Icom AT-130, Instruction Manual

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INSTALLATIONS
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Installation outline
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Remove the top cover.
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Install a control cable and coaxial cable.
• Refer to “Cable installation” as described below.
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Connect and solder the PL-259 connector to the
coaxial cable.
• Refer to “PL-259 connector” as described below.
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Connect the control cables to the AT-130/E.
• Refer to page 4, “Cable connections.”
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Mount the AT-130/E in the desired location.
• Refer to page 6, “Mounting.”
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Connect an antenna, ship’s ground or counter-
poise.
• Refer to page 1, “Antenna for ship” and page 2,
“Ground and counterpoise.”
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Connect the control cable and the coaxial cable to
the transceiver.
• Refer to page 4, “Control cable.”
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Perform preset tuning setting. For the AT-130E,
also perform emergency tuning setting.
• Refer to page 7, “Preset tuning” and page 8, “Emer -
gency tuning.”
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Select the mode switch (S1) to NORMAL mode
(center position). Replace the top cover.
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PL-259 connector
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Slide the coupling ring down.
Strip the cable jacket and tin the shield.
Coupling
30 mm
10 mm (tin here)
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Strip the cable as shown below.
Tin the center conductor.
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Slide the connector body on and solder it.
Solder Solder
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Screw the coupling ring onto the connector body.
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Cable installation
q
Remove the 10 screws from the top cover. Re-
move the top cover.
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Loosen the screws on both cable clamps.
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Set or remove the strain relief inserts correspond-
ing to the diameters of the cables.
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Install the coaxial cable through the top cover
cable clamp. Install the control cable through the
bottom cover cable clamp.
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After connecting the coaxial cable and control ca-
bles, perform the preset tuning setting.
• For the AT-130E, also perform emergency tuning set -
ting.
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After internal adjustments, tighten the cable clamp
screws.
Strain relief
Coaxial
cable
Control
cable
Cable
clamp
1–2 mm
10 mm
tin
30 mm (1 3 ⁄
16
inches) 10 mm ( 13 ⁄
32
inches) 1–2 mm ( 1 ⁄
32
– 3 ⁄
32
inches)