Fracarro TV SAT Tap Off 8 way Tap Loss -16dB Model: TAPS816 (287321), 5-2400MHz for MATV, SMATV, L-Band Systems

Product Description:
The Tap-Off 8 way (Tap Off 8 way) FRACARRO TAPS816 (287321) is a professional-grade, 8-output horizontal "top-down" directional tap featuring standard F-connectors. Engineered to support an ultra-wide frequency range from 5 to 2400 MHz, this device seamlessly handles Return Channel (RC), digital terrestrial television (TV), and satellite (SAT) bands. It is specifically designed for high-performance distribution within centralized MATV and SMATV communal building networks.

Key Technical Features
- 8-Output Configuration: Equipped with 8 dedicated subscriber tap ports, allowing for the direct distribution of signals to up to eight separate rooms or outlets from a single drop location.
- 16 dB Flat Tap Attenuation: Provides a precise and stable 16 dB tap loss across all frequency bands. This ensures that every connected room receives a highly consistent and uniform signal level.
- Low Insertion Loss: Despite splitting the signal eight ways, it maintains a low main-line insertion loss (4.5 dB on Return Channel, 5 dB on TV, and 7 dB on the highest SAT frequencies). This allows the primary trunk line signal to pass through to subsequent tiers with minimal attenuation.
- Excellent Port-to-Port Isolation: Features high outputs isolation (23 dB for TV and 20 to 22 dB for SAT bands), which effectively prevents mutual interference and crosstalk between connected apartments.
- Robust Enclosure & Compact Design: Built inside a high-quality die-cast zinc housing that ensures exceptional electromagnetic shielding against external signal noise. Measuring a compact 126 x 64 x 27 mm, it is perfectly sized for clean installations inside standard junction boxes, and includes a wall-mounting setup and an earth ground connection point.
- DC Pass-Through Architecture: Direct current (DC) is permitted to pass strictly along the main line between the through output and the primary input to power line amplifiers or satellite LNBs. All 8 individual subscriber tap outlets are safely DC-blocked to protect user equipment.

Applications
With its 8-way distribution capability and balanced 16 dB attenuation, the TAPS816 is ideal for the following system architectures:

- Middle-Tier Floor Distribution in Multi-Dwelling Units (MDUs): In a multi-story building layout where the main backbone signal has already traveled down several floors (reaching a moderate-to-high signal level), the TAPS816 (16 dB) is perfect. It taps off a perfectly calculated portion of signal to feed the local floor while preserving the backbone line energy to feed the lower floors.
- High-Density Floor Layouts: For building designs that feature 7 to 8 apartments clustered on a single floor, a single TAPS816 unit can service the entire floor from one location. This eliminates the need to cascade multiple 2-way or 4-way taps together, which keeps the junction box neat, lowers hardware costs, and prevents unnecessary insertion loss accumulation.
- Cascaded System Level Balancing: Network engineers can utilize this unit alongside other multi-way taps to establish a balanced distribution system. For instance, higher attenuation taps (e.g., 20 dB taps) can be used on the highest floors where the signal is strongest, followed by this TAPS816 (16 dB) on the middle floors, and lower attenuation taps on the bottom floors. This technique guarantees that every television throughout the building receives an identical signal strength.
- Fail-Safe Cross-Tenant Protection: The premium inter-port isolation and DC-blocked outlets serve as an electrical firewall. If a faulty set-top box or television in one apartment suffers from a short circuit or injects high-frequency noise into the line, the TAPS816 confines the fault to that isolated port. The malicious feedback is blocked from bleeding into neighboring apartments or traveling backward to damage the building's central headend amplifiers.