COBHAM EXPLORER 8100 Ku, Hardware Installation Manual

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To modify the Antenna
98-155944-A Chapter 1: Conversion to Ku-band 11
Conver
sion to
Ku
-band
1.3.5 To install the Ku RF assembly
1. Carefully place the Ku RF assembly over the 2 steering pins (with the LNB pointing away
from the antenna pedestal) and mount the 4 screws (2 Hex screws and 2 Torx screws).
2. Connect the 4 cables for the RF assembly, 2 GTC C2 connectors at the Polarization unit
(coded for correct placement), one GTC C1 connector at the OMT and one SMA
connector at the LNB.
Figure 21: Mount RF assembly, close-up
Figure 22: Mount RF assembly
Figure 23: Mount cables for RF assembly
Hex screw
Torx screw
Steering pin