Hy-Gain HG-52SS, Manual

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CHAPTER 1- GENERAL INFORMATION......:.........................................:.....................1-1
General Description.................................. ....................................................................1-1
Unpacking and Uncrating..................................................................................................1-1
Specifications..........................................................................................................….......1-1
Equipment Supplied............................................................................................................1-1
Equipment Required But Not Supplied....................................................................…......1-2
CHAPTER 2
Safety Precautions...........……..........................…….................................................................2-1
General Safety Rules........................................................................................................2-1
Site Selection ....................................................................................................................2-2
CHAPTER 3
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ............................................................................. 3-1
Checking Base Foundation Assembly...............................................................................3-1
Planning Your Procedure ..................................................................................................3-2
Foundation..........................................................................................................................3-2
Wood Forms Construction...................................................'......................................... _..3-3
Attaching Tower to Base Plate...........................................................................................3-6
Lightning Protection...........................................................................................................3-9
Tower Maintenance.............................................................................................................3-9
Raising and Lowering Tower ..........................................................................................3-9
Procedures for Freeing Binding Tower Section...................................................................3-9
CHAPTER 4 - INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
FOR ROTATOR AND MOUNTING PL.A.TE.........................................................................4-1
General ............................................................................................................................4-1
Rotator Installation..................................................................................................._......4-1
Parts List..........................................................................................................................4-4
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure Page
1 Overall View of HG-52-SS Tower.................. ............................................ i
2 Safe Location of Tower..................................................................,.......... 1-2
3 Checking Base Foundation Assembly........................................................3-1
4 Digging Hole for Foundation..................................................._.............._.3-2
5 Constructing Frame for Concrete Base.........................................................3-3
6 Top View of Foundation Structure Assembly ..............................................3-4
7 Hanging Base Foundation from Forms ...... ........................................ ....... 3-4
8 Attaching and Leveling Base Frame to Wood Forms ......................... ....... 3-5
9 Tower Foundation ..............................................................................................3-6
10 Attaching Tower to Base Tabs....................................................................... ...3-6
11 Supporting Tower While Attaching Related Products...................... ...... 3-7
12 Constructing Gin Pole...................................................................................._..3-7
13 Attaching Winch Assembly to Tower ......................................................... -....3-8
14 Connecting Cable to Winch .................._........................................................3-8
15 Freeing Binding Tower ._............_..................................................................3-10
16 Removable Brace............................................._.............._...............................4-1
17 Typical Installation of Rotator Mounted Below Plate .......................................4-2
18 Typical Installation of Rotator Mounted Above Plate ............................... . -4-2
19 Tower with Call-Outs of all Parts .......................... ...... .... ....... .............4-3