Functional Block Diagram - Blonder Tongue Laboratories Inc.

Broadband Specification Guide
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BIDA-55A-30P
The distribution amplifiers shall be housed in a heavy 100% shielded enclosure and employ power doubling hybrid circuitry for forward path amplification. The amplifier
shall contain an integrated, amplified return path that is field defeatable. The amplifiers shall have mounting tabs for securing to any flat surface, and be powered be an
external UL listed power transformer. The amplifiers shall be equal to Blonder Tongue BIDA-55A-30P, and shall meet or exceed the following specifications:
a) Forward Passband: 49 to 550 MHz
b) Reverse Passband: 5 to 36 MHz
c) Flatness: ±0.50 dB or better
d) Gain: 32 dB
e) Manual Gain Control Range: 10 dB
f) Manual Slope Control Range: 8 dB
g) Test Ports:
(1) Input: -30 ±2 dB
(2) Output: -30 ±2 dB
h) Return Loss:
(1) Input: 16 dB Minimum
(2) Output: 16 dB Minimum
BIDA-75A-30P
The distribution amplifiers shall be housed in a heavy 100% shielded enclosure and employ power doubling hybrid circuitry for forward path amplification. The amplifier
shall contain an integrated, amplified return path that is field defeatable. The amplifiers shall have mounting tabs for securing to any flat surface, and be powered be an
external UL listed power transformer. The amplifiers shall be equal to Blonder Tongue BIDA-75A-30P, and shall meet or exceed the following specifications:
a) Forward Passband: 49 to 750 MHz
b) Reverse Passband: 5 to 36 MHz
c) Flatness: ±0.70 dB or better
d) Gain: 32 dB
e) Manual Gain Control Range: 10 dB
f) Manual Slope Control Range: 8 dB
g) Test Ports:
(1) Input: -30 ±2 dB
(2) Output: -30 ±2 dB
h) Return Loss:
(1) Input: 16 dB Minimum
(2) Output: 16 dB Minimum
BIDA-86A-30P
i) Terminal Impedance: 75 Ω
j) Noise Figure: 7.0 dB Maximum
k) Hum Modulation: -70 dB
l) Number of Channels: 77
m) Output Level:
(1) LowestChannel: 36 dBmV
(2) Highest Channel: 44 dBmV
n) Composite Triple Beat Distortion -71 dB
o) Cross Modulation: -74 dB
p) Transformer AC input: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
q) Operating Temperature: -20° C to 60° C
The distribution amplifiers shall be housed in a heavy 100% shielded enclosure and employ power doubling hybrid circuitry for forward path amplification. The amplifier
shall contain an integrated, amplified return path that is field defeatable. The amplifiers shall have mounting tabs for securing to any flat surface, and be powered be an
external UL listed power transformer. The amplifiers shall be equal to Blonder Tongue BIDA-86A-30P, and shall meet or exceed the following specifications:
a) Forward Passband: 49 to 860 MHz
b) Reverse Passband: 5 to 36 MHz
c) Flatness: ±0.75 dB or better
d) Gain: 32 dB
e) Manual Gain Control Range: 10 dB
f) Manual Slope Control Range: 8 dB
g) Test Ports:
(1) Input: -30 ±2 dB
(2) Output: -30 ±2 dB
h) Return Loss:
(1) Input: 16 dB Minimum
(2) Output: 16 dB Minimum
i) Terminal Impedance: 75 Ω
j) Noise Figure: 8.5 dB Maximum
k) Hum Modulation: -70 dB
l) Number of Channels: 110
m) Output Level:
(1) Lowest Channel: 36 dBmV
(2) Highest Channel: 44 dBmV
n) Composite Triple Beat Distortion -64 dB
o) Cross Modulation: -68 dB
p) Transformer AC input: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
q) Operating Temperature: -20° C to 60° C
i) Terminal Impedance: 75 Ω
j) Noise Figure: 8.5 dB Maximum
k) Hum Modulation: -70 dB
l) Number of Channels: 129
m) Output Level:
(1) LowestChannel: 36 dBmV
(2) Highest Channel: 44 dBmV
n) Composite Triple Beat Distortion -62 dB
o) Cross Modulation: -62 dB
p) Transformer AC input: 120 VAC, 60 Hz
q) Operating Temperature: -20° C to 60° C
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