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TracPhone V30 Installation Guide
Prepare the Antenna Site
Once you have identified a suitable antenna mounting site,
according to the guidelines provided in
Installation" on page
4, follow these steps to prepare the
site for installation.
1. 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.
Note: You don't need to mount the antenna exactly on the
vessel's centerline, but the antenna's forward arrow must
be parallel to it.
Figure 7: Mounting Bolt Hole Pattern Examples
2. 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.
3. Drill a 5/16" (8 mm) hole at the four mounting hole
locations you marked in step 2. Later, you will insert
four 1/4"-20 bolts through these holes to secure the
antenna to the mounting surface.
4. Cut out the 1.5" (38 mm) cable access hole in the
location you marked in step 2. Smooth the edges of
the hole to protect the antenna cable. (You may also
apply anti-chafe material around the antenna cable to
prevent abrasion.) Later, you will route the antenna
cable through this hole and into the vessel.
5. Clean and dry the antenna mounting surface.
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6. Peel off the paper backing from the supplied foam seal
"Plan the Antenna
Note: Apply the foam seal to the vessel mounting surface,
not to the antenna's baseplate. You will have difficulty
connecting the antenna cable to the antenna if the foam
seal is attached to the baseplate.
Figure 8: Antenna Mounting Holes Layout
to expose the adhesive. Then press the foam seal
down firmly onto the mounting surface, ensuring the
hole in the foam seal aligns with the cable access hole
in the mounting surface, as shown in Figure 8.
Prepare the Antenna Site
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