2.4M SERIES 1241 ANTENNA
4096-859
ASSEMBLY MANUAL
REVISION A
Prodelin Corporation
Page 3
8/17/2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................... 4
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................ 4
1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.1.
G
ENERAL
I
NFORMATION
................................................................................................................................ 6
1.2.
U
NPACKING AND
I
NSPECTION
......................................................................................................................... 6
1.3.
F
REIGHT
D
AMAGE
.......................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4.
M
ATERIALS
–
M
ISSING OR
D
AMAGED
............................................................................................................ 6
1.5.
M
ECHANICAL
I
NSTALLATION
T
OOLS
.............................................................................................................. 7
1.6.
S
ITE
S
ELECTION
............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.7.
S
UGGESTED
M
AST
&
F
OUNDATION
................................................................................................................ 8
2. ANTENNA INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................... 9
2.1.
AZ
/
EL
POSITIONER
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................... 12
2.2.
REFLECTOR
QUADRANT
ORIENTATION ............................................................................................ 13
2.3.
REFLECTOR
SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY ...................................................................................................... 15
3. FEED SUPPORT .................................................................................................................... 22
4. ANTENNA ALIGNMENT ........................................................................................................ 22
4.1.
A
LIGNMENT TO
S
ATELLITE
........................................................................................................................... 22
4.2.
I
NITIAL
A
LIGNMENT
..................................................................................................................................... 22
5. MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.
M
AINTENANCE
O
VERVIEW
........................................................................................................................... 23
5.2.
P
ERIODIC
I
NSPECTION
.................................................................................................................................. 23
5.3.
R
EFLECTOR
.................................................................................................................................................. 23
5.4.
M
OUNT AND
R
EFLECTOR
S
UPPORT
S
TRUCTURE
........................................................................................... 23
5.5.
R
EPAIR AND
/
OR
R
EPLACEMENT
.................................................................................................................. 23
