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® V Q 2 - Q U A D w w w . ma c o a n t e n n a s . n e t ( 8 1 5 ) 2 4 4 - 3 5 0 0 A n t e n n a s , A D i v i s i o n o f C h a r l e s E l e c t r o n i c s , L L C 3 0 2 S .
WHEN ORDERING PARTS, ALWAYS GIVE PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION. Please note: In an effort to keep the price on Maco Antennas down, we have decided not to clean up all the burrs and rough edges on the parts. We recommend that you deburr and clean up each part with files, sandpaper, etc. so that they go together easily.
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R E F L E C T O R W I R E A S S E M B L Y D I R E C T O R W I R E A S S E M B L Y ( S E E F I G .
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E N D O F B O O M (Figure 2B) - - - . . . into a boom-to-element mount (Ha 1 Y). a U-bolt, saddle,, and hardware as shown. Tighten the U-bolt so as to crimp the boom into Slide a 4”...
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( O P T I O N A L ) From the 34 ft. roll of copper wire (WO lP), measure and cut a length of 14’ 3 l/2”. Attach the wire between the element Starting 4” from one end, wrap the wire around a nail or any suitable anchor and twist ends on the director end of the boom to form a loop as shown.
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T H E S E D I M E N S O N S A R E A P - NOTE: PROXIMATE. REFER TO THE MSTRUC- TIONS ON ADJUSTINNG THE S.W.R. TO DETERMINE EXACT SETTINGS. THERE ARE 2 SEPARATE GAMMA ADJUSTMENTS, 1.
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The “V” configuration gives outstanding gain and pin point rejection. Experienced CBer’s know how annoying fading due to polarization loss can be. With the dual polarity ofthe VQ2-Quad, signal fading is reduced as much as 20 Db. Both horizontal and vertical polarization is achieved through the VQ2-Quad loop configuration.
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10 METER ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS ELEMENT ASSEMBLY ( O P T I O N A L ) 12’ - 7-l/2” (Figure 4A) 6’ 6-l 12” (Figure 5A) ‘ - S O L D E R (OPTIONAL) (Figure 5C) V QUAD...
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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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