BFA
Ultra-Wideband booster with
remote controlled filter bank
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BFA is a wideband UHF antenna Booster with integrated bandpass filter
and low noise booster.
This booster can work in 410-1300 MHz band (bypass mode). It is possible
to enable the integrated passband filter and the internal booster
(adjustable in 1 dB step).
This booster can be entirely controlled and monitored remotely by
different devices and software such as Wisycom MAT288/244 and
SPL2216/2208 or Sound Devices SL2 multislot unit.
The feeding line is integrated on the PCB for mechanical robustness and all
the electronic and mounting bases are made by solid metal with
waterproof gasketing.
SETUP CONTROL
1) Simple operation with 4 buttons to quickly setup the antenna
booster and the filters through the user menu.
2) Signaling LED multicolor:
o White: when the unit is in bootloader mode (i.e. during the
firmware upgrade)
o Orange: booster bypassed
o Green: active booster with gain between -12 ÷ 14 dB (low
consumption approx. 65mA@12V)
o Blue: active booster with gain between 15 ÷ 27 dB
(consumption approx. 110mA@12V)
o Red: fast blinking (when blinking function is activated by
Manager or by MAT/SPL to highlight the selected booster)
o Red: fixed, alarm (type of alarm is shown on the display)
o OFF: booster OFF mode or LED disable by settings
3) TFT – transflective (176 x 176 pixels, RGB)
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Ultra-Wideband booster with
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MENU STRUCTURE AND NAVIGATION
STATUS menu This is the first menu displayed after powering up the BFA and gives access to submenus
displaying all the unit settings.
Press MENU/SAVE to enter in the menu
Use the arrows to navigate the menu and edit the parameters
Keep pressed MENU/SAVE for 2 seconds to save
Confirm the new setup value within 5 sec. by pressing one more time on the MENU/SAVE
button. Without any confirmation the modification is cancelled.
Configure filter setting according to the frequency range in use.
Configure gain setting according to the loss of the cable in use (see below typical attenuation
table).
When GAIN is set to OFF (by pass mode) internal filter is disabled and the booster is working in
410÷1300 MHz range.
Typical attenuation of most common coaxial cable (30m / 100 ft.)
Cable type
Diameter mm (in)
Attenuation @ 400 MHz
Attenuation @ 900 MHz
RG 58 C/U
4.95 (1.9)
9.6 dB
10.4 dB
RG 213 /U
10.3 (4)
3.9 dB
6.6 dB
RG 218 /U
22.1 (8.6)
2.1 dB
4.2 dB
Cellflex - ¼” foam
8.8 (3.4)
2.5 dB
3.9 dB
Booster name
Gain
Frequency range
Serial Number
BFA
Ultra-Wideband booster with
remote controlled filter bank
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For more details about the BFA settings see the tree menu below:
MENU
SUBMENU
SETTINGS
example
Gain
OFF/ Bypass/ -12dB to 27dB
2dB
Filter
4G-STOP
(only F6 version)
470-1160MHz
470-700 & 960-1160MHz
WB or Fix-2
(F1/F2/F3 version)
High pass filter (i.e.410/470/510 MHz) and
Low pass filter (i.e.600/700/810 MHz)
470-600 MHz
NB or Fix-1
940-960 MHz (Usa) or
1240-1260 MHz (Japan) or
823-832 MHz
940-960 MHz
Tunable
430 ÷ 730 MHz (40MHz) @1MHz step
430-470 MHz
Freq
Frequency range of selected filter
Settings
Display
Timeout
from 5s to 240s
20s
Brightless
from 1 to 10
5
Color
white/black
white
Rotate
0/180
0
Led
ON/OFF
ON
Boost
ON/OFF
To enable/disable DC Pass
Through
Data
ON /OFF
To enable/disable
communication data Pass
Through*
Info
Model
Model of booster
LFA-B-F6
Name
Name of booster (max 8 characters)
ANT-A Z1
SN
Serial number
X1300013
FW
Firmware/Application/Boot Ver
HW
Option
B
Main rev.
1
Filter rev.
1
Power Supply
12.0 V
* Data ON enables the communication data through the BFA. This function allows to control thru
coaxial cable up to 3 smart antennas/boosters (LFA, ADFA, BFA) connected in chain.
VARIANTS
BFA-<Connector>-<FilterOption>
<Conn>
B BNC
N N
<FilterOption>: Tuned Filter Selectable Filter Fixed Filter:
F2 TUN:430-730MHz HP: 470/520/550MHz + LP: 617/663/698MHz (EU/USA) 940 ÷ 960 MHz (USA)
F3 TUN:430-730MHz HP: 410/470/510MHz + LP: 600/714/810MHz (Japan) 1240 ÷ 1260MHz (Japan)
F4 TUN:430-730MHz HP: 470/510/960MHz + LP: 600/700/1160MHz (UK) 940 ÷ 960 MHz (USA)
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Ultra-Wideband booster with
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SPECIFICATIONS
BOOSTER
• Control: display menu or remote thru coaxial cable
• Gain: -12÷27 dB typical (1 dB step selection) ❼
• Bandwidth: from 410MHz up to 1260 MHz (depending on the variants)
• Gain flatness: +/-1 dB
• Powering: +12 Vdc/65mA (green led, up to about 15dB of gain),
+12 Vdc/110mA (blue led, more than about 15dB of gain)
• Operating voltage range: 9.5 ÷ 16 Vdc
• Full bandwidth Bypass (0.8dB attenuation) and RF OFF function
FILTER
❶ Tunable filter 430-730 (40 MHz wide)
❷ Fixed band saw filter: 940-960 MHz (USA) or 1240-1260 (Japan)
❸❹ High pass filter (410/470/510 MHz) and low pass filter (600/700/810 MHz) CASCADE (9 bandpass
combinations)
❺ Bypass line for full band reception (active mode if no DC power for safety)
MECHANICAL
• Connectors: BNC-F (BFA-B), N-F (BFA-N)
• Display: TFT – transflective (176 x 176 pixels, RGB)
• Weight: 250 g
Wisycom Srl - Via Tiepolo, 7/E - 35019 Tombolo (PD) - Italy
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