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Summary of Contents for Charles Maco Antennas M108C
- Page 1 Assembly Instructions M108C 8 ELEMENT 10/11 METER BEAM Maco Antennas - a Division of Charles Electronics, LLC 302 S. East St. Mt. Carroll, IL 61053 815-244-3500 www.macoantennas.net...
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Page 2: Packing List
MACO M108C PACKING LIST PART QTY SIZE LENGTH DESCRIPTION CHECKLIST ½” .050” 72” ALUMINUM TUBING ____ ½” .050” 80.5” ALUMINUM TUBING ____ T11P 5/8” .050” 72” ALUM. TUBING SLOTTED BOTH ENDS ____ 2.875 .125 48” ALUM TUBING ____ 3” .060 20’... -
Page 3: Horizontal Polarization
R E F L E C T O R BLACK PLASTIC E L E M E N T D I R E C T O R S E C O N D D I R E C T O R T H IRD HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION D I R E C T O R... - Page 4 3” BOOM T W I S T E N D O F G U Y HEX NUT T H R E A D G U Y W I R E T H R O U G H E G G I N S U L A T O R A N D T W I S T E N D 1 ”...
- Page 5 Please read the Assembly and Troubleshooting Tips end of this instruction booklet before assembling elements. I E L E M E N T BE3 CLAMP NUTS AND FIGURE 3A ELEMENT CENTER SECTION MOUNTING Refer to the main sketch (Figures 1A & B) for spacing of the elements. Slide the 5/8” x 6’ center sections inside the boom to element mounts.
- Page 6 MOUNTING The M108C is designed to accept a 2” O.D. mast. A l/4” heavy duty mast designed for this purpose is recommended. If mounted on a guyed tower, break up the guys every 3’ by using egg insulators in the guy lines for the top 20’...
- Page 8 * m: THESE DIMENSONS ARE APPROXIMATE. REFER TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ON ADJUSTINNG THE S.W.R. TO DETERMINE EXACT SETTINGS. THERE ARE2 SEPARATEGAMMA ADJUSTMENTS, 1. CAPACI- TOR ADJUSTMENT, 2. SLIDER POSITION. DO NOT MOVE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. MOVE THE CAPACITOR FIRST, THEN, IF NECESSARY MOVE THE SLIDER.
- Page 9 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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