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Technical Support 

 
If you have questions about this product, or if you experience difficulties during the installation, 
contact DX Engineering at (330) 572-3200.  You can also e-mail us at: 

[email protected] 

 

For the best service, please take a few minutes to review this manual before you call. 

 

 

Warranty 

 

All products manufactured by DX Engineering are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a 
period of one (1) year from date of shipment. DX Engineering’s sole obligation under these warranties shall be to issue 
credit, repair or replace any item or part thereof which is proved to be other than as warranted; no allowance shall be 
made for any labor charges of Buyer for replacement of parts, adjustment or repairs, or any other work, unless such 
charges are authorized in advance by DX Engineering.  If DX Engineering’s products are claimed to be defective in 
material or workmanship, DX Engineering shall, upon prompt notice thereof, issue shipping instructions for return to 
DX Engineering (transportation-charges prepaid by Buyer). Every such claim for breach of these warranties shall be 
deemed to be waived by Buyer unless made in writing. The above warranties shall not extend to any products or parts 
thereof which have been subjected to any misuse or neglect, damaged by accident, rendered defective by reason of 
improper installation, damaged from severe weather including floods, or abnormal environmental conditions such as 
prolonged exposure to corrosives or power surges, or by the performance of repairs or alterations outside of our plant, 
and shall not apply to any goods or parts thereof furnished by Buyer or acquired from others at Buyer’s specifications. 
In addition, DX Engineering’s warranties do not extend to other equipment and parts manufactured by others except to 
the extent of the original manufacturer’s warranty to DX Engineering.  The obligations under the foregoing warranties 
are limited to the precise terms thereof. These warranties provide exclusive remedies, expressly in lieu of all other 
remedies including claims for special or consequential damages. SELLER NEITHER MAKES NOR ASSUMES ANY 
OTHER WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING 
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, AND NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO ASSUME 
FOR DX ENGINEERING ANY OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY NOT STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 
FOREGOING. 
 
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Summary of Contents for DXE-ARAV4-1P

Page 1: ...with NCC 2 DXE ARAV4 4P Four Vertical Array Package DXE ARAV4 8P Eight Vertical Array Package Used under US Patent No 7 423 588 DXE ARAV4 INS Revision 0a DX Engineering 2018 1200 Southeast Ave Tallmad...

Page 2: ...e DXE NCC 2 Receive Antenna Variable Phasing Controller could allow the user to phase out the noise being received Large transmit antennas are a very good source of re radiated noise Ideally your rece...

Page 3: ...oller would allow the user to phase out the noise being received Plasma screen television receivers are a known generator of unwanted noise interference Most modern LED or LCD flat panel televisions a...

Page 4: ...and hardware WARNING INSTALLATION OF ANY ANTENNA NEAR POWER LINES IS DANGEROUS Warning Do not locate the antenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can com...

Page 5: ...dline decoupling absent in some other popular designs greatly reduces feedline conducted noise and unwanted signal interference The DXE ARAV4 Active Receive system requires well filtered 10 to 15 Vdc...

Page 6: ...nd many other items can be sources of unwanted noise Plasma screen television receivers are a known generator of unwanted noise interference Most modern LED or LCD flat panel televisions are not broad...

Page 7: ...and C jumpers change the capacitance values As shipped all jumpers are deactivated for full frequency coverage 100 kHz to 30 MHz Frequency MHz Inductor Jumpers Capacitor Jumpers L1MF L1HF C1HF C1MF C...

Page 8: ...ate with the antenna mounting holes close to the top as shown in Figure 1 Mount the AVA 2 matching unit with the ANT terminal toward the top and the F Connector toward the bottom Use the 5 8 hex head...

Page 9: ...24 Hex Nut 2 18 1 4 Vinyl Cap 1 8 10 24 Nylon Lock Nut 2 REF 10 Terminal with Wire Ref Item 1 9 10 External Tooth Washer 1 7 64 Allen Hex Wrench 1 10 5 16 Aluminum Spacer 11 32 long 2 3 32 Allen Hex W...

Page 10: ...fer to the drawing shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 for the antenna assembly Figure 4 Figure 4 Install 2 hex head bolts 10 24 x 1 1 2 long in the mounting plate using flat washers and hex nuts as shown...

Page 11: ...of the wire in the photo On the top hex head bolt install a flat washer split washer and a hex nut Tighten in place Figure 6 The other end of the wire has a fork lug is connected to the ANT on the AV...

Page 12: ...il conductivity increasing ground rod depth beyond a few feet for an active receive antenna rarely improves RF grounding because skin effect in the soil prevents current from flowing deep in the soil...

Page 13: ...than the black insulated panel This prevents unwanted interference with the active element Tighten the two U Clamps to hold the assembly in place Figure 10 Connect the wire coming from the ground tab...

Page 14: ...hardware and the included Allen wrench to secure this element in place Note The head of the socket head cap screws will fit inside of the larger hole and make contact with the element that was insert...

Page 15: ...or this receive antenna only and are not recommended for transmit antennas Screen radius must at least equal the element height and be placed around the antenna as symmetrically as possible but should...

Page 16: ...yle plug on the DXE FVI 1 connects to the receiver input of your radio Active antenna circuitry needs a good voltage supply to operate properly When supplying power to an active antenna you want to ha...

Page 17: ...or Example If operating at 1 80 MHz multiply 1 80 times 0 95 That equals 1 71 MHz Select jumper configurations no higher than 1 7 MHz In this example use jumper L1MF Do not use C1 jumpers When four AR...

Page 18: ...1P Active Receive Vertical antenna capabilities Normally the Active Receive Vertical antenna will properly reject high angle sky wave signals which is the goal for a low band DXing receive antenna Lo...

Page 19: ...Receive Vertical antenna or b If you seem to have a high amount of common mode signal or noise arriving on the shield of the Active Receive Vertical antenna feedline that is running on or above ground...

Page 20: ...stallation damaged from severe weather including floods or abnormal environmental conditions such as prolonged exposure to corrosives or power surges or by the performance of repairs or alterations ou...

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