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Once you have identified a suitable antenna
mounting site, according to the guidelines
provided in
Step 2 on page 4
, follow these steps
to drill the mounting holes and cable access hole
to prepare the site for installation.
a.
Unfold the antenna mounting template
(supplied in the Customer Welcome Kit) and
place it onto the mounting surface. Make sure
the “FWD” (forward) arrow points toward
the bow and is parallel to the vessel’s
centerline (see
).
NOTE:
You don’t need to mount the antenna exactly
on the vessel’s centerline, but the antenna’s forward
arrow must be parallel to it (the closer, the better).
b.
Use the template to mark the locations for the
four mounting holes on the mounting
surface.
c.
Drill a 1/2" (13 mm) hole at the four
mounting hole locations you marked in
Step 4b. Later, you will insert four M10 bolts
from below to secure the antenna to the
mounting surface.
d.
Mark a location for the cable access hole,
either in the center of the antenna mounting
hole pattern or in an area aft of the antenna.
Later, you will route the data/power and RF
cables through this hole and into the vessel.
e.
Drill the cable access hole in the location you
marked in Step 4d. Be sure to size the hole
appropriately to accommodate the data/
power cable and all required RF cables (see
and
to determine the
number and type of RF cables required).
Smooth the edges of the hole to protect the
cables.
If you wish to route the cables through the
bottom of the antenna’s baseplate, rather than
connecting at the side, you will need to
modify the antenna’s baseplate. See
for details.
IMPORTANT!
Prepare the Antenna Site
Figure 8 Antenna Mounting Holes Layout
Figure 9 Number of RF Cables Required
* Multiswitch required for 3 or more receivers.
** Multiswitch required for 5 or more receivers.
See
for details.
Figure 10 RF Cable Guidelines
Connecting to:
# RF Cables
Circular/Linear Sky Mexico Versions
1 receiver
1
2 or more receivers
2*
Linear Quad LNB Version
1 receiver
1
2 receivers
2
3 receivers
3
4 or more receivers
4**
Cable Length
Use Cable Type
75 ft (23 m)
RG-6
> 75 ft (23 m)
RG-11
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