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<div align=left><a href="/k5gna/3731instructions.doc" target="_top"><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=4><b>AIDC 3731AA Instructions</b></font></a><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=4 color='#000000'>...........................Microsoft Word format</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The 3 ' plug N play system has everything you need to get on AO-40</font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>&nbsp;receive except a 2 meter all mode receiver. Included is a power </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>supply, 50' of RG-59 cable, downconverter, dish, hardware, F to </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>BNC adapter and an attenuator to help maintain proper gain. &nbsp;With </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>this system, the midband beacon will come in at about 20 dB out of </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>the noise with a good pass of the satellite.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The 2' by 3' &nbsp;dish is small enough to fit on the boom of a Yaseu </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>5400 or 5600 positioner along with a 2 meter and a 435 MHZ Yagi. </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The dish weighs about 7 pounds and has little wind resistance. A </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>solid dish or a larger dish may require the purchase of an additional </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>positioner system.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The downconverter mounts on the dish with</font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>&nbsp;two L brackets using one screw and has a</font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>&nbsp;built in dipole and reflector.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The AIDC 3731 downconverter is used with the plug N play system </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>and has a typical noise figure of 1 dB. &nbsp;It has a 2 stage low noise </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>preamp with 4 pole combline filters at the antenna input and at the </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>preamp output and an attached dipole with reflector. &nbsp;It is </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>electrically the same as the AIDC 3731AA -- see pictures below. &nbsp;I </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>sell an N adpater that can later replace the dipole if desired.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The IF output is an F connector to utilize the convienence of TV </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>type cable and connectors. Power is fed up the coax line from the </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>power inserter and PS near the receiver. &nbsp;The downconverter has </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>excess gain at the 2 meter IF and the cable loss and the &nbsp;50/75 </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>ohm mismatch is of no consequence. &nbsp;I supply a 6 dB attenuator </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>with the plug N play system to bring the no signal noise level to a </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>reasonable level and it will prevent burnout if you accidentally key </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>up into the downconverter.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The 3731AA has a noise figure of 1 dB or better (.90 to 1.0 dB NF) and has a 2 stage low noise preamp and comes with an N connector. &nbsp;</font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The preamp has a 4 pole TUNABLE combline filter at the antenna input and at the preamp output. This filter provides superior out of band </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>rejection. &nbsp;A 1269 MHZ transmit &nbsp;patch antenna can be stacked within a fraction of an inch of the 2401 MHZ receive patch antenna with no </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>desense or burnout using this downconverter. Other downconverter or preamps will desense or burn out. &nbsp;No additional preamp is needed </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>for excellent performance on AO-40. &nbsp;It has 37 dB of gain and comes with a 2 meter IF or it can be supplied with the original 123 MHZ IF. </font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>My present project is the object in picture. </font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>It is an AT&amp;T tower site that I purchased from American </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>Tower in March of 2002. AT&amp;T got out of the Microwave </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>business years ago and went to fiberoptic cable. &nbsp;The tower and </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>equipment bunker were built for the US Government Autovon </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>telephone system during the Cold War.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The tower is A 330&#39; self supported tower and is located on </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>2 and 2/3 acres &nbsp;near the dam at Lake Livingston in East Texas.</font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>&nbsp;&nbsp;The dish near the top is 10&#39; in diameter and there two &nbsp;</font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>"sugar scoop" antennas on the tower also.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>The equipment bunker is 35' by 50' and is made from 14" thick </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>reinforced concrete.It has a diesel 60 KW generator inside the </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>generator room.</font></div>
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<div align=left><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>American Tower bought almost 2000 sites from AT&T a few </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>years ago and many of them are for sale. You don't have to be </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>rich to own one -- most are going at very low prices. &nbsp;Try their </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>link below and then click on "Sites for Sale". There are no listed </font><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2 color='#000000'>prices. </font></div>
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<div align=left><a href="http://www.americantower.com/mainweb/" target="_top"><font face='Arial,Helvetica,adobe-helvetica,Arial Narrow' size=2>AMERICAN TOWER</font></a></div>
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