RFS APM40 Series Installation Instructions

Specifications subject to change without notice.
MAINTENANCE
Under normal conditions, no
maintenance is necessary. However, the antenna should
be visually inspected at regular intervals for damage (e.g.
due to lightning strikes, and falling ice).Periodic checks
should be performed to verify correct torque and bracket
clearance settings. Accessories provided exclusively by
RFS.
Mounting Hardware
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Antennas
Applications
The APM40 Kits are mounting hardware options to be
used for Base Station antennas up to 2.6 meters length.
The same APM40 can be mounting with 2 different
Antenna interface: Configuration A and B
Features
Features include:
 Basic direct mount kit
 Beam sliding tilt mount for mechanical tilt
 Scissor tilt option for fixed at mast (or wall) downtilt
 Option for azimuth adjustment independent of mast
 All kits fully upgradable
 Pipe diameter : 60-120 mm, Wall mount option
 Mechanical downtilt, depending of antennas
 Azimuth adjustment up to +/-30 degrees
Mounting Options
Refer to the following table to identify mount kits supplied. The packages of the mount kits are marked with the APM
variation. Refer to the relevent Figure in the Instruction for assembly information. The letter designation is
referenced in the antenna model description.
Letter Type of Mounting
A Direct pipe (no tilt)
B Azimuth upgrade
C Beam tilt
D Beam tilt with azimuth upgrade
E Beam tilt with scissor upgrade
F Beam tilt with scissor and azimuth upgrades
- Direct to beam upgrade
- Bracket interface for APM40
7 No mount kit
Assembly and Installation
Figure 1a : Pipe Mount Installation
For pipe mounting, bolt front and rear pipe brackets to pipe.
Tighten from front as rear bracket holds nut captive. Refer
to Table 2 for top to bottom mount bracket separation.
Specifications subject to change without notice.
these data at any time without prior notice.
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APM40
A
Antenna Interface Configuration
Mechanical Specifications
Weight of kit (kg) 2.8 Max (type of mounting F)
1.8 Min (type of mounting A)
Mounting kit material Aluminium, Galvanised steel
Packaging material Plastic sleeve
Dynamometric Tools 19 and 18mm AF socket
required 10mm AF spanner or socket
Please contact technical support for more information.
Mount kit installation
with antenna
configuration
A
Mounting kit(s) Figure Reference
APM40-1 3
APM40-1 & APM40-E3 6
APM40-2 4
APM40-2 & APM40-E3 7
APM40-2 & APM40-E2 5
APM40-2, APM40-E2 & APM40-E3 8
APM40-E1 4
APM40-E4 2
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Masonry anchor
(not supplied)
Figure 1b : Wall Mount Installation
For wall mounting, fix front bracket to wall with appropriate
masonry anchors. Pre-drill holes with centres 134mm
apart, at top to bottom separation shown in Table 2.
Document Reference: 10000000985 Version 2
Radio Frequency Systems