Maco Antennas Y-QUAD Assembly Instructions Manual

4 element switchable polarity 10/11 meter quad beam

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Y - Q U A D
4 ELEMENT SWITCHABLE POLARITY
10/11 METER QUAD BEAM
w w w . ma c o a n t e n n a s . n e t
( 8 1 5 ) 2 4 4 - 3 5 0 0
M
C
A n t e n n a s , A D i v i s i o n o f C h a r l e s E l e c t r o n i c s , L L C
A
O
3 0 2 S . E a s t S t r e e t , Mt . C a r r o l l , I L 6 1 0 5 3
C o p y r i g h t © 2 0 0 9 C h a r l e s E l e c t r o n i c s L L C • A l l R i g h t s R e s e r v e d

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  • Page 1 ® Y - Q U A D 4 ELEMENT SWITCHABLE POLARITY 10/11 METER QUAD BEAM w w w . ma c o a n t e n n a s . n e t ( 8 1 5 ) 2 4 4 - 3 5 0 0 A n t e n n a s , A D i v i s i o n o f C h a r l e s E l e c t r o n i c s , L L C 3 0 2 S .
  • Page 2 ____ Please note: In an effort to keep the price on Maco Antennas down, we have decided not to clean up all the burrs and rough edges on the parts. We recommend that you deburr and clean up each part with files, sandpaper, etc.
  • Page 3 (Ref. Detail 2A) The Y-Quad may be mounted on a l-1/2” O.D. mast using U-Bolts, Saddles & Hardware as shown in Detail 28. If mounted on a guyed tower break up the guys every 3 feet by using egg insulators in the guy line for the top 20 feet of the guy cables.
  • Page 4 FIGURE 3. GAMMA MATCH MOUNTING Mount the (2) gamma matches (GOIP) to the horizontal and vertical driven elements, using the gamma straps (ZO2P, ZO8P) and attaching hardware as shown. Attach your 52 ohm coaxial cables to the connectors (S42) and dress along boom and down the mast. ADJUSTING STANDING WAVE RATIO Refer to Figure 3.
  • Page 5 T U B I N G ( B O O M C E N T E R ) U02, S02, NOI, NO2 ALUM. TUBING (TYPICAL 2 PLACES) ( B O O M E N D ) I l-112” U-BOLTS & S A D D L E D E T A I L I A - -----------------4 V E R T I C A L...
  • Page 6 DETAIL 2A PLASTIC CAP R E F L E C T O R W I R E DIRECTION PLASTIC CAP C U S T O M E R FURNISHE REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY & MAST MOUNTING Y QUAD...
  • Page 7 NOTE. THESE DIMENSONS ARE APPROXI- MATE. REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS Of; ACT SETTINGS. THERE ARE 2 SEPARATE GAMMA ADJUSTMENTS, 1. CAPACITOR AD- JUSTMENT, 2. SLIDER POSITION. DO NOT MOVE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. MOVE THE CAPACITOR FIRST, THEN, IF NEC- ESSARY MOVE THE SLIDER, AND GO BACK TO THE CAPACITOR.
  • Page 8 I n s t a l l i n g a n d r i g g i n g t o w e r s , m a s t s a n d a n t e n n a s r e q u i r e s p e c i a l i z e d s k i l l s a n d e x p e r i e n c e . I n f o r m a t i o n s u p p l i e d b y M a s s u m e s t h a t a l l p r o d u c t s w i l l b e i n s t a l l e d b y p e r s o n n e l h a v i n g t h e s e s k i l l s a n d h a v e i n s t a l l e d s i m i l a r p r o d u c t s b e f o r e .

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