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Box 5345 • Beaumont • Texas • 77726-5345 • USA • Phone (409) 842-1717 • Fax (409) 842-2987 • Email 

[email protected]

www.southernavionics.com

MANUFACTURERS OF LOW FREQUENCY RADIOBEACONS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS

SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY

Repair Policy

Repair Rate:

 One Hundred Twenty ($120) Dollars per hour plus Parts.

Minimum Repair Cost:

 One Hundred Twenty ($120) Dollars.

Maximum Repair Cost:

 Seventy-five (75) percent of the price for a new or reconditioned item or

its direct replacement. If an item sent to SAC for Repair is determined to be non-repairable and is
replaced by a new or reconditioned item, the Customer is not charged for any costs incurred in
time and materials spent in efforts to repair that particular non-repairable item. The Customer will
only be charged the price of the replacement item. All non-repairable items are returned to the
Customer. However if the Customer does not purchase a new or reconditioned item to replace
that particular non-repairable item the Minimum Repair Cost is applied.

Turnaround Time:

 Southern Avionics Company's standard Turnaround Time is 45 days.

Customers that request the Repair be processed in less than 45 days will be charged an
Expediting Fee of Thirty ($30) Dollars per hour in addition to the standard Repair Rate.

RMA (Return Material Authorization):

 Southern Avionics Company requires all items submitted

to our factory for Repair must be accompanied by a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA)
Number. Please make a RMA request before returning items to Southern Avionics Company.
This is the best way to communicate with us and ensure that your needs are taken care of. A
RMA Number may be obtained by contacting 

Angela Flores, Sales Administrator 

either by

telephone at 409-842-1717, extension 111 or by e-mail at 

[email protected]

.

Rejection:

 Southern Avionics Company reserves the right to refuse repair of any items that SAC

deems to be non-repairable to our factory standards. Pads lifted from circuit boards or burnt
circuit boards are examples of grounds for rejection.

Freight Costs:

 The Customer pays for freight costs to and from Southern Avionics Company.

SAC will not be responsible for any loss or damage of any items in transit either to or from SAC.

Expiration of Support:

 SAC supports all items manufactured by SAC for no less than ten (10)

years from date of original purchase. SAC will not repair any items that are older than ten (10)
years old. Any items sent to SAC for repair that are more than ten (10) years old will be returned
to the sender freight collect to the return address provided unless otherwise specified in writing
prior to the receipt of the returned item by SAC.

Serial Numbers:

 Southern Avionics Company will not repair any items that are not accompanied

by the Serial Numbers of the finished goods associated with the items.

Estimates:

 SAC will not provide any estimates of costs other than the costs outlined above.

Warranty:

 Repairs are guaranteed for 90 days after shipment. Warranty applies only to Repairs

made and does not cover subsequent equipment failures not associated with the previous
Repair.

Summary of Contents for "H" Helipad

Page 1: ...9 842 1717 Fax 409 842 2987 Email sales southernavionics com www southernavionics com MANUFACTURERS OF LOW FREQUENCY RADIOBEACONS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Helipad Antenna Ma...

Page 2: ...ds allegedly do not conform with the warranty postage prepaid to COMPANY P O Box 5345 5000 Belmont Beaumont Texas 77726 Attention President a writing specifying a purchaser s name address and telephon...

Page 3: ...r Please make a RMA request before returning items to Southern Avionics Company This is the best way to communicate with us and ensure that your needs are taken care of A RMA Number may be obtained by...

Page 4: ...mont Texas 77726 5345 USA Phone 409 842 1717 Fax 409 842 2987 Email sales southernavionics com www southernavionics com MANUFACTURERS OF LOW FREQUENCY RADIOBEACONS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS SOUTHERN AVI...

Page 5: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY Monitor Receiver 1 Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 2 Planning 2 1 3 Installation 3 1 4 Tune Up 4 1 5 Preventive Maintenance 5 1 6 Parts List 6 1...

Page 6: ...VERHANGING A PLATFORM WITH AN END FED ANTENNA WIRE 2 4 Figure 2 4 OCTAGON HELIPAD WITH END FED ANTENNA WIRE 2 4 Figure 2 5 COUPLER INSTALLATION ON OFFSHORE PLATFORM GUARDRAILS 2 5 Figure 2 6 FINAL TIG...

Page 7: ...e antenna is composed of 1 8 6x7 fiber core phosphor bronze wire rope suspended on insulators approximately 7 5 feet 2 2 meters outboard from the heliport deck The support poles are attached to the he...

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Page 9: ...by adjacent decks and structures Maintain at least 12 feet 4 meters separation between refuelling facilities and the antenna wire and transmitter antenna coupler site Avoid the extension of the anten...

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Page 11: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Antenna 2 3 Planning Figure 2 1 SQUARE HELIPAD WITH END FED ANTENNA WIRE Figure 2 2 SQUARE HELIPAD WITH CENTER FED ANTENNA WIRE...

Page 12: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Antenna 2 4 Planning Figure 2 3 HELIPAD OVERHANGING A PLATFORM WITH AN END FED ANTENNA WIRE Figure 2 4 OCTAGON HELIPAD WITH END FED ANTENNA WIRE...

Page 13: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Antenna 2 5 Planning Figure 2 5 COUPLER INSTALLATION ON OFFSHORE PLATFORM GUARDRAILS...

Page 14: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Antenna 2 6 Planning Figure 2 6 FINAL TIGHENING OF BANDS...

Page 15: ...rovided See Figure H Antenna Insulator Installation 4 Locate the coil of antenna wire and the insulators Carefully unreel approximately 10 feet of the antenna wire and retie the soft copper wire used...

Page 16: ...ged end of the last support pole 11 Add slack to the antenna wire by swinging the nearest corner pole inboard then swing the end pole inboard 12 Attach the antenna wire to the end pole insulator at th...

Page 17: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Antenna 3 3 INSTALLATION Figure 3 1 BUSHING INSTALLATION...

Page 18: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Antenna 3 4 INSTALLATION h Figure 3 2 H ANTENNA INSULATOR INSTALLATION...

Page 19: ...SOUTHERN AVIONICS COMPANY H Antenna 3 5 INSTALLATION Figure 3 3 LOWERING INSULATOR POLE ASSEMBLY Figure 3 4 INSULATOR POLE ASSEMBLY...

Page 20: ...m Guardrails 19 Bring the antenna lead from the insulator down and around to the feed through insulator on the antenna coupler Form a drip loop with the wire to prevent water from flowing onto the fee...

Page 21: ...itter to the helipad antenna is performed according to the procedure listed in the transmitter manual for tune up to an unknown antenna The initial tap selection may be an intermediate value between t...

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Page 23: ...ould be cleaned by first turning off the radiobeacon and then cleaning the insulators with fresh water Polish the insulator surfaces with a good silicone based polish such as Star Brite Car Polish The...

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Page 25: ...CTOR SPLIT BOLT 10AWG COP RC 9C011002 WIRE ROPE 1 8 6x7 FBRCORE PHOSPHOR BRZE 300 FT ROLL RC 9C463000 KEE CLP 3 4 MALE RC 9C463001 KEE CLP 3 4 FEM RC 9C463002 INSULATOR SILICONE 15K LBS 9C460006 KIT M...

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