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THIS IS A GENERIC MANUAL TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN 
EXAMPLE OF HOW TO ASSEMBLE A CYCLE 24 KIT ANTENNA.  
ALL SPECIFIC ELEMENT SCHEDULES AND POSITIONS HAVE 
BEEN REMOVED.  MOST NUMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE 
DESIGNATION XX.  WHEN YOU PURCHASE AN ANTENNA YOU 
WILL RECEIVE THE COMPLETE MANUAL WITH EXACT 
DIMENSIONS AND NUMBERS.  IN ORDER TO REDUCE YOUR 
DOWNLOAD TIME, THIS GENERIC MANUAL WAS 
COMPRESSED.  YOU WILL RECEIVE A HIGHER QUALITY 
MANUAL VIA EMAIL WHEN YOU PURCHASE AN ANTENNA. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

Assembly Manual Kit Version 

90 MPH KIT 

 

 
 

Cycle 24 Model 

 

Summary of Contents for 90 MPH KIT

Page 1: ...ED MOST NUMBERS HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE DESIGNATION XX WHEN YOU PURCHASE AN ANTENNA YOU WILL RECEIVE THE COMPLETE MANUAL WITH EXACT DIMENSIONS AND NUMBERS IN ORDER TO REDUCE YOUR DOWNLOAD TIME THIS GENERI...

Page 2: ...property damage direct indirect and punitive caused during installation and subsequent use Copyright Notice This publication and corresponding antenna design both electrical and mechanical is Copyrigh...

Page 3: ...nsible for any injuries incurred during the assembly or installation of this antenna Contact If you have any question regarding the assembly or operation of this antenna you may contact Cycle 24 Cycle...

Page 4: ...Tube 2 4 x 20 x 2 Bolts and lock nuts 2 attachment of 1 25 to 1 5 boom pieces Stainless Steel 4 5 Element to boom plate 2 x 6 x 3 16 Aluminum Plate 4 6 Driven Element V Plate 4 x 11 x 3 16 Aluminum Pl...

Page 5: ...Tube 2 7 375 x 040 x 39 5 3rd Director Aluminum Tube 2 8 625 Element Block Set 2 per set Polyamide 12 9 20 x 2 Button head Allen Screw all element blocks Stainless Steel 24 10 20 Lock Nuts all elemen...

Page 6: ...manently seize Aluminum tubing sections telescope together in the element and boom assembly To prevent corrosion between the overlapping joints which increases electrical resistance between sections a...

Page 7: ...ments 7 16 Nut driver or socket and ratchet for 20 nylon lock nuts for boom bolts and mounting blocks 1 2 Socket and ratchet preferred or combination wrench or adjustable wrench for element and boom t...

Page 8: ...olts are drilled at the factory Identify the 1 5 and 1 25 pieces of aluminum tubing using the tape measure These will be the three largest pieces of tubing that you receive Center section 1 5 X 72 End...

Page 9: ...at are in bold are the center sections for their respective bands These pieces will not telescope into any larger tubing because they are the largest pieces per band and are the center pieces POP RIVE...

Page 10: ...h tube with xx inches exposed Drill and secure with pop rivets 4 Continue this process until you have 5 elements driven element and reflector that have a total of 72 inches of 625 inch tubing in the c...

Page 11: ...ure below You might be thinking why does it only show XX inches of 625 inch tubing for the center section when I have XX inches of 625 inch material This is because there is XX inches of 625 inch on e...

Page 12: ...ted off the ground 2 Sort out all the 1 25 inch U bolt saddle clamps and all of the 1 5 inch U bolt saddle clamps The 1 25 clamp and saddle is the smallest you will receive The 1 5 inch clamp is the m...

Page 13: ...lector 7 Use a tape measure hooked onto the back end of the reflector plate EPM6 and position the next plate so the measurement to the back end of that plate is 41 for the driven element Tighten that...

Page 14: ...VDX512 Revision 3 22 2013 14 ELEMENT POSITIONS ELEMENT POSITIONS...

Page 15: ...chment of the mounting blocks 1 Place two halves of the XX inch mounting blocks onto the reflector plate and then place the entire reflector element onto the two clamp halves PEA 1 2 Place your mark o...

Page 16: ...he driven element Position the balun leads between the bottom keps nut and the flat washer Secure the balun to the boom with the provided tie wraps PEA 4 Example element plate with attached mounting b...

Page 17: ...quency range you may proceed with installation Installation The antenna should be installed by a professional in a safe manner on a support structure that is rated to handle the weight and wind load o...

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