Wireless: CEL-TA Transceivers don't power up when connected via a CEL-SP splitter to a CellCom base station

Question:  I've set up a CellCom base station with a splitter and three remote transceiver antennas and having problems with the antennas.  The splitter is connected to the base via 300 feet of CAT-5 stranded cable and from the splitter out to the three remote antennas the average CAT-5 cable runs are about 300 feet each of stranded CAT-5 cable.  The total lenght of the CAT-5 cable runs from base out to the remote transceivers are approximately 600 feet of stranded CAT-5 cable.  When the system is powered on the remote transceivers are not seen by the base station front panel display menu, no beltpacks can log on to the system.  From what I read in the manual the overall CAT-5 cable lengths should be short enough to allow the base station to remotely power the splitter and the antennas.  Have I missed anything?
Answer:  Running long lengths of CAT-5 cable for remote transceivers may require the use of local DC power at the remote transceivers or at the splitter depending on the location of the splitter. 
In the example diagram shown below the user has set up a system with one splitter and three remote transceivers, the splitter is located 300 feet from the base station and the three remote transceiver antennas.  In this instance the splitter is locally powered which provides the three transceiver antennas the necessary Vdc to insure proper operation. 
If the splitter wasn’t powered locally the base station may not be able to properly power the remote transceivers depending on the quality / gauge of the 600 feet of CAT-5 cable used.
Smaller gauge CAT-5 cable can significantly reduce the length of cable runs on remote transceivers before local power is needed at the splitter or antenna as can the selection of stranded or solid wire for the CAT-5 cable.  Solid copper CAT-5 / CAT-6 cable will provide the user longer runs before local power is needed at the splitter and or antennas. 
To ensure proper transceiver operation verify that the base station front panel antenna LEDs are lit for any connected antennas and that the antennas can be seen in the front panel  display menu and that beltpacks log onto each connected antenna.




















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