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Table of Contents
Introduction
2
Features
2
Warning
3
Overhead Power Line Safety
3
Tools Required
3
Manual Updates and Information
3
Installation Sequence
4
Site Selection
4
Mounting Pipe
4
Coaxial Cable to Mounting Pipe
5
Radial System
5
Assembly Notes
6
Radial Plate to Mounting Pipe
6
Attaching Ground Radial Wires to the Radial Plate
7
Overall Pivot and Antenna Base Assembly Reference Drawing
8
Pivot Base and Lower Antenna Assembly
9
Mounting and using the Optional DXE-VRW-1 Manual Winch
16
General Information about Aluminum Tubing
19
Assembling the Vertical Sections
20
Mating the Vertical Elements to the Pivot Base Assembly
26
Feedline Connection
27
Optional Guy Rope and Anchor Installation
28
Tuning the Vertical
29
Optional DXE-VMN-1 Vertical Antenna Matching Network
29
Locking the Pivot Base
30
DXE-7580FS-VA-2 Part Lists
30
Pivot Base Assembly
30
Optional
DXE-VRW-1
Manual Winch Assembly
31
Feedpoint Hardware
31
Vertical Elements Assembly
31
Additional Material Required but not Supplied
32
Suggested Parts Not Included
32
Optional Accessory Items
33
Technical Support
35
Warranty
35
