C463 Multiwire Broadband Dipole Antenna (2–30 MHz)
15-00463-901 Issue 1, September 2005
Page 7 of 11
Securing the antenna
To secure the antenna:
1
Carefully raise the antenna up the main mast, making sure that the terminating load
hangs below the antenna.
1
When fully raised and the halyard is tied off, attach the coaxial cable to the mast so
that it is clear of the antenna wires.
1
Tighten and tie off the halyards on each stub mast, allowing a sag of approximately
200 mm in each half.
Installing a C463 antenna in a horizontal configuration
Figure 6: Horizontal configuration
Spacing and height
The minimum distance between masts is 30 m.
The minimum height of the installed antenna is 6 m. Heights of 9 to 15 m provide better
communications; the higher the antenna, the longer the communication range.
Orientation
For effective communications, the line of the antenna wires, and therefore the masts,
should be at right angles to the preferred direction of propagation.
mast
mast
maximum signal
guy rope
coaxial cable
guy rope
halyard
halyard
