Prepare The Mounting Site - KVH Industries TracVision M3 Installation Manual

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Prepare the Mounting Site

1. Unfold the supplied template
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. You do not
need to mount the antenna exactly
on the vessel's centerline, but the
antenna's forward arrow must be
parallel to it.
2. Use the template to mark the
four hole locations on the
mounting surface.
3. Drill a 5 ⁄ " (8 mm) hole at the
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four locations you marked in
Step 2. Later, you will insert four
1
⁄ "-20 bolts from above to secure the
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antenna to the mounting surface.
4. Mark a location for the cable access
hole, either in the center of the
antenna mounting hole pattern or in
an area aft of the antenna. Later, you
will route the antenna cable through
this hole and into the vessel.
5. Drill the cable access hole in the
location you marked in Step 4. Be
sure to size the hole appropriately
to maintain a cable bend radius of
at least 3" (75 mm). If the hole location
is in the center of the antenna
mounting hole pattern, the diameter of
the cable access hole must not exceed
3.5" (88 mm). Smooth the edges of
the hole to protect the cable.
54-0274-01 Rev. A
Antenna Base
15.5"
(39.4 cm)
X
4.6"
(11.7 cm)
9.2"
(23.4 cm)
Be sure the mounting surface is
flat and level. Use a separate
mounting plate, if necessary.
Drilling Antenna
Mounting Holes
4
2.8"
(7.1 cm)
4 x 0.31"
( 0.8 cm)
Mounting Holes
Cable Access Hole
(Suggested Location)
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5.6"
(14.2 cm)