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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
complete installation clamped to the mast in situ.
1. Remove the top bung of the first telescopic pole and fully
extend the smallest section. Lock it in position with the
second section using a gentle pull and twist
Caution: The smaller sections of the telescopic poles are
fragile and may break if bent too far.
Slide out the second telescopic pole section and attach a
loading coil by wrapping a short bungee cord around the
centre of the coil and the smaller end of the second section
before looping the end of the cord around the ball toggle.
Tighten with the ball
toggle as necessary.
2. Attach the correctly colour coded (yellow pictured or blue
for the other side) secondary element wire to the smallest
telescopic pole section by sliding the grommet to the
midpoint of the smallest section and sliding the small tube
over the end of the section. The remaining secondary
element wire will hang from the end of the pole. The
secondary element wire can now be plugged into the
matching coloured end of the loading coil. Ensure that the
wire is not so tight that any movement pulls on the plug.
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3. Plug the main element wire (from the connection box) into
the matching coloured (red or black) end of the loading coil
and extend the third and fourth telescopic pole sections
using the supplied clips to hold the primary element wire
against the pole. The clips should be located at the larger
ends of sections 2 & 3 respectively, and the ends twisted
together to lock. Note: The plugs will pull out under tension
to avoid damage. The primary element wire should not be so
tight that any movement
pulls on the plug.
4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 for the second telescopic pole.
5. Unscrew the telescopic pole end caps and remove the
polystyrene bead. Take care to ensure the smaller poles do
not slide out. Wrap a few turns of the primary element wire
around the pole and then slide the telescopic poles fully over
the aluminium poles of the support assembly. Fully extend
and lock the remaining sections.
For a permanent installation, tape can be used to keep the
wire close to the poles. For temporary installations, this is not
necessary and some looseness of the wires will not affect
performance.
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