Telescoping Antenna Installation
Location
Locate and avoid power lines and other wires in the work area.
Antennas must be installed away from power lines a distance equal to at least twice the
length of extended pole.
1. Attach telescoping antenna to pole with includes steel hose clamps. Be
sure bottom of pole is at least 8 inches from top of ground. This will give
clearance for antenna cable to move freely in center of pole.
2. Cut cable tie that is securing coil of antenna cable.
3. Pull up compression latch on first section of telescoping pole and extend
until the red line on extended section is at the top of outer section. Be
sure not to pull past red line, pole will come out of holding section and will
be unstable.
4. Press down compression latch for extended section to secure extended.
5. Repeat procedure for remaining sections until pole is fully extended.
6. Attached RPSMA connector from antenna cable to station.
7. Do not bend coax too sharply. This may collapse the dielectric and ruin
the necessary spacing between the center conductor and shield
Note:
Grounding the Antenna.
It is not just the height of an antenna that makes it susceptible to lightning strikes.
Antennas and transmission lines can accumulate static electrical charges that
also increase the changes of lightning hitting an installation. The static alone
could damage an FNS or FNS Lite. To properly “draw off” this static electricity, a
small device known as an antenna lightning arrestor must be included on the
installation. The antenna lightning arrestor is connected to the transmission line
at a point close to where the transmission line enters the FNS or FNS Lite. One
end of a ground wire is attached to the discharge unit. The other end of the wire
is connected directly to the ground rod.
Installation of the antenna discharge unit is very easy, and detailed instructions
come with each unit.
An antenna installation is not adequately grounded unless both a mast ground
and an antenna discharge unit are installed correctly.