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MB*/* STARLINE MiniBridger Amplifier
FEATURES OF THE MB*/*: (FTF) designs with the advanced features of the
amplifier. Single output versions are also available.
Y 750 MHz or 870 MHz power doubling
technology in Enhanced Gallium Arsenide (E- ENHANCED GALLIUM ARSENIDE
GaAs) or silicon
Y High gain Optional Enhanced Gallium Arsenide (E-GaAs) hybrids
Y Six diplex filter options including the latest M- are now available in the STARLINE MB */*. These E-
split (80/108 MHz) GaAs hybrids now replace the GaAs hybrids from the
Y Improved ergonomics previous MB*/* platform. This second generation
Y 16 dB return loss (forward path) technology provides improved distortion performance
Y 60/90 V powering in CTB and CSO over the standard GaAs technology.
Y Meets Telcordia GR-1098-Core voltage surge Compared to silicon and competing GaAs technology,
requirements using surge waveforms as E-GaAs distortion performance remains linear at
described in IEEE C62.41 significantly higher output levels. This higher output
Y FCC and CENELEC approved level allows the customer to maximize system
Y Bode equalization (thermal or auto controlled) performance and reduce system costs. We encourage
Y 15 ampere AC bypass capability our customers to contact their Motorola Account
Y Optional return path ingress control and status Representative to determine the optimal levels for their
monitor systems.
Y All directional coupler –20 dB test points
Y Power factor corrected power supply All of Motorola Broadband Communication Sector’s E-
GaAs hybrids are designed and manufactured in our
DESCRIPTION own facility and are not sold to our competitors.
ERGONOMICS: ENHANCED EASE OF USE of 5-80 MHz for advanced services including voice,
video, and data. See details under “Forward Path”.
Enhanced ergonomics add to the ease of use for the
latest STARLINE series MB*/*. This “ease of use” is 60/90 VOLT POWERING
achieved by implementing taller attenuators as well as
plastic shells and guides for forward and return The MB*/* is capable of 60 or 90 Vac powering. The
equalizers, cable simulators, directional couplers, and MPPS II 60/90 Volt power pack provides a regulated
splitters. All field- installed components are easily 24 Vdc output at 2.0 Amperes maximum over an ac
accessible through the chassis cover and can be input voltage range from 38 Vac through 90 Vac rms.
installed and removed by a “gloved hand” without a The power supply also contains the additional feature of
tool. Block diagrams distinguishing forward and return a two position (LO and HI) selector that sets the
paths by color are also printed on the chassis covers for startup voltage of the power supply.
easy reference of components. The new ergonomic
accessories are equivalent to the previous accessories, There is no damage to the amplifier if the jumper is not
with the addition of removable plastic guides and shells. changed. However, changing the jumper ensures that
All new and former accessories are completely the dc supply does not turn on until the proper input
backward/forward compatible (please see voltage level is reached – either 38 Vac or 55 Vac. This
Backward/Forward Compatibility section). prevents excessive loading of the system power supply
during turn-on after a system shutdown.
BACKWARD/FORWARD COMPATIBILITY
The standard gas discharge tube surge arrestor can be
Forward Compatibility: The latest MB*/* units may replaced with the Fast Transfer Electronic Crowbar
use all ergonomic accessories, but it is also possible to (FTEC-BTA) type surge suppressor for longer life over-
use the older version EQ-*-*, BCS-*-*, SEE-*-*, MB- voltage protection.
DC/*, MB-SP and JXP-*A if desired. There is no need
to remove the chassis cover to install the older POWER FACTOR CORRECTION
accessories into the newer units.
The standard STARLINE MiniBridger provides power
Backward Compatibility: The ergonomic accessories factor correction in the power supply design. This
are the same as the previous accessories, except for the feature lowers the current draw of the amplifier and
addition of the plastic guides and shells. See chart improves the overall system power supply efficiency.
below for nomenclature. Therefore, the plastic guides Also offered at a slightly lower cost is an optional non-
and shells can be removed for use in older MB*/* power factor corrected power supply.
versions.
DIRECTIONAL COUPLER TEST POINTS
The reversible MB*/* electronics package can be made
backward compatible with the 10-Amp MB*/* housing Other features include -20 dB directional coupler test
by installing the MB-15A Kit or the MB-15A Kit II. points. The MB*/* is enclosed in the MB-HSG which
These kits contains 50 mil gold plated platform allows access to test points without opening the
assemblies. This makes it possible for the amplifier to housing.
carry 15 Amperes continuous through the input or
output ports and up to 20 Amperes for 2 hours at +60 FORWARD PATH
°C.
The operational gain of the MiniBridger amplifier is 40
M-SPLIT DIPLEX FILTER OPTION dB for silicon and 38 dB for E-GaAs with 16 dB return
loss in the forward path. Output level control is
Six different plug-in diplex filter options add to the achieved through the use of an interstage Bode
flexibility of the MB*/*, including the latest Mid-split, equalizer which compensates for coaxial cable
or “M-split”, diplex filter with a maximized return band attenuation changes due to temperature. Equalization
may be controlled manually, with a thermal drive unit
(Model TDU) or with a single pilot closed loop
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automatic drive unit (Model ADU-XXX/*). Both the Optional features include thermal compensation and
TDU and the ADU boards are common to the ingress control switching. Thermal compensation comes
STARLINE family of amplifiers. ADU's utilize Surface in the form of a plug-in JXP-TH*B, which stabilizes
Acoustic Wave (SAW) filters for determining pilot gain and match over temperature extremes.
frequency. This improves amplifier stability over
temperature. Also available is Ingress Control Switching (ICS) in 3
states. This pin diode attenuator circuit can lower levels
For an optional third output, the STARLINE by 6 dB or by 38 dB with a controlled slew rate for
MiniBridger utilizes splitters and couplers; the SP, minimum bit errors. The dual output MB*/* requires
DC/8, DC/10, and DC/12 offer superior performance to two ingress control switches when ordering this option
1 GHz. To further ensure system flexibility, installation (one ICS required for each output). The LIFELINE®
ease and maintenance, the amplifier is engineered for MiniBridger Amplifier transponder, model LL-MB-F3,
compatibility with standard BTN-BT* accessories, such is required to operate the Ingress Control Switch from a
as attenuators, equalizers, ADU-TDU, return amplifiers, remote location.
automotive fuses, BC style circuit breakers and FTEC-
BTA crowbar circuits. NETWORK MONITORING
The MB*/* uses modular diplex filters which can be The optional status monitoring transponder, model LL-
changed for a different frequency split as required. The MB-F3, handles RF electronics performance,
amplifier can be configured with S split filters for a 5- measurement control, and alarm generation. The LL-
40 MHz return and a 52-870 MHz forward band. E MB-F3 monitors AC line voltage, power supply
splits (5-30 MHz/47-870 MHz), K splits (5-42 MHz/54- voltage, internal temperature and features an optical
870 MHz), J splits (5-55 MHz/70-870 MHz), A splits tamper switch. The LL-MB-F3 is also used to control
(5-65 MHz/85-870 MHz), and the newest M splits (5- the optional ingress control switch and is frequency
80 MHz/108-870 MHz) are also available. These same agile up to 140 MHz.
filters can be used for all Motorola RF distribution
amplifiers. CONFIGURATION
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+18.0dB E-GaAs
+20.5 dB Hi Gain
**
-20 dB (Status
Monitor
JXP-B PD TP Output)
-1.0dB +23 dB -4.0 dB -6.5 dB -1.0 dB +19 dB
** ** ** ** ** -4.0 dB -1.0dB
SFE Fltn. Port
or JXP-B PP BODE JXP-B MDR PP H 2
Cntrl. -1.7 dB F RF/
SCS RF
-4.0 dB +18.0dB E-GaAs -1.0 dB R AC
-20 dB +20.5 dB Hi Gain L AC
TP Manual Auto **
JXP-B PD -1.0dB
-1.0dB
Input -1.7 dB F ADU/ OnBrd ** -20 dB
port 1 RF/ H JXP-B TP
TDU Atten
AC RF ** ** -20 dB
L Status TP
AC
-1.0 dB R -20 dB Monitor ** **
-1.0dB ** TP +25.0dB L Input
-0.5dB -0.3dB ICS JXP JXP-B
-0.4dB +30.0dB H -0.4 dB -0.4dB
** ** ** ** -4.0 dB
SRE THERM JXP-B ** -1.0dB
LPF JXP-B -2.0 dB F Port
-4.0 dB H **
DC/ 4
-16 dB RF/
SP/ RF
JMP AC
L
-0.4dB AC
-1.0dB -1.0dB R
ICS JXP JXP-B Port
24 Vdc RF 3
-0.4dB
RF/AC
** **
TP AC
-20 dB
** ** ** **
To status Power
Fuse
Fuse
Fuse
Fuse
monitor supply
** Plug-in DC SP JMP
module
Fuse
Fuse
monitor supply
** Plug-in DC SP JMP
module
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1. Operating passband of station. Diplex filters are plugged into the electronic chassis.
3. Minimum full gain at 870 MHz includes loss of equalizer but Bode slope reserves have not been set. Return
gain includes loss of SRE-*-4 return equalizer.
5. Amount of Bode slope control range from midpoint (typical setting is -4 dB at 870 MHz @ 20°C). This
control should not be used for gain reduction.
6. Amount of slope created and cable equivalence of fixed interstage equalizer. Interstage equalizer is a plug-
in.
7. Noise Figure performance is specified typical. Noise Figure is specified at the cable entry facility of the
housing and includes the loss of 1 dB for the pre-stage equalizer. The return Noise Figure includes the
station loss preceding the RF hybrid.
8. Frequencies that relate the picture carriers or passband edges to the specified output levels and tilts.
9. Measured with CW carriers and spectrum analyzer. Specifications are compliant with the test methods as
stated in NCTA RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR MEASUREMENTS ON CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS.
10. Measured with wave analyzer and synchronous, 100% depth modulated channels. Specifications are
compliant with the test methods as stated in NCTA RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR MEASUREMENTS ON CABLE
TELEVISION SYSTEMS.
11. Composite Second Order distortion refers only to those beat clusters that fall +0.75 MHz and +1.25 MHz above
the subject picture carrier. CSO beat clusters that have a -0.75 MHz and -1.25 MHz relationship to the
subject picture carrier are not included in this specification.
12. CIN (Carrier-to-Intermodulation Noise). Contributions of data compression to noise floor. Performance
varies on a two-for-one basis with amplifier output level and should be calculated in a cascade using a 20 log
function, but CIN should be added to the high channel C/N calculation on a 10 log basis.
14. Return Loss at the station input and output, cable-entry facilities, is stated worst case over the specified
passbands for operational gain. The 90 degree port for the optional bypass amplifier is 15 dB worst case.
When ordering the 10-amp AC bypass current option, return loss is 14 dB when installing the electronics
package into the MB-550D-H or MB-750D-H/* housings.
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18. AC current is stated in RMS continuous. A 10-amp compatible electronics package is also available for
installing into older 10-amp housings during upgrades.
19. Group Delay is specified for standard NTSC video, where delay is the delta from picture carrier to 3.58 MHz
color subcarrier.
20. Hum Modulation performance is stated typical. Return band specified from 15 MHz. Hum Modulation (5 MHz
to 15 MHz) is –55 dBc.
22. The compressed data loading is QAM carriers and are –6 dB relative to the analog CW carriers.
23. CTB (Composite Triple Beat). Motorola BCS does not recommend designing systems with an output level of
greater than +51 dBmV at 550 MHz using 79 NTSC channel loading.
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1. Operating passband of station. Diplex filters are plugged into the electronic chassis.
3. Minimum full gain at 870 MHz includes loss of equalizer but Bode slope reserves have not been set. Return
gain includes loss of SRE-*-4 return equalizer.
5. Amount of Bode slope control range from midpoint (typical setting is -4 dB at 870 MHz @ 20°C). This
control should not be used for gain reduction.
6. Amount of slope created and cable equivalence of fixed interstage equalizer. Interstage equalizer is a plug-
in.
7. Noise Figure performance is specified typical. Noise Figure is specified at the cable entry facility of the
housing and includes the loss of 1 dB for the pre-stage equalizer. The return Noise Figure includes the
station loss preceding the RF hybrid.
8. Frequencies that relate the picture carriers or passband edges to the specified output levels and tilts.
9. Measured with CW carriers and spectrum analyzer. Specifications are compliant with the test methods as
stated in NCTA RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR MEASUREMENTS ON CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS.
10. Measured with wave analyzer and synchronous, 100% depth modulated channels. Specifications are
compliant with the test methods as stated in NCTA RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR MEASUREMENTS ON CABLE
TELEVISION SYSTEMS.
11. Composite Second Order distortion refers only to those beat clusters that fall +0.75 MHz and +1.25 MHz above
the subject picture carrier. CSO beat clusters that have a -0.75 MHz and -1.25 MHz relationship to the
subject picture carrier are not included in this specification.
12. CIN (Carrier-to-Intermodulation Noise). Contributions of data compression to noise floor. Performance
varies on a two-for-one basis with amplifier output level and should be calculated in a cascade using a 20 log
function, but CIN should be added to the high channel C/N calculation on a 10 log basis.
14. Return Loss at the station input and output, cable-entry facilities, is stated worst case over the specified
passbands for operational gain. The 90 degree port for the optional bypass amplifier is 15 dB worst case.
When ordering the 10-amp AC bypass current option, return loss is 14 dB when installing the electronics
package into the MB-550D-H or MB-750D-H/* housings.
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ADVANCED SYSTEM DESIGN PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
MB*/* STARLINE MiniBridger Amplifier
18. AC current is stated in RMS continuous. A 10-amp compatible electronics package is also available for
installing into older 10-amp housings during upgrades.
19. Group Delay is specified for standard NTSC video, where delay is the delta from picture carrier to 3.58 MHz
color subcarrier.
20. Hum Modulation performance is stated typical. Return band specified from 15 MHz. Hum Modulation (5 MHz
to 15 MHz) is –55 dBc.
22. The compressed data loading is QAM carriers and are –6 dB relative to the analog CW carriers.
23. CTB (Composite Triple Beat). Motorola BCS does not recommend designing systems with an output level of
greater than +51 dBmV at 550 MHz using 79 NTSC channel loading.
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1. Operating passband of station. Diplex filters are plugged into the electronic chassis.
3. Minimum full gain at 870 MHz includes loss of equalizer but Bode slope reserves have not been set. Return
gain includes loss of SRE-*-4 return equalizer.
5. Amount of Bode slope control range from midpoint (typical setting is -4 dB at 870 MHz @ 20°C). This
control should not be used for gain reduction.
6. Amount of slope created and cable equivalence of fixed interstage equalizer. Interstage equalizer is a plug-
in.
7. Noise Figure performance is specified typical. Noise Figure is specified at the cable entry facility of the
housing and includes the loss of 1 dB for the pre-stage equalizer. The return Noise Figure includes the
station loss preceding the RF hybrid.
8. Frequencies that relate the picture carriers or passband edges to the specified output levels and tilts.
9. Measured with CW carriers and spectrum analyzer. Specifications are compliant with the test methods as
stated in NCTA RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR MEASUREMENTS ON CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS.
10. Measured with wave analyzer and synchronous, 100% depth modulated channels. Specifications are
compliant with the test methods as stated in NCTA RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR MEASUREMENTS ON CABLE
TELEVISION SYSTEMS.
11. Composite Second Order distortion refers only to those beat clusters that fall +0.75 MHz and +1.25 MHz above
the subject picture carrier. CSO beat clusters that have a -0.75 MHz and -1.25 MHz relationship to the
subject picture carrier are not included in this specification.
12. CIN (Carrier-to-Intermodulation Noise). Contributions of data compression to noise floor. Performance
varies on a two-for-one basis with amplifier output level and should be calculated in a cascade using a 20 log
function, but CIN should be added to the high channel C/N calculation on a 10 log basis.
14. Return Loss at the station input and output, cable-entry facilities, is stated worst case over the specified
passbands for operational gain. The 90 degree port for the optional bypass amplifier is 15 dB worst case.
When ordering the 10-amp AC bypass current option, return loss is 14 dB when installing the electronics
package into the MB-550D-H or MB-750D-H/* housings.
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MB*/* STARLINE MiniBridger Amplifier
18. AC current is stated in RMS continuous. A 10-amp compatible electronics package is also available for
installing into older 10-amp housings during upgrades.
19. Group Delay is specified for standard NTSC video, where delay is the delta from picture carrier to 3.58 MHz
color subcarrier.
20. Hum Modulation performance is stated typical. Return band specified from 15 MHz. Hum Modulation (5 MHz
to 15 MHz) is –55 dBc.
22. The compressed data loading is QAM carriers and are –6 dB relative to the analog CW carriers.
23. CTB (Composite Triple Beat). Motorola BCS does not recommend designing systems with an output level of
greater than +51 dBmV at 550 MHz using 79 NTSC channel loading.
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