BCR-AF727NODE A SELECTIVE MULTIBAND REPEATER

Andrew Corporation 620 N. Greenfield Parkway Garner, NC U.S.A. 27529 Tel: (919) 329-8941 Fax: (919) 329-8950 www.andrew.com 08 October 2009 Timco Engineering Inc. 849 NW State Road 45 Newberry, FL 32669 FCC ID: BCR-AF727 Product Name: Node A Request for Confidentiality Pursuant to Sections 0.457 and 0.459 of the commission’s rules, we hereby request that the following documents be held confidential: • AF 727 Block Diagram.pdf • AF 727 Module Schematics.pdf • AF 727 Schematics PA.pdf • AF 727 Schematics Main Board.pdf • AF 727 Schematics User Interface.pdf • AF 727 Voltage and Current into Final Devices.pdf • Node A Datasheet.pdf • Node A Functional Description.pdf • Node A User Manual.pdf These materials contain trade secrets and proprietary information and are not customarily released to the public. The public disclosure of this information might be harmful to the company and provide unjustified benefits to our competitors. The manual is only provided for use by trained technicians and is not available to the general user from Andrew’s website. The user's manual is very technical and is not provided to the consumer because the consumer cannot service the device. Dated this 08 Day of October2009 By: Michael Williamson Signature Printed Title: Product Manager On behalf of : Andrew Corporation Telephone: (919) 329-8941

Andrew Corporation 620 N. Greenfield Parkway Garner, NC U.S.A. 27529 Tel: (919) 329-8941 Fax: (919) 329-8950 www.andrew.com 12-October-2009 Timco Engineering 849 N.W. State Road 45 PO Box 370 Newberry, FL 32669 Attn: Director of Certification Authority to Act as Agent FCC On our behalf, I authorize Nemko USA, Inc., 802 N. Kealy, Lewisville, TX 75057, to act as our agent in the preparation of this application for equipment certification. I certify that submitted documents properly describe the device or system for which equipment certification is sought. I also certify that each unit manufactured, imported or marketed, as defined in Federal Communications Commission regulations will have affixed to it a label identical to that submitted for approval with this application. We also authorize Nemko USA, Inc. to certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits, that include FCC benefits, pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. § 862 because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. For instances where our authorized agent signs the application for certification on our behalf, I acknowledge that all responsibility for complying with the terms and conditions for certification, as specified by Timco Engineering still resides with (name and address). Dated this 12 Day of October 20 09 Agency agreement expiration date: Usually Give 8 - 12 Months By: Michael Williamson Signature Printed Title: Director, PLM On behalf of : Andrew, LLC Telephone: 919-329-8941

AF 727 Exterior Pictures Right Side Left Side AF 727 Exterior Pictures Top Side Bottom Side AF 727 Exterior Pictures Front Side Back Side Node A Chassis Right Side Left Side Node A Chassis Front Side Back Side Node A Chassis Top Side Node A Chassis Bottom Side

AF 727 Internal Pictures RF Board Top RF Board Bottom AF 727 Internal Pictures Main Board Top Main Board Bottom AF 727 Internal Pictures User Interface Board Top User Interface Board Bottom

AF 727 Tune-Up Procedure The AF727 does not have a tune-up procedure and all tune-up is controlled at the factory. The product will be completely tuned and tested before it is shipped to customers.

Prediction of MPE limit at a given distance Equation from page 18 of OET Bulletin 65, Edition 97-01 where:S = power density P = power input to the antenna G = power gain of the antenna in the direction of interest relative to an isotropic radiator R = distance to the center of radiation of the antenna Maximum peak output power at antenna input terminal:-3.00(dBm) Maximum peak output power at antenna input terminal:0.501187234(mW) Antenna gain(typical):9(dBi) Maximum antenna gain:7.943282347(numeric) Time Averaging:100(%) Prediction distance:100(cm) Prediction frequency:746(MHz) MPE limit for uncontrolled exposure at prediction frequency:0.466666667(mW/cm^2) Power density at prediction frequency:0.000032(mW/cm^2) 2 4R PG S π = Margin of compliance:-41.7(dB) This equates to0.000316804W/m^2 2 4R PG S π =

Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 1 of 39 Nemko Test Report: 37201RUS1 Applicant: Andrew Corporation 620 N. Greenfield Parkway Garner, NC 27529 USA Equipment Under Test: AF727 (E.U.T.) FCC Identifier: BCR-AF727 In Accordance With: CFR 47, Part 27, Subpart C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services Tested By: Nemko USA, Inc. 802 N. Kealy Lewisville, TX 75057-3136 TESTED BY: DATE: 16 October 2009 David Light, Senior Wireless Engineer APPROVED BY: DATE: 16 October 2009 Tom Tidwell, Telecom Direct Number of Pages: 39 Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 2 of 39 Table of Contents SECTION 1. SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS 3 SECTION 2. GENERAL EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATION 5 SECTION 3. RF POWER OUTPUT 6 SECTION 4. OCCUPIED BANDWIDTH 7 SECTION 5. SPURIOUS EMISSIONS AT ANTENNA TERMINALS 16 SECTION 6. FIELD STRENGTH OF SPURIOUS 29 SECTION 7. TEST EQUIPMENT LIST 30 ANNEX A - TEST DETAILS 31 ANNEX B - TEST DIAGRAMS 36 Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 3 of 39 Section 1. Summary of Test Results Manufacturer Andrew Corporation Model No.: AF727 Serial No.: 101 General: All measurements are traceable to national standards. These tests were conducted on a sample of the equipment for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with CFR 47, Part 27, Subpart C. New Submission Production Unit Class II Permissive Change Pre-Production Unit THIS TEST REPORT RELATES ONLY TO THE ITEM(S) TESTED. THE FOLLOWING DEVIATIONS FROM, ADDITIONS TO, OR EXCLUSIONS FROM THE TEST SPECIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. See “ Summary of Test Data”. Nemko USA Inc. authorizes the above named company to reproduce this report provided it is reproduced in its entirety and for use by the company’s employees only. Any use which a third party makes of this report, or any reliance on or decisions to be made based on it, are the responsibility of such third parties. Nemko USA Inc. accepts no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this report. This report applies only to the items tested. Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 4 of 39 Summary Of Test Data 1 Frequency stability testing was not performed since the device does not translate the frequency of the input signal. NAME OF TEST PARA. NO. SPEC. RESULT RF Power Output 27.50(d) 1000 Watts ERP Complies Occupied Bandwidth 2.1049 Input/Output Complies Spurious Emissions at Antenna Terminals 27.53(c) -13 dBm Complies Field Strength of Spurious Emissions 27.53(c) -13 dBm E.I.R.P. Complies Frequency Stability 27.54 Must stay in band NA 1 Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 5 of 39 Section 2. General Equipment Specification Supply Voltage Input: 120 Vac Frequency Bands: Downlink: Blocks A, B and C Lower 700 MHz Band 728 - 746 MHz Block C Upper 700 MHz Band 776 – 787 MHz Frequency Bands: Uplink: Blocks A, B and C Lower 700 MHz Band 698 - 716 MHz Block C Upper 700 MHz Band 746 - 757 MHz Type of Modulation and Designator: LTE (F9W) System Gain: 84 dB Output Impedance: 50 ohms RF Output (Rated): Downlink 0.5 W 27 dBm RF Output (Rated): Uplink 0.5 W 27 dBm Frequency Translation: F1-F1 F1-F2 N/A Band Selection: Software Duplexer Fullband Description of EUT The Node A RF Cards convert the RF into digital signals and transfer them to the Node A rack for digital filtering. The digital architecture allows sub-band filtering and is shared between all RF Cards inserted into the Node A rack. Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 6 of 39 Section 3. RF Power Output NAME OF TEST: RF Power Output PARA. NO.: 27.50 TESTED BY: David Light DATE: 15 October 2009 Test Results: Complies. Measurement Data: Direction Block Composite Power (dBm) RF Power (W) Downlink ABC Lower 27 0.5 C Upper 27 0.5 Uplink ABC Lower 27 0.5 C Lower 27 0.5 Equipment Used: 1036-1082-1472 Measurement Uncertainty: +/- 1.7 dB Temperature: 22 C Relative Humidity: 48 % Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 7 of 39 Section 4. Occupied Bandwidth NAME OF TEST: Occupied Bandwidth PARA. NO.: 2.1049 TESTED BY: David Light DATE: 15 October 2009 Test Results: Complies. Test Data: See attached plot(s). Equipment Used: 1036-1082-1472 Measurement Uncertainty: 1X10 -7 ppm Temperature: 22 C Relative Humidity: 48 % Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 8 of 39 Test Data – Occupied Bandwidth Output Uplink Lower 700 Band Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 9 of 39 Test Data – Occupied Bandwidth Input Uplink Lower 700 Band Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 10 of 39 Test Data – Occupied Bandwidth Output Downlink Lower 700 Band Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 11 of 39 Test Data – Occupied Bandwidth Input Downlink Lower 700 Band Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201RUS1 Page 12 of 39 Test Data – Occupied Bandwidth Output Uplink Upper 700 Band Nemko USA, Inc. CFR 47, PART 27, SUBPART C Miscellaneous Wireless Communication Services EQUIPMENT: AF727 PROJECT NO.: 37201…

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