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SWASS-EXT-3 Antennas can be permanently mounted on wall surfaces, or affixed to the
top of microphone stands for convenient re-positioning.
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Attach SWASS-EXT-3 Antenna Kits
to microphone stands and position
stands in desired locations.
Gently pry the wood-grained exterior
case from the rest of the antenna as
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sembly.
Attach antenna cable to TNC connec
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tor on the antenna assembly. Hand
tighten only. Reattach the wood-grain
exterior case
Placing Extension Antennas
Position anntennas about 10-15
feet apart.
When you mount the
extension antennas on a stand or on
a wall, make sure the short side of
the triangle is up, as shown above.
In order for the system to be effective,
both extension antennas should
be in a good pickup position at all
times
but separated by about ten or
fifteen feet if the antennas are within
100 or so feet. Separate them about
20 to 25 feet in very large rooms or
fields.
If you put the antennas too far apart, i.e.,
at opposite ends of the room, or in
separate rooms, to improve coverage,
diversity is defeated and you will get
dropouts. In other words, diversity
is more important that coverage. If
you mount the
extension antennas
in the ceiling
, the antennas metallic
backplane must be orientated parallel
to the floor and the antennas must
not be blocked by pillars, lights or similar
obstructions. Aim the hole in the plastic
cover toward the podium.
Do not daisy-chain extension antennas
together in series. Receivers and the
antenna distribution amp are only designed
to use one left and one right antenna.
Extension Antenna Cables:
Use coax cable
to connect the extension antennas to the
receiver or to the ADA. See the chart on
the previous page for cable specifications.
Use the SWATNC-N step-down cable to
connect thicker RG8 cables to the extension
antenna.
The SWASS-EXT-3 extension antennas add
between 0 and 44dB signal strength to
overcome cable loss.
See page 7 for
instructions on setting the antenna gain.
Bad crimp connections are a common
cause of dropouts
. Check them carefully!
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