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- Page 1 12 Meter Add-On Kit for the Hustler 4/5/6-BTV Vertical Antennas DXE-AOKC-12M DXE-AOKC-12M-INS Revision 0 DXE-AOKC-12M Installed on a 6-BTV DX Engineering 2023 1200 Southeast Ave. - Tallmadge, OH 44278 USA Phone: (800) 777-0703 E-mail: DXEngineering@DXEngineering.com...
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Page 2: Introduction And General Information
The minimum SWR will vary from as low as 1.2:1 to over 1.6:1, depending upon several variables. The DXE-AOKC-12M 12 Meter Add-On Kit is rated at 1,500 watts PEP SSB, 1,000 watts CW and is conservatively rated for RF power handling of 375 watts RTTY and Digital modes including FT8, at antenna SWR of 2:1 and below. - Page 3 Included Parts Pre-assembled 12 Meter element wire with #10 soldered ring terminals Four Stainless Steel Band Clamps with Threaded Studs Bottom Aluminum Mounting Bracket Spring loaded End Insulator to keep the 12 Meter element wire snug ...
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Page 4: Parts List
1-1/4” ECLS - Studded Band Clamp, Stainless Steel #10-24 Hex Nut, Nyloc, Stainless Steel Element Spring, 2.34” Long, 0.36” OD, Stainless Steel End Insulator, Molded, DX Engineering 3/8” OD, 1/4” Long, Spacer, Aluminum Element Wire, 12M, 14awg, approx. 80”, Teflon, Blk, w/#10 Ring Terminals soldered AOK 12M Upper Bracket, HDPE Star Board, Black #10-24 x 3/4”... - Page 5 DXE-AOKC-12M Exploded Parts Drawing - 5 -...
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Page 6: Suggested Parts - Not Included
Ruggedized BTV Reinforced Lower Tube DXE-RLT Build or refurbish any Hustler BTV antenna to be stronger with a DX Engineering Ruggedized BTV Reinforced Lower Tube. The DXE-RLT double-wall aluminum tube is stronger than the original single-wall tube, and it works on all BTV Series antennas, new and old. - Page 7 Lube SS-30 must be used to prevent thread galling on stainless steel and ensure ideal RF coupling between parts. When mounting the assembled DXE-AOKC-12M to the antenna, You can either tilt the antenna down or remove the antenna from the existing base and use a table to lay the antenna on. Installation of the parts is straight forward and easy to accomplish.
- Page 8 3. Install the wing nut (19), split washer (2), large flat washer (18) and carriage bolt (13) to the tuning rod bracket (15) as shown. Just snug the hardware in place so it won’t come loose, 4. Attach two element clamps (6) to the lower bracket (4) using an external tooth washer (5), flat washer (3), split washer (2) and hex nut (1) as shown.
- Page 9 6. On end of the lower bracket (4) loosely install the 1” hex bolt (16), flat washers (3), split washer (2) and Nyloc hex nut (7) as shown.. Note install the Nyloc nut (7) just snug at this point. It will be tightened when the element wire is installed.
- Page 10 8. Remove the previously installed Nyloc hex nut (7), attach the black element wire with terminal (11) to the lower bracket (4) as show below. Insert the end of the spring (8), re-attach the Nyloc hex nut (7) and tighten allowing a small gap so the spring can still rotate. 9.
- Page 11 NOTE: If a DXE-AOKC-17M is also (being) installed, it is perfectly acceptable to reposition the 17M upper bracket in order to combine its lower bracket with the DXE-AOKC-12M lower bracket onto one set of clamps at the lower positioning, as described for the DXE-AOKC-12M. - 11 -...
- Page 12 AOKC-12M 12 Meter Add-on-kit installed on a Hustler 6-BTV Antenna. The photo on the left shows the 6-BTV antenna with both the DXE-AOKC-12M and DXE-AOKC-17M kits installed and is mounted to a DXE-OMNITILT-1P Tilt Base with a DXE- RADP-3 Radial Plate.
- Page 13 Options shown installed in the photo below include: DXE-AOK-DCF Direct Coax Fee Add-on-kit for the BTV antenna and a DX Engineering coaxial cable jumper connected between the DXE-AOK-DCF and a DXE-UHF-FDFB-KIT SecureMount™ Bulkhead Connector. DXE-AOKC-12M 12 Meter Add-On-Kit ...
- Page 14 Tuning Installation of the DXE-AOKC-12M can have the effect of narrowing the SWR bandwidth of 20, 15 and 10 meters, a reasonable trade-off for adding the extra band. After the DXE-AOKC-12M is installed and tuned, any required shift of the usable SWR frequency ranges on those bands is accomplished by trap sleeve repositioning on the respective band trap.
- Page 15 If retuning is required make minor adjustments as necessary. Refer to the DX Engineering BTV Installation and Assembly Guide available from DX Engineering. In some installations, particularly those with very good soil conditions or a very good radial system, the traps themselves may have been changed from factory dimensions during the initial installation of the vertical to resonate the vertical in each band.
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Page 16: Manual Updates
Warranty All products manufactured by DX Engineering are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from date of shipment. DX Engineering’s sole obligation under these warranties shall be to issue credit, repair or replace any item or part thereof which is proved to be other than as warranted;...
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