Shively Labs 6842, Instruction Manual Installation, Operation, & Maintenance, Page: 9 / 64

1
Preparation
1 Preparation
Check the shipment.
As soon as you receive your antenna, BEFORE signing for the shipment:
a. Check to be sure all the material has arrived.
b. Check for evident damage to any of the boxes.
c. If any boxes are missing, or if any are obviously damaged, describe the
problem in a WRITTEN note on the shipping papers BEFORE signing them.
Then call Shively right away, and we’ll do everything we can to correct the
situation.
Important!
Never store the antenna system outdoors, boxed or otherwise. Take
pains to keep the antenna components dry. You will need to purge mois-
ture from the interior of the antenna components if they get wet.
Torque specifications.
NOTE
Use an anti-seize compound to minimize galling on stainless steel
threads.
Check the parts.
Check to be sure all the parts shown in Table 4 on page 41, Table 6 on
page 42, Table 8 on page 44, and Table 9 on page 44, as applicable, have
arrived in good condition.
NOTE
Item callouts are consistent across all the illustrations in this technical
sheet.
Set up the mounting
pole.
Remember!
It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that your installation meets all appli-
cable codes and the centerline-of-radiation requirements of your FCC
construction permit.
Table 1. Torque specifications
Hardware size Torque (dry) Torque (lubricated)
1/4-20 (radome flanges, 
7/8" EIA flanges)
75.2 in-lbf (8.5 N-m) 63.9 in-lbf (7.2 N-m)
M6 stainless n/a 8.2 in-lb
5/16-18 (1-5/8" EIA flang-
es)
132 in-lbf (14.9 N-m) 112 in-lbf (12.7 N-m)
3/8-16 (2-1/8", 3-1/8" EIA
flanges)
236 in-lbf (26.7 N-m) 201 in-lbf (22.7 N-m)
1/2-13 galvanized steel 
threaded rod (Grade 5)
94 ft-lb n/a
1/2-13 galvanized steel
bolt (Grade 2) 61 ft-lb n/a