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DUAL-POLARIZATION AirCell™ ANTENNA INSTALLATION MANUAL

Page A

P/N 190-00189-12

Rev. A

© Copyright 2000

GARMIN Corporation

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Except as expressly provided below, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted,
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and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is
strictly prohibited.

AirCell™ is a trademark of AirCell, Inc.

GARMIN International, Inc.

1200 E. 151

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Olathe, KS  66062 USA

Telephone: 913-397-8200

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Web Site Address: www.garmin.com

RECORD OF REVISIONS

Revision

Revision

Date

Description

ECO #

A

5/8/00

Initial Release

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Summary of Contents for AirCell

Page 1: ... GARMIN International Inc 1200 E 151st Street Olathe KS 66062 USA 190 00189 12 Revision A May 2000 8 32 5 7 21 LU HOO 17 11 167 7 21 0 18 ...

Page 2: ...on to this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual or revision must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibi...

Page 3: ...PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS 2 2 3 CABLING AND WIRING 2 3 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE 3 1 UNIT AND ACCESSORIES 4 3 2 MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS 4 3 3 INSTALLATION ACCESSORIES REQUIRED BUT NOT PROVIDED 4 3 4 ANTENNA INSTALLATION 4 3 5 CABLE INSTALLATION 5 3 6 OUTLINE DRAWINGS 6 Appendix A CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS 7 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1 CELLULAR ANTENNA INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 2 FIGURE 2 COAXIAL CABLE INST...

Page 4: ...bor The customer is however responsible for any transportation costs This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alteration or repairs THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR P...

Page 5: ...d performs best when mounted on a horizontal surface Best OK NO Better FIGURE 1 Cellular Antenna Installation Considerations An AirCell Antenna should not be located in the vicinity of other antennas on the bottom of the aircraft In particular other antennas should be kept at least 18 and preferably 36 fore and aft of the AirCell antenna and none should be mounted to the sides of the AirCell anten...

Page 6: ...low Part numbers for coaxial cable are listed from PIC Wire and Cable ECS and EMTEQ 5 Call your preferred cable vendor and give them the length of cable the cable type and which type of connector that you wish straight or 90 CAUTION The Cellular Antenna cable must be tested total cable loss no more than 1 5dB 900 MHz and VSWR less than 1 4 1 as an assembled unit Remind the vendor that this must be...

Page 7: ...s is usually performed by a DER and documented on FAA Form 8110 3 and included as approved data on FAA Form 337 NOTE It is desirable to have at least 18 and preferably 36 of separation from other antennas Please call AirCell Customer Service Technical Support to discuss installs with less separation When using the Low Profile Antenna CI 5000 1 the antenna must be mounted on the bottom of the aircr...

Page 8: ...on practices as outlined in AC 43 13 2A 4 Fasten antenna to aircraft with six 6 8 32 screws lockwashers and locknuts parts of 013 00059 00 kit 5 The N Type ground connector on the Low Profile Antenna is not used and should be capped with the plastic cover supplied with the antenna 3 5 CABLE INSTALLATION 1 Route the coaxial cable to the NavTalk Pilot Adapter mounting location keeping in mind the re...

Page 9: ... POLARIZATION AirCell ANTENNA INSTALLATION MANUAL Page 6 P N 190 00189 12 Rev A 3 6 OUTLINE DRAWINGS Figure 3 Dual polarization AirCell Antenna Outline Drawing Figure 4 Antenna Doubler Plate Outline Drawing ...

Page 10: ...NSTALLATION MANUAL Page 7 P N 190 00189 12 Rev A APPENDIX A CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS A 1 CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS Maintenance of the Dual polarization AirCell Antenna is on condition only Periodic maintenance of the antenna is not required ...

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