Set Up Your Antenna; Select A Site For The Antenna; Assemble The Antenna; Align The Antenna Toward The Spacecraft - iDirect iNFINITI 3000 Installation And Commissioning Manual

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Set Up your Antenna

You must select an appropriate site for your antenna prior to assembling the antenna.
6.1

Select a Site for the Antenna

1. Select a level surface that is approximately 10 feet by 10 feet.
2. Verify that nothing is blocking the line of site to the satellite in azimuth and
elevation
3. Verify the IFL cable can reach the Satellite Router from the antenna location
(RG-6 IFL cable may be used up to a distance of 250 feet. If your run is
longer, RG-11 must be used, up to a distance of 500 feet.)
4. Verify that the IFL cable does not cross roads or heavy foot-traffic areas.
6.2

Assemble the Antenna

Assemble the antenna using the supplied antenna assembly instructions. After installation, ensure
that the following are true:
1. The antenna base is on a stable surface that will not shift during windstorms.
2. Ballast is installed on the antenna base.
3. The mast pipe is plumb.
6.3

Align the Antenna toward the Spacecraft

You are now ready to perform the initial alignment of your antenna.
1. Set the antenna's polarization to the approximate value provided by iSite's
Look Angle Calculator.
2. Set elevation to the value provided by iSite's Look Angle Calculator.
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