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Plan the Antenna Installation
Before you begin, consider the following antenna
installation guidelines.
IMPORTANT!
Be sure to follow the guidelines below.
Damage caused by an improper installation is
not covered under KVH warranty.
• Minimize blockage. The antenna requires a
clear view of the sky to receive satellite TV
(see Figure 3). The fewer obstructions, the
better the system will perform.
• KVH requires that you do not mount the
antenna on the same level as the radar,
because the radar's energy may damage the
LNB. Ideally, you should mount the antenna
3 ft (1 m) away from and above or below the
15º radar beam path (see Figure 4).
• Make sure the mounting surface is wide
enough to accommodate the antenna's base
(see Figure 5). Also make sure it is flat, level
(within ±1°), strong enough to support the
antenna's weight, and rigid enough to
prevent antenna vibration.
• Select a location that is as close as possible to
the intersection of the vessel's fore-and-aft
centerline and midships.
• Be sure to mount the antenna near enough to
the TV-Hub to allow you to connect the 50 ft
(15 m) coax cable between them, while still
maintaining sufficient slack in the cable.
NOTE: If you need to use a longer cable, use an RG-6
(75 ) cable that does not exceed 100 ft (30 m) in
length, or an RG11 (75 ) cable that does not exceed
200 ft (60 m) in length (see
on page
7).
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"Prepare the RF Cables"
Figure 3: Blockage from Obstruction
Blocked!
10° to 80°
Look Angle
Mast
Vessel Platform
Figure 4: Distance from Radar
Radar
Figure 5: Antenna Dimensions
15.5"
(39.4 cm)
9.2"
(23.4 cm)
4.6"
(11.7 cm)
2.8"
(7.1 cm)
Cable Connector
TracVision Antenna
Side View
Bottom View
Dual Linear
4 x ø0.3"
(ø0.8 cm)
5.6"
(14.2 cm)
Cable Connectors
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