Bird 4043E – Ethernet Directional Power Sensor Monitor

• Frequency range includes 8 bands between 118 and 940 MHz
• Provides composite power monitoring
• Ethernet Interface

A powerful approach to antenna and power monitoring for smaller radio communications systems, and paging networks. Designed for smaller sites where the Bird 3141 Channel Power Monitor would be under-utilized, and connecting directly to the Internet or private IP network, they can be accessed remotely for both set-up and monitoring.

Bird’s 4043E Ethernet Directional Power Sensor Monitors provide reliable remote site monitoring to maximize the uptime of mission-critical communications. Unlike competitive solutions, 4043E RF Power Sensors can monitor for and alarm in the event of a reduced antenna VSWR. This provides an early warning of increased losses in the transmission line resulting from water ingress, damage, or deterioration.

Installed post-combiner, the 4043E RF Power Sensor Monitor can generate alarms according to pre-configured parameters for forward power and minimum/maximum VSWR, then communicated to users with SNMP traps. The 4043E provides composite power monitoring.

Applications:

Commercial, industrial, and government land-mobile-radio (LMR) wireless-communications systems including:

• Public Safety
• Marine/Coast Guard
• Private Networks
• Railroad
• Civil Aviation

Ethernet connection

The Ethernet connector is used to connect the 4043E to a PC or a network router/switch. Measurement data is transported over the Ethernet connection so the data can be viewed in a web browser.

• Direct PC Connection – A direct PC connection is a connection between a PC and a single 4043E. This connection can be used to view the sensor’s measurement data, however, if the sensor will be used with a LAN connection, this type of connection must be used to change the IP address of the 4043E
• LAN Connection – The 4043E may be connected to a router or switch so it can provide measurement information through a LAN. A LAN connection can provide the ability to monitor several 4043E sensors from a single PC. Additionally, SNMP management software can be used to aggregate multiple sensors and monitor their outputs

The image below shows a possible configuration for the 4043E.

Part number configuration

Part numbers for the 4043E are set up with the configuration below.

4043E-1-ffwwxx-yyzz

• ff: Frequency Range
• 42 = 118 MHz to 144 MHz
• 44 = 144 MHz to 244 MHz
• 45 = 380 MHz to 450 MHz
• 46 = 450 MHz to 512 MHz
• 47 = 762 MHz to 806 MHz
• 48 = 806 MHz to 869 MHz
• 49 = 896 MHz to 940 MHz
• ww: Forward Power Measurement
• 02 = 0.25 W to 5 W
• 03 = 2.5 W to 50 W
• 05 = 25 W to 500 W
• xx: Communication Interface
• 03 = Ethernet
• yy: Input Connector
• 01 = N (F)
• 02 = N (M)
• 03 = 4.3/10 (F)
• 04 = 4.3/10 (M)
• zz: Output Connector
• 01 = N (F)
• 02 = N (M)
• 03 = 4.3/10 (F)
• 04 = 4.3/10 (M)