 7/16 DIN Male DM = 7/16 DIN Male B = BNC Female
DF = 7/16 DIN Female DF = 7/16 DIN Female

ACMI (ETHERNET) PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE

Example: ACMI-L2-NF-NF-T-L = ACMI (2.5 to 100 W power range), 225 to 520 MHz frequency range, N Female Input Connector, N Female Output Connector,
TNC Female Monitor port connector, with ± (8 to 18) VDC input voltage .

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Model (power range)
ACMI (2.5 to 100 W)
ACMI 500 (12.5 to 500 W)
Frequency Range
L0 = 108 to 144 MHz
L1 = 136 to 225 MHz
L2 = 225 to 520 MHz
M = 470 to 960 MHz
*H = 960 to 2400 MHz
RF Input Connector RF Output Connector Monitor Port Connector Input Voltage
NM = N Male NM = N Male N = N Female L = ± (8 to 18) VDC
NF = N Female NF = N Female T = TNC Female M = ± (18 to 36) VDC
DM = 7/16 DIN Male DM = 7/16 DIN Male B = BNC Female H = ± (36 to 72) VDC
DF = 7/16 DIN Female DF = 7/16 DIN Female

RACK SELECTION
ACM & ACMI SERIES RACK CONFIGURATIONS
Units
Part Number Description Compatible Models Supported
ACM-RACKU Rack Shelf, Includes 15 V Power Supply ACM-x-xxxxxL only 2
Rack Shelf, Requires Customer Provided 48 V
ACM-RACK ACM-x-xxxxxH only 2
Power Supply
ACMI-RACKU12 Rack Shelf, ACMI 12 V Desktop Supply ACMI-x-xxxxxL 1
ACMI-RACKU24 Rack Shelf, ACMI 24 V Desktop Supply ACMI-x-xxxxxM 1
ACMI-RACKU48 Rack Shelf, ACMI 48 V Desktop Supply ACMI-x-xxxxxH 1
Note: ACM-L2-DFDFTL-12SP can’t be used with rack mount option

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