M/A-Com P5100 Series, Installation Manual

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4. Record the design gain of the antenna.
5. If the antenna is directional, record the bearing of the main lobe, using the magnetic
declination for True North. If it is Omni, write "Omni" in the data entry line.
6. Record the height of the antenna above ground.
7. Confirm that cable-hoisting grips were installed as required to prevent damage to the
coaxial cable. Hoisting grips should have been installed at the antenna end of the
cable plus one for each 200 feet of cable length.
8. Confirm the cable is secured to the tower at intervals, which do not exceed 3 feet.
9. Confirm the cable is grounded at the top of the tower.
10. Confirm the cable is grounded at the point where it leaves the tower.
11. Confirm the cable is grounded at the point where it enters the building.
12. Confirm the coaxial cable run looks OK. The cable must be tight (nothing to flap in
the breeze), have no dings or kinks, be one continuous run (no connectors or splices),
and not exceeding the minimum bending radius on any bend.
13. Confirm the cable weather tight feedthrough is properly installed where the cable
enters the building.
14. Confirm the coaxial connectors have been properly weather sealed.
15. Confirm the cable entrance to the building has been properly weather sealed.