FLATSIDER 8
FLATSIDER 8 ADDITIONS to the LASER 500 INSTRUCTIONS
(These instructions MODIFY THE LASER 500 INSTRUCTIONS attached.)
1 THE DIFFERENCE
The FLATSIDER 8 is the LASER 500 with three changes:
(1) The vertical elements and associated hardware are removed.
(2) A 5000 Watt Gamma Assembly is included.
(3) The Reflector (screen) is redesigned with the addition of 2 more wires, which some claim
increases the rejection.
2 NEW INSTRUCTIONS
The changes DO NOT CHANGE THE ASSEMBLY
EXCEPT AS FOLLOWS:
(1) Pay no attention to assembly of the VERTICAL PARTS EXCEPT for the REFLECTOR
METAL PARTS.
(2) THIS PART of these instructions IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO ASSEMBLE THE FIBER
GLASS and WIRE PART of the REFLECTOR
(3) P.S.: This antenna could just as easily be installed vertically.
DISREGARD the FIRST PARAGRAPH of FIGURE
REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY instructions.
USE THIS !!!!
The length of the wires on the reflector is super critical so we have revised the instructions to make
it easier to get it right. Take the copper wire andunwind it on a flat surface being careful not to kink it. Fasten
one end around a nail and stretch the whole piece 2 inches (this straightens It Now mark off from the nail
to which one end is connected
ft. and drive another nail. This Is
of the total wire length of 38 ft. when
finished. Now measure 38 ft. and 4 Inches and cut this piece off. Put the rest of the wire out of the way for
now. Take the 38 ft. 4 in wire and run It around the two nails which are 19 ft. apart
tight
using
the 4 in overlap , splice the two ends together as shown In FIGURE 3. NOW YOU HAVE THE WIRE for
THE REFLECTOR and it is the CORRECT OVERALL LENGTH OF 38 FT. INSTALL THIS WIRE AS
SHOWN IN FIGURE 3 AND written about In paragraphs 2-3 and 4 of the instructions FIGURE 3
REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY. Stretch Is as tight as It was around the nails.
When the outer wire is Installed then thread the Inner wires ,one at a time through the holes In the
fiberglass rods, stretch snug, and splice.
THIS COMPLETES ASSEMBLY WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE LASER 500.
Now enjoy the best
CB BEAM we know about.
