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Antenna connection
Your antenna plays a very important role in receiver
operation. If the antenna is poor, your receiver cannot
give you the best performance.
The IC-R9500 requires at least 2 antennas (ANT 1/HF
ANT 3, ANT 2) for full coverage from 100 kHz to 3335
MHz. Select an antenna, such as a well matched 50
Ω
antenna and feedline. When you wish to use a long
wire antenna for short wave bands, use one as long as
possible (at least 10 m, 32.8 ft).
CAUTION:
Protect your receiver from lightning by
using a lightning arrestor.
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INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS
PL-259 CONNECTOR INSTALLATION EXAMPLE
30 mm
≈
9
⁄
8
in 10 mm
≈
3
⁄
8
in 1–2 mm
≈
1
⁄
16
in
30 mm
10 mm (soft solder)
10 mm
1–2 mm
solder solder
Soft
solder
Coupling ring
Slide the coupling ring
down. Strip the cable
jacket and tin the
braid.
Slide the connector
body on and solder it.
Screw the coupling
ring onto the connector
body.
Strip the cable as
shown at left. Tin the
centerr conductor.
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TYPE-N CONNECTOR INSTALLATION EXAMPLE
30 mm
≈
9
⁄
8
in 10 mm
≈
3
⁄
8
in 1–2 mm
≈
1
⁄
16
in
15 mm
Clamp
3 mm 6 mm
Center conductor
Washer
Nut
Rubber gasket
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Slide the nut, washer,
rubber gasket and
clamp over the
coaxial cable, then
cut the end of the
cable evenly.
Tin the center conductor.
Install the center conductor
pin and solder it.
Carefully slide the plug
body into place aligning
the center conductor pin
on the cable. Tighten the
nut onto the plug body.
• Be sure the center pin is
flush with the end of the
plug body.
Strip the cable and
fold the braid back
over the clamp.
Plug body
No space
Solder hole
