KVH Industries TracNet H30, Installation Manual

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TracNet H30 Installation Guide
8
Prepare the Antenna Site
Prepare the Antenna Site
Once you have identified a suitable antenna mounting site,
according to the guidelines provided in
“Plan the Antenna
Installation” on page 4 , follow these steps to prepare the
site for installation.
1. Unfold the antenna mounting template (supplied in the
Customer Welcome Kit) and place it onto the mounting
surface. Make sure the “FWD” (forward) arrow points
toward the bow and is parallel to the vessel’s
centerline.
Note: You don’t need to mount the antenna exactly on the
vessel’s centerline, but the antenna’s forward arrow must
be parallel to it.
Figure 7: Mounting Bolt Hole Pattern Examples
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2. Using a light hammer and center punch, mark the
locations for the four mounting holes and cable access
hole on the mounting surface in the locations indicated
on the template.
3. Drill a 5/16" (8 mm) hole at the four mounting hole
locations you marked in Step 2. Later, you will insert
four 1/4"-20 bolts through these holes to secure the
antenna to the mounting surface.
4. Cut out the 1.5" (38 mm) cable access hole in the
location you marked in Step 2. Smooth the edges of
the hole to protect the antenna cable. (You may also
apply anti-chafe material around the antenna cable to
prevent abrasion.) Later, you will route the antenna
cable through this hole and into the vessel.
5. Clean and dry the antenna mounting surface.
6. Peel off the paper backing from the supplied foam seal
to expose the adhesive. Then press the foam seal
down firmly onto the mounting surface, ensuring it is
centered within the mounting bolt pattern and abuts
the outside edge of the cable access hole, as shown in
Figure 8.
Note: Apply the foam seal to the vessel mounting surface,
not to the antenna’s baseplate. You will have difficulty
connecting the antenna cable to the antenna if the foam
seal is attached to the baseplate.
Figure 8: Antenna Mounting Holes Layout
IMPORTANT!
Use only the KVH-supplied foam seal. Do not use any
seals that may come with a third-party antenna mount,
as they may block the drain holes in the baseplate.
IMPORTANT!
The foam seal must be centered between the mounting
bolt holes. The edge of the cable access hole will be
close to the inner wall of the foam seal. (Unlike HTS
antenna models, the center of the foam seal should
not
be aligned with the cable access hole, as the cable
connector is offset from center.)