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- Page 1 SUPER “C” ANTENNA Installation and Assembly Instructions GAP Antenna Products, Inc 99 North Willow St Fellsmere, FL 32948 (561) 571-9922 WEBSITE http://www.gapantenna.com...
- Page 2 SAFETY NOTICE WARNING POWER LINES CAN KILL YOU DO NOT ERECT THIS ANTENNA NEAR ANY OVERHEAD WIRES, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Do to the unique nature of this antenna and it’s very small size, there should be no reason to significantly elevate your Super “C” antenna. 1) Do not erect this antenna near any overhead wires.
- Page 5 Your GAP antenna has been designed and manufactured to provide superior performance and trouble-free operation. GAP technology produces highly efficient, wide band and very low loss performance. Excessive antenna loss is not used to produce wide bandwidth performance. This manual is organized to minimize the time necessary to assemble and install your Super “C”...
- Page 6 3-2 PVC Corners and Clips 1. PVC Corners- A unique PVC corner developed by GAP Antenna Products, Inc. is shown below. It is a simple device to use requiring no screws, bolts or adhesives. The corner is composed of two interrelated sections - a clamping section and an insert section identified as a prong.
- Page 7 3. PVC Clip - The PVC clip is shown above. It is also quite simple. The clip is used to secure the aluminum mesh to the various 1” x 1” box beams. Aluminum stretched mesh is placed on the top surface of the 1” x 1” beam or frame.
- Page 8 B. Locate two of the 1” x 1” x 22 inch beams. They have no holes in them. Place one of each of these tubes parallel with a long tube and even with the end of the long tube. These are to be used as a guide for establishing final placement of the corners, see the next page.
- Page 9 E . Locate the remaining two 69 ¾” inch tubes. Place these tubes parallel to the H assembly just created, one tube on each side. Slide four PVC corners on the two remaining 70” 1” x 1” tubes with the prongs all facing the same way. Space two corners at the ends of each tube and space the other two corners 22 inches from the ends.
- Page 10 beam with the 1/8” holes. Install 14 clips to hold the mesh as shown below. When applying the clips keep the mesh taut to obtain a flat surface mesh. A flat surface looks nice, but electrically it doesn’t matter B. Locate the two 24” x 23 ½ ” mesh pieces. Place them over the 24” x 24” frame. In so doing you will place one edge over the mesh already covering the 1/8”...
- Page 11 E. Again, using the figure above as a guide, secure the remaining mesh edges with the PVC clips. A total of 18 PVC clips are required overall Their position is indicated above. 4.0 Basket Assembly (14) 1” x 1” tubes form the frame for the Super “C” basket. To simplify the assembly and minimize mistakes divide these tubes into three groups.
- Page 12 6) Slide one corner over the end of each tube. These prongs should point down or away from the screw holes thus creating a little table. 7) Repeat the entire procedure a second time with the third group of tubes that are the same as group one but have no drill holes except for the one with the U-bolt.
- Page 13 2) Locate 2 PVC clips. Go to the mesh end opposite the self-tapping screw. Pull the mesh tight and secure the mesh to the 1” x 1” box beam with the two PVC clips. Place a clip at each edge. Please note the remaining sides of the mesh are not secured to the frame.
- Page 14 2)With the help of an assistant tip the collector grid up on one end and rest it against a wall or other similar structure. This will make it easier to secure the basket. If this is not practical, using the above referenced assistant, lift the completed basket assembly over the collector grid and line up the 1 ¼”...
- Page 15 4) To power up your Relay box and enable multiband operation you need to hook up a control cable. Six conductor cable is ideal for this. Attach one conductor to each stud on the isolator unit. These lines carry 12 volts d.
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Page 16: Antenna Characteristics
the 2:1 frequency limits. The 2:1 bandwidth on 20 meters should be 250 kHz minimum. Find the center of the band. 4) If you desire to move the center of a band you can by loosening the stainless steel hose clamp on the Super “C”... -
Page 17: Replacement Parts
Purchaser should return defective product freight prepaid. GAP reserves the right to repair or replace product at its’ discretion. Repaired or replaced product will be shipped freight prepaid within 30 days of customer return. This warranty is provided in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied.
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