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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Precautions and Preparation ............................................. 1
Precautions........................................................................................... 1
Before beginning installation .................................................................. 1
Storage prior to installation.................................................................... 1
Bay spacing .......................................................................................... 2
Table 1 Bay spacing chart ............................................................... 2
Prepare the mounting location. .............................................................. 2
Bolt tightening ...................................................................................... 2
Table 2 Torque specifications .......................................................... 2
Chapter 2 Antenna Installation..........................................................3
Precautions........................................................................................... 3
Installing the support pipe ..................................................................... 3
Figure 1 Support pipe installation .................................................... 3
Table 3 Side-mounted support pipe standoff from tower ................... 3
Installing the radiators........................................................................... 4
Figure 2 Formed mount channel ...................................................... 4
Figure 3 Installation of radiator without radome, exploded view......... 5
Installing the interbay cable harness....................................................... 5
Figure 4 Radome backplate orientation ............................................ 6
Figure 5 Installation of radiator with radome, exploded view ............. 7
Figure 6 Installation of cable on top bay (and bottom bay if center-fed)
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Figure 7 Installation of cable on interior bay..................................... 8
Figure 8 Installation of cable on bottom bay, end-fed array ............... 9
Figure 9 Wrapping and securing the interbay cables (half-wave-spaced
array only)........................................................................ 9
Figure 10 Proper and improper application of splicing tape
(top and bottom bays only).............................................. 10
Chapter 3 Installing the De-icer System (if applicable)...................11
Precautions......................................................................................... 11
De-icer system description ................................................................... 11
Figure 11 De-Icer electrical schematic diagram............................... 12
Table 4 De-Icer specifications ....................................................... 13
De-icer installation .............................................................................. 13
Figure 12 Bay junction box installation ........................................... 14
Table 5 Thermostat readings......................................................... 15
Chapter 4 Startup and Operation .....................................................17
Precautions......................................................................................... 17
The antenna ....................................................................................... 17
The de-icer system.............................................................................. 17
