DCF77 Antenna 4417 / 4418 / 4420 / 4436 / 4437

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Short Description

Antenna structure

All hopf antennas are directional active antennas and of the same electrical design. Ferrite antennas are used for the frequencies in the long-wave range to keep the antennas small. The oscillating circuit in the antenna, made of a wired ferrite rod and various capacitors, is tuned to 77.5 kHz.

The features of the oscillating circuit depend mainly on the ferrite rod. Temperature changes influence the permeability of the ferrite rod and thus the mid-frequency of the tuned oscillating circuit for the DCF77 signal.

The output voltage of the oscillating circuit is fed to an amplifier with definite input resistance. Behind the amplifier there is an adaptation to the antenna cable.

Types of antennas

The following types of antennas for the different purposes are available:

FG443600 Indoor antenna
FG441700A Outdoor antenna for the flat roof installation
FG441800A Outdoor antenna for the wall installation
FG442000 Outdoor antenna for the pole installation
FG443700 Outdoor antenna with non-directional reception for mobile operations

Indoor antenna FG443600

This antenna can be used in buildings away from sources of interference for the DCF77-reception. e.g. TVs, monitors, terminals, in-house-LAN, electrical engines etc.

Also the construction of the building has to be taken into consideration. Reinforced concrete buildings and fairing plates attenuate considerably the DCF77-signal and cause a bad signal / noise ratio.

The antenna, which can be turned by 360°, is screwed to a wall bracket made of zinc-coated steel.

Outdoor antennas

Mostly radio controlled clock systems are running with an outdoor antenna. Whereas the surroundings of the indoor antenna can change because of changing technical operations in the rooms, the conditions for the outdoor antenna remain nearly constant.

For rough weather conditions we supply a very robust outdoor antenna. It is housed in a round weatherproof plastic casing. The different antennas differ in their mechanical structure only.

The mechanical construction is made of a sturdy, anodised aluminum or die-cast aluminum designed to withstand strong wind. The antenna cable leaves the casing at the bottom.

Technical Data

General information
voltage supply via antenna cable:	+1,7 to +5V DC
differential output resistance:	50 Ω
amplification:	26 (20) dB
antenna cable:	RG59 compatible
cable length (delivery status):	indoor antenna: 10 m outdoor antenna: 20 m
max. cable length without multi aerial amplifier:	theoretically: 500 m recommended: 250 m
max. cable length with multi aerial amplifier:	theoretically: 1000 m recommended: 500 m
plastic:	light proof
wind stress outdoor antenna:	max. 180 km/h
band width:	4 kHz
indoor antenna 4436
humidity:	95% non-condensing
protection class:	IP50
temperature range 3 dB limit:
operation:	0°C to +50° C
storage:	-50° C to +85° C
outdoor antennas 4417, 4418, 4420, 4437
humidity:	100%
protection class:	IP65
temperature range 3 dB limit:
operation:	-30° C to +80° C
storage:	-50° C to +85° C