Driven Element
Assembly
( ) Now select the 02 sections (3/8"
x 53-1/4")
and slip the drilled
end
into the 01 section.
Line up the holes and fasten securely using #8 x 3/8"
self-tapping
screws.
( ) Select the two Driven Element brackets and install
a 1/4"-20
x 3/8"
anchor screw and square nut in each of the center holes as shown in
Figure 4. Do not tighten at this time.
( ) Assemble the Driven Element bracket on the reflector
end of the boom
41-5/8"
from the center of the reflector
bracket to the center of the
Driven Element bracket as shown in Figure 5. Do not tighten the anchor
screws at this time.
( ) Select the two DE1 sections 7/16"
x 58" and slip an insulator
over
the undrilled
end of each, then slip the insulated
end into the Driven Ele-
ment bracket. Tighten the screws to hold the element securely.
Tighten
the anchor screws securely.
( ) Select the DE2 sections
3/8"
x 50" and note that one has a hole
drilled
1" from the end and the other has a hole drilled
2-1/2"
from the
end. The tube with a hole drilled
1" from the end is for the!2..e Driven
Element and the tube with a hole drilled
2-1/2"
from the end is for the
bottom Driven element.
( ) Insert the!..Q..Q
DE2 section (hole drilled
1" from end) into the!QQ DE1
section, align the holes and secure with a #8 x 3/8"
self-tapping
screw.
( ) Insert the bottom DE2 section (hole drilled
2-1/2"
from end) into the
bottom DE1 section,
align the holes and secure with a #8 x
3/8"
self-
tapping screw.
