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Pro Antennas DMV-II Assembly Instructions

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DMV-II

Assembly Instructions

DMV-II

Thank you for purchasing this unique antenna product. We

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hope that it will provide you with many hours of operation

and pleasure for years to come.

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Take a little time to carefully follow the instructions and study

the pictures to help understand the correct positioning and

alignment of the components.

Components

Support assembly

1 x Glass reinforced plastic (GRP) rod (330mm)

2 x Aluminium tubes (300mm) with end plugs

1 x Large 8 nut clamp

1 x Mast-boom clamp assembly

Antenna elements

1 x Coax connection box & attached primary element wires

2 x Telescopic poles

2 x Black 80m Loading coils

2 x Short bungee cords with ball toggles

2 x Large twist cable clips

Assembly Instructions

2 x Medium twist cable clips

2 x Secondary element wires

8 x Secondary element wire extensions

Options (if purchased)

2 x Blue 60m / Yellow 40m Loading coils

Tools required

10mm and 13mm spanners

Page 1 Assembly Instructions 2 x Medium twist cable clips 2 x Secondary element wires 8 x Secondary element wire extensions Options (if purchased) 2 x Blue 60m / Yellow 40m Loading coils Pro Antennas © 2019 Tools required 10mm and 13mm spanners...
Page 2: Colour Coding
GRP rod and slide the coax connection box clip onto the tube. Ensure the Pro Antennas label is the right way up and that the box is on the opposite side of the GRP rod to the mast-boom clamp assembly.
Page 3 Assembly If your mast can be lowered to allow work at ground level, the support assembly can now be attached to the mast by clamping the large 8 nut clamp to the mast and tightening the back plates to hold the bottom of the GRP rod. Otherwise, the antenna elements will need to be set up ﬁrst and the 3.
Page 4 Set up With no secondary element wire extensions attached, the DMV-II is designed to be resonant at the top of the 80m band (or 60m band with the option coils). This frequency is dependent on the terrain and the height above ground. The extension wires will move the resonance down into the required part of the band.
Page 5: Specification
32 - 50mm Maximum peak envelope power 500W A mast height of 3 to 5m is ideal for DMV-II operation. Extension length records Use this table to record the required extension wire lengths for your favourite frequency bands for quicker repeat setup.