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OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

Six-Element Triple-Drive FM Antenna

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before you begin installation, read this manual and the sepa-
rate Consumer Product Safety Commission information sheet.
For your safety and convenience, plan each step of the installa-
tion and purchase the necessary hardware in advance. The
hardware required and the order in which you perform the steps
depend on the mounting and connection method you choose.

Warning: When you install your antenna, use extreme caution.
If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead
power lines. If the antenna touches the power line, contact with
the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution
and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. 

Do

not attempt to remove it yourself.

ASSEMBLING THE ANTENNA

Assemble the entire antenna on the ground.

1. Use the supplied hardware to loosely attach the supplied

mast clamp assembly to the boom, as shown.

Note: To access the mast clamp holes, move the antenna’s
elements out of the way as needed.

2. Press the supplied large end plugs into the boom.

CONNECTING LEAD-IN CABLE
TO THE ANTENNA

We recommend RG-6 cable and, if you prepare your own ca-
ble, a quality F-connector. You can also use 300-ohm flat, twin-
lead cable. (RadioShack carries a variety of suitable cables and
connectors.)

Note: If you prepare your own coaxial cable, be sure to slide
the supplied matching transformer’s weather boot onto the ca-
ble before you attach the F-connector.

Using Coaxial Cable

To connect coaxial cable to your antenna:

1. Thread the supplied matching transformer’s spade termi-

nals through the antenna’s strain-relief tab.

2. Slide the spade terminals around the antenna’s lead-in ter-

minals (on both sides of the boom), then secure them with
the supplied flat washers and large wing nuts.

3. Screw the cable’s F-connector onto the matching trans-

former.

4. Slip the weather boot over the connection. If you use a

rebuilt cable without a weather boot, cover the connection
with weather-resistant tape.

Using Twin-Lead Cable

To connect flat, twin-lead cable to your antenna:

1. Split one end of the twin-lead cable for a length of about 3

inches. Then strip about 

1

/

2

 inch of insulation from both

leads.

2. Thread the stripped leads through the antenna’s strain-

relief tab.

3. Wrap each lead around one of the antenna’s lead-in termi-

nals (on both sides of the boom). Be sure there is enough
slack between the strain-relief tab and the antenna termi-
nals to prevent stress on the cable or the terminals.

4. Secure the leads with the supplied flat washers and large

wing nuts.

U-Bolt

Mast Clamp

Backup Plate

Boom

Lock Nuts

Lead-In Terminal

Weather Boot

F-Connector

Matching 
Transformer

Strain-Relief Tab

Flat Washers

Large 
Wing Nuts

Spade Terminals

Main 
Boom

Lead-In Terminal

Strain-Relief Tab

Twin-Lead Cable

Flat Washers

Large 
Wing Nuts

Main 
Boom

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Summary of Contents for Six-Element Triple-Drive FM Antenna

Page 1: ...cable RadioShack carries a variety of suitable cables and connectors Note If you prepare your own coaxial cable be sure to slide the supplied matching transformer s weather boot onto the ca ble before you attach the F connector Using Coaxial Cable To connect coaxial cable to your antenna 1 Thread the supplied matching transformer s spade termi nals through the antenna s strain relief tab 2 Slide t...

Page 2: ... at about 3 foot intervals Continue down the roof and the side of the house using roof and wall standoff insulators Use coaxial cable nail in clips every few feet to secure the cable between the mast and where the cable enters the house Use a 75 ohm grounding block at the point where the coax ial cable enters the house Read the Consumer Product Safety Commission sheet for grounding instructions Us...

Page 3: ...d if you have Twin lead antenna lead in Twin lead FM antenna terminals Connect to FM Receiver s 75 Ohm F Connector Coaxial Lead In from Antenna RadioShack Matching Transformer Cat No 15 1253 Connect Twin Lead Lead In from Antenna to Screw Terminals Connect to FM Receiver s 75 Ohm F Connector Twin Lead Lead In from Antenna Connect to FM Receiver s 300 Ohm Screw Terminals 15 2163 fm Page 3 Wednesday...

Page 4: ...efect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by product repair without charge for parts and labor b replace the product with one of the same or similar design or c refund the purchase price All replaced parts and products and p...

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