KVH Industries TracPhone FB250 Installation Manual page 12

App. B Technical specifications
B.1 Overview ..................................................................99
B.2 FB500 antenna ........................................................99
B.3 FB250 antenna .......................................................105
B.4 Minimum distance to transmitters. ........................... 111
B.5 TracPhone terminal ................................................ 112
App. C Grounding and RF protection
C.1
C.2 General about marine DC systems ..........................120
C.3 General about marine grounding ............................122
C.4 Grounding Recommendations .................................124
C.5 Alternative grounding for steel hulls .......................126
C.6 Alternative grounding for aluminum hulls ..............128
C.7 Alternative grounding for fiberglass hulls ...............130
C.8 Alternative grounding for timber hulls ....................132
C.9 Separate ground cable ............................................134
C.10 RF interference .......................................................138
C.11 Electrostatic Discharge ............................................139
App. D Attaching a TNC or N Connector to RG214 Cable
Glossary
........................................................................................149
Index
........................................................................................155
Why is grounding required? .................................... 119
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