Prepare The Antenna Site - KVH Industries TracPhone V11 Installation Manual

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Prepare the Antenna Site

Once you have identified a suitable antenna
mounting site, follow these steps to prepare the
site for installation.
Drill the Mounting Holes
a. Unfold the antenna mounting template
(supplied in the Customer Welcome Kit) and
place it onto the mounting surface. Make sure
the "FWD" (forward) arrow points toward
the bow and is parallel to the vessel's
centerline (see Figure 14).
NOTE: You don't need to mount the antenna exactly
on the vessel's centerline, but the antenna's forward
arrow must be parallel to it.
b. Using a light hammer and center punch,
mark the locations for the four mounting
holes on the mounting surface in the
locations indicated on the template.
c. Drill a 5/8" (16 mm) hole at the four
mounting hole locations. Later, you will
insert four 1/2"-13 bolts through these holes
to mount the antenna.
Cut Out the Cable Access Hole, If Needed
If you plan to route the antenna cables
belowdecks through a hole directly underneath
the antenna (such as examples C and D in
Figure 15), follow the steps below.
a. Using the supplied template, mark the
location of the cable access hole in the center
of the mounting hole pattern (see Figure 14).
b. Cut out the 3.75" (95 mm) cable access hole in
the location you marked in Step a. Smooth
the edges of the hole to protect the cables.
(You may also apply anti-chafe material
around the cables to prevent abrasion.)
c. Clean and dry the antenna mounting surface.
d. Peel off the paper backing from one of the
supplied foam seals to expose the adhesive.
Then press the foam seal down firmly onto
the mounting surface, ensuring the hole in
the foam seal aligns with the cable access hole
in the mounting surface (see Figure 14).
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Figure 14: Antenna Mounting Holes Layout
Face Vessel Bow
Ø3.75" (Ø95.3 mm)
Cable Access Hole
9.74"
(247.40 mm)
9.74"
(247.40 mm)
Good Bolt
Pattern
Figure 15: Antenna Mounting Examples
A B
Gooseneck
Deck
Antenna Cables
Foam Seal
(if necessary)
Ø.63" (Ø15.88 mm)
Mounting Hole (x4)
Poor Bolt
Pattern
C
D
Foam
Seals
Gooseneck
Foam
Seals