Shively Labs 6842, Instruction Manual Installation, Operation, & Maintenance

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preparation........................................................................ 1
Check the shipment............................................................................... 1
Torque specifications............................................................................. 1
Table 1 Torque specifications .......................................................... 1
Check the parts..................................................................................... 1
Set up the mounting pole. ..................................................................... 1
Figure 1 Tower layout, single-bay antenna ....................................... 3
Figure 2 Tower layout, two-bay antenna .......................................... 4
Figure 3 Tower layout, three-bay antenna........................................ 5
Figure 4 Tower layout, four-bay antenna.......................................... 6
Figure 5 Tower layout, five-bay antenna .......................................... 7
Figure 6 Tower layout, six-bay antenna............................................ 8
Figure 7 Tower layout, eight-bay antenna ........................................ 9
Figure 8 Top mounted installation.................................................. 10
Chapter 2 Bay Assembly...................................................................11
Attach the bay arms (antennas without 
de-icers).......................................................................... 11
Figure 9 Attaching the arms .......................................................... 11
Attach the bay arms (antennas with de-icers). ...................................... 12
Attach the feedstrap............................................................................ 12
Figure 10 Attaching the feedstrap.................................................. 13
Chapter 3 Endseal Radome Installation...........................................15
Install the radome............................................................................... 15
Figure 11 Installing the endseal radome......................................... 15
Chapter 4 Mounting the Antenna Bay(s) .........................................17
Mount the antenna bays. ..................................................................... 17
Figure 12 Bay mounting on pole .................................................... 17
Chapter 5 Installing the De-icer System (if applicable)...................19
Precautions......................................................................................... 19
De-icer system description ................................................................... 19
Electric power ............................................................................... 19
Dual-setting thermostat ................................................................. 19
Figure 13 De-icer electrical schematic diagram ............................... 20
Table 2 De-icer specifications ....................................................... 21
De-icer installation .............................................................................. 21
Installing the de-icer harness ......................................................... 21
Installing the thermostat (if applicable)........................................... 21
Figure 14 Bay junction box installation ........................................... 22
Table 3 Thermostat readings......................................................... 23
Chapter 6 Connecting the Antenna (single-bay)..............................25
Connect the antenna bay..................................................................... 25
Figure 15 Single bay antenna connection ....................................... 25