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CAUTION:  Read  All  Instructions  Before  Operating  Equipment

308  Industrial  Park  Road

  Starkville,  MS  39759   USA

Tel:  662-323-9538  Fax:  662-323-6551

VERSION  1A

LFA-2M14EL

14 Element Loop Feed Beam

For 2 Meters

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Cushcraft

Amateur Radio Antennas

Cushcraft

Amateur Radio Antennas

Summary of Contents for LFA-2M14EL

Page 1: ...ing Equipment 308 Industrial Park Road Starkville MS 39759 USA Tel 662 323 9538 Fax 662 323 6551 VERSION 1A LFA 2M14EL 14 Element Loop Feed Beam For 2 Meters INSTRUCTION MANUAL Cushcraft Amateur Radio...

Page 2: ...UCTIONS FAILURE TO EXERCISE THIS CARE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURY 2 The LFA Loop Fed Array Low Noise Yagi is very different from the traditional dipole fed Yagi in many ways with its prima...

Page 3: ...l be used to set the insertion depth into the middle boom section If the tubes are put together incorrectly the elements will be out of place and the antenna will not work properly Rear of antenna hol...

Page 4: ...be 3 inches into the next using the marks you made Try your best to align the holes in each tube Tighten the hose clamps just enough so that the tubes do not move Final alignment of the tubes will lik...

Page 5: ...and tighten the nuts but do not crush the tubes Mount the long 7 16 tube to the third hole from the rear of the boom using a longer 8 32 x 2 1 4 bolt half washer and element saddle 8 32 x 2 1 4 half...

Page 6: ...ting from the rear of the antenna the first rod is R1 and the last rod is R13 R1 is the reflector and R2 is the first director A chart is provided and the element colors are listed for each element In...

Page 7: ...the antenna You can determine this point by simply holding the antenna and balancing it in your hand The other option is to put the plate in the physical middle of the boom This will balance the wind...

Page 8: ...tighten the clamps each time for tuning Once the dip is centered where you want it tighten the clamps on the tubes Do not use a wrench or powered device to tighten the clamps A nut driver or screwdriv...

Page 9: ...amp up and down to adjust the tension at first Us the turnbuckles to make fine adjustments to the tension Don t forget the thimbles on each end of the rope they prevent the metal from cutting through...

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Page 11: ...MENT R2 1 163600 ELEMENT R3 1 163650 ELEMENT R4 1 163654 ELEMENT R5 1 163604 ELEMENT R6 1 163583 ELEMENT R7 1 163558 ELEMENT R8 1 163523 ELEMENT R9 1 163454 ELEMENT R10 1 163404 ELEMENT R11 1 163550 E...

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