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Appendix B – Optional Tilt Base
You may wish to add a
DXE-TB-4P
Tilt Base so your antenna may be quickly and easily lowered
for maintenance or severe weather. The
stainless steel Tilt Base makes raising and lowering the
vertical a one-man operation.
If you are upgrading your existing
DXE-40VE-1
installation, the Tilt Base will use some of the
hardware that originally came with your vertical.
Note: The optional
DXE-RADP-3
Radial Plate
must
be placed over the mounting pipe before
installing the Tilt Base.
If you are installing the Tilt Base option on a new antenna installation, you will replace the larger
mounting plate with the smaller mounting plate included with the
DXE-TB-4P
.
If your vertical is already installed, you will have to disassemble it. Remove the vertical section
from the base section by loosening the bottom element clamp and lifting it off. (
Be careful. Please
have some one help you
). Loosen the two V-Bolt saddle clamps and remove the base section from
the mounting pipe. Remove the base tube section from the insulated channel. Remove the aluminum
backing plate from the insulated channel. You will use the 2" bolts, flat washers, spacers, split
washers and nuts. The 2" bolts must be used to attach the insulated channel to the backing plate and
subsequently, the Tilt Base plate.
Refer to the DXE-TB-4P Tilt Base manual for installation details and Tilt Base operation.
