Prepare The Antenna Site - KVH Industries TracVision HD7 Installation Manual

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Prepare the Antenna Site

Follow the steps below to drill the antenna's
mounting holes and cable access hole. You will
route all of the antenna cables through this access
hole later.
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
b. Using a light hammer and center punch,
mark the locations for the four mounting
holes and cable access hole on the mounting
surface in the locations indicated on the
template.
c. Drill a 1/2" (1.3 cm) hole at the four mounting
hole locations. Later, you will insert four
3/8"-16 bolts through these holes to secure
the antenna to the mounting surface.
d. Using a 2" (5 cm) hole saw, cut out the cable
access hole. Smooth the edges of the hole to
protect the cables. Later, you will route the
cables through this hole and into the vessel.
e. Clean and dry the antenna mounting surface.
f. Peel off the paper backing from the supplied
foam seal to expose the adhesive.
g. Press the foam seal down firmly onto the
mounting surface (not the antenna's
baseplate), ensuring the hole in the foam seal
aligns with the cable access hole in the
mounting surface (see
NOTE: Apply the foam seal to the vessel mounting
surface, not to the antenna's baseplate. You will have
difficulty connecting the cables to the antenna if the
foam seal is attached to the baseplate.
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6).
Figure 7).
Figure 6 Antenna Mounting Holes Layout
Baseplate Footprint
ø17"
[ø43.2 cm]
6.0"
[15.2 cm]
12.0"
[30.5 cm]
Figure 7 Foam Seal
Align with
Cable Access
Hole
FWD
ø2" (ø5 cm)
Cable Access Hole
6.0"
[15.2 cm]
12.0"
[30.5 cm]
ø1/2" (ø1.3 cm)
Mounting Hole (x4)