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LIMITED TWELVE (12) MONTH WARRANTY This PATRIOT ANTENNA equipment is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship un- der normal use and service. PATRIOT ANTENNA shall repair or replace defective equipment, at no charge, or at its option, refund the purchase price, if the equipment is returned to PATRIOT ANTENNA not more than twelve (12) months after shipment.
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INSTALLATION OF THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE PERFORMED ONLY BY A PROFESSIONAL INSTALLER AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CONSUMER D.I.Y. (DO-IT-YOURSELF) INSTALLATIONS. Installation of this product near power lines is dangerous. For your own safety, follow these important safety rules. 1. Perform as many functions as possible on the ground. 2.
Introduction Thank you for purching your Patriot Commercial Antenna. We trust that you will fi nd this to be a well designed product that will proved many years of reliable service. Please read this manual thoroughly before beginning assembly. For best results in the assembly process, perform each step in the same sequence as listed in this manual.
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In-Ground Mast Foundation Foundation Requirements & Specifications: • Steel Mast: Schedule 80, L=120”; 4” O.D. • Concrete: 3000 psi at 28 days, poured against undistrurbed soil (Allow concrete 24 hour set time before installation of antenna) • Soil Bearing Capacity > 2000 psf. •...
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Mount Prep. 1) Attach Tracker Extention Brackets to Polat Mount as pictured below. (Mkae sure to stack BOTH brackets to ensure proper allignment of azimuth lock down) 2) Loosen all Rough Adjustment bolts and set Polar Mount to “birds bath” (straight up) position 3) Tighten all Rough Adjustment bolts.
Hub Assembly 1. Lay the hub face down and place the preassembled Polar Mount on top of the hub placing two bolts each in top and bottom clevises. Tighten these bolts. 2. With a helper lift the Hub/Mount assembly and slide it down onto the 4” mast pipe. 3.
Reflector Assembly 5. Pre-install 9- J-Clips and into each of the 8 Radial Beams as shown. 6. Install the 8 Radial Beams to the Hub using hard- ware labeled- Radial Beam pack as shown. 7. Now install the Outboard Skirts on the end of the Radial Beams as shown using 2-1/4”...
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8. Install Anenna Panels noting overlay of joining edge. Join 2 panels to one Radial Beam using 1/4” Allen Bolts from the Reflector and Feed pack. Work out from the hub (note edge overlay should be even) Tighten the hardware into each J-clip after all hardware is in place. 9.
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Reflector and Feed Support Assembly 11. Feed Struts are to be installed as shown by using the fourth bolt from the edge of the reflector . Install the 4 struts 90 degrees apart using every other panel. 4th Hole Feed Struts...
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12. Assemble the Feed Plate to the inside of the Feed Struts as shown using the 1/4” hardware also from the Feed Strut Top pack. Then assemble the feed scalar to the dish side of the plate using the 4 slotted holes with the feed cover bottom half to the opposite side of the plate.
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Mount Adjusting 1.) Start with checking the mounting of the feed horn. All the legs on the tripod should be of the same length. You should measure them, and do any adjustment you can if they are not the same length. Next you have to check the distance from three different points on the edge of the dish, to the center of the feed horn.
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The antenna assembly is now complete. A brief overview of tracking the Clark follows. This work requires a qualified istallation technician to insure a reliable setup. You must first know the declination setting for your site. Pre-set this declination angle between the pivot axis and the antenna hub by adjusting the slotted declination bracket on top of the mount assembly.
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