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Installation Guide
Connect70
To ensure peak performance of the antenna system and to maintain validity of the warranty, the
user should perform a periodic inspection every 6 months or following any severe weather event.
At a minimum the following items should be inspected.
1. INSTALLATION MOUNT
• Check for loose hardware - tighten if necessary.
• Check integrity of anchor bolts or hardware securing mount to the building or
foundations.
• Check ballast of Non-Penetrating Roof Mounts - cracked or broken blocks must be
replaced.
• Check hardware and structural members for signs of corrosion - repair or replace as
needed.
2. ANTENNA BACK STRUCTURE OR AZ/EL MOUNT
• Check for loose hardware - tighten if necessary.
• Check for signs of structural damage such as bending or cracking.
• Check hardware and structural members for signs of corrosion - repair or replace as
needed.
3. REFLECTOR
•
Check integrity of bolts securing reflector to back structure or Az/El mount. Tighten any
loose hardware.
•
Check for signs of damage such as cracking. Inspect reflector face for impact damage.
• Check hardware for signs of corrosion - repair or replace as needed.
4. FEED SUPPORT STRUCTURE
• Check for loose hardware - tighten if necessary.
• Check for signs of structural damage such as bending.
• Check hardware and structural members for signs of corrosion - repair or replace as
needed.
5. FEED & RF COMPONENTS
• Check for loose hardware - tighten if necessary.
• Check hardware for signs of corrosion - repair or replace as needed.
• Check feed lens or window for damage or signs of leaking.
•
Check waveguide flange connections between feed and RF electronics.
6. ELECTRICAL
• Check for loose cables and connectors - tighten if necessary.
• Check for tight grounding connections.
• Check cables for weathering or cracks.
Periodic
Maintenance
Pointing with
Skew
Pointing an antenna that has no skew adjustment requires moving the antenna once through
azimuth, centring on the peak, and moving the antenna once through elevation and centring
on the peak. Pointing an antenna that has skew adjustment applied will require an iterative
approach to passing through the elevation at different azimuth values, and calculating the
azimuth value where the elevation signal was strongest.
1. Azimuth sweep locates signal peak.
2. At azimuth peak, elevation sweep
locates signal peak.
1. Azimuth sweep locates signal peak.
2. At azimuth peak, elevation sweep
misses signal peak.
3. Iterative azimuth/elevation sweeps
are required.
No Skew
With Skew
