Valcom Manufacturing Group, Inc.
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Sloping Vee Antenna System Manual
2.3.2
Omni-Directional Setup
Step 1.
Find a suitable centre point for the base of the mast. Thread the Ground Stake
Ferrule Adaptor onto one of the Ground Rods. Ensure the 3/4-10 stainless
steel bolt is fully threaded into the other end of the Adaptor. Drive the stake,
approximately 1-1/2 feet into the ground using the supplied Club Hammer.
Remove the Adaptor and thread on the Stake Mount Insulator.
Step 2.
Walk out roughly 25 feet from the stake into any direction. Hammer a plastic
peg into the ground at this point.
Step 3.
Walk back to the stake and walk out another 25 feet in the opposite direction
as the first time. Turn to the right by about 60 degrees and walk another 25
feet. Hammer the next peg into the ground at this point, ensuring it is still 25
feet from the stake.
Step 4.
Repeat step 3 but turn to the left this time. There should now be three pegs
located 120 degrees from each other on a 50 foot diameter circle.
Step 5.
Walk out roughly 50 feet in any direction. Drive another Ground Stake into
the ground at this point, using the Club Hammer and the Ground Stake Ferrule
Adaptor. Remove the Adaptor and thread on a Ground Rod Ferrule
Assembly.
Step 6.
Place the 6
th
Mast Section onto the Stake Mount Insulator as a temporary
holder. Hook one of the eyebolts from the Balun onto the Loop at the top of
the 6
th
Mast Section so that the balun sits with the connector pointing
downward. Clip the 3 Upper Guy Rope Assemblies onto the triangular Guy
Rope Collar found on the 6
th
Mast Section. Unravel the 3 Upper Guy Rope
Assemblies towards the pegs hammered into the ground in steps 2-4. Cinch
the rope assemblies up about 7 feet and hook onto the pegs.
Step 7.
Hook one end of the “Element” Wire to the free eyebolt of the Balun. Join the
Fork Terminal to the Thumb Screw Assembly and tighten. Unravel the
Element wire carefully towards the ground stake installed in Step 5. Install the
Element Wire into the snap found on the end of the insulator assembly of the
Ground Stake and continue unravelling the Element wire back towards the
centre Stake Mount.
Step 8.
Hook one end of the “Counterpoise” Wire to the loop at the top of the 6
th
Mast
Section. Join the Fork Terminal to the Thumb Screw Assembly. Unravel the
Counterpoise wire carefully in the opposite direction as the Element wire,
roughly 50 feet. Temporarily drive the last Ground Stake into the ground and
again loop the Wire through the snap on the end of the Insulator found on the
Stake Mount Ferrule Assembly. Continue unravelling the Counterpoise wire
back towards the centre Stake Mount.
Step 9.
Join the two Wires with the Termination Load Resistor between them.
Connect the fork Terminals on the wires to the Thumbscrew Assemblies on
the Load Resistor.
Step 10.
Connect the RF feed cable to the input connector of the Balun.
Step 11.
Lift the 6
th
Mast Section off the Insulator Mount and slide the 5
th
Mast Section
