Motorola ASTRO APX 3000 Quick Start Manual page 2

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Do not twist or coil the antenna because this will result in
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antenna performance degradation. See Figure 4.
a u t i o n
Not recommended
Figure 4.
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To satisfy compliance with RF Exposure standards and
improve radio performance, use the spacers provided to
maintain a distance of 0.50 inch (1.27 cm) from your
body. Shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Proper spacing of the antenna
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To improve radio performance, secure the antenna as
shown in Figure 6. Ensure the spacer is upright when
strapping it to the body.
Flexible Antenna
Figure 6.
Spacer must be upright when strapping to
Acceptable
Handling the antenna
Antenna
0.50 inch gap
Spacer
Spacer
Radio
the body
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Strapping the Antenna onto Your Body
Procedure:
1
Position the spacers along the antenna to maintain 0.5 inch
(1.27cm) from your body as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Recommended location of the spacers on the antenna
2
The spacer can be cut into individual segment per method shown
below.
Figure 8.
Table 1:
Number of spacer segments for different antenna bands.
Antenna Frequency
Band
700 / 800 MHz
UHF
VHF
*One spacer comes with five segments.
3
Use surgical tape or straps to fasten the spacer to the body with the
methods below.
Antenna
Spacer
Flat surface
on the
human body
Tape
Figure 9.
Fastening the spacer with tape or straps
2
Segment
Spacer cutting line
Number of spacers Number of
provided* segments
1
3
2
Antenna
Spacer
Flat surface
on the
human body
Strap
5
12
7