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INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

G-5500

YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.

1-20-2 Shimomaruko, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 146-8649, Japan

YAESU U.S.A.

17210 Edwards Rd., Cerritos, CA 90703, U.S.A.

YAESU INTERNATIONAL DIVISION, 

(Caribbean, Mexico, Central & So. America)

7270 NW 12th St., Suite 320, Miami, FL 33126, U.S.A.

YAESU EUROPE B.V.

Snipweg 3, 1118DN Schiphol, The Netherlands

YAESU UK LTD.

Unit 2, Maple Grove Business Centre,
Lawrence Rd., Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 6DR, U.K.

YAESU GERMANY GmbH

Am Kronberger Hang 2, D-65824 Schwalbach, Germany

YAESU HK LTD.

11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, 66 Mody Rd.,
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Summary of Contents for G-5500

Page 1: ...n Mexico Central So America 7270 NW 12th St Suite 320 Miami FL 33126 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V Snipweg 3 1118DN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 2 Maple Grove Business Centre Lawrence Rd Hounslow Middlesex TW4 6DR U K YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2 D 65824 Schwalbach Germany YAESU HK LTD 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre 66 Mody Rd Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon Hong Kong ...

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Page 3: ...ll climatic conditions The rotators may be mounted together on a mast or independently with the azimuth rotator inside a tower and the elevation rotator on the must The controller unit is a handsomely styled desktop unit with dual meters and direction controls for azimuth in compass direction and degrees and elevation from 0 to 180 An External Control jack is provided on the rear of the controller...

Page 4: ... Bolt 4 M8 x 25 Hex Bolt 8 M8 x 70 Hex Bolt 4 M8 x 95 Hex Socket Bolt 1 U Bolt 2 6mm Spring Washer 4 6mm Flat Washer 4 8mm Spring Washer 18 8mm Flat Washer 12 M8 Square Nut 1 M8 Hex Nut 4 M6 Hex Nut 4 8 pin DIN Plug 1 7 pin Metal Connector 2 Water Resist Cap 2 Spare Fuse 117V 2A 220V 1A 1 Instruction Manual 1 If any of these items are missing or appear to be damaged save the carton and packing ma ...

Page 5: ...itch and confirm that the rotator slowly stops 6 Repeat step 5 pressing the DOWN switch instead of the UP switch The elevation rotator should turn in the opposite direc tion as the meter indication moves to the left 7 If operation does not occur as described above check for a wiring error in the el evation cable connections 8 Press the LEFT switch The azimuth ro tator should turn counterclockwise ...

Page 6: ...Press the RIGHT switch again to continue clockwise rotation until the rotator reaches its end stop The indicator should now point to right edge 90 of the scale Elevation Indicator Press the UP switch to align the 180 markers on the rotator The meter should now point precisely to 180 at the right end of the scale If not adjust the FULL SCALE ADJ potenti ometer at the upper corner of the rear panel ...

Page 7: ...rom the computer routes through this grommet and is affixed in place by the nylon cable clamp Pin 6 1 4 2 5 3 7 8 Function Provides 2 to 4 5VDC corresponding to 0 to 450 Provides 2 to 4 5VDC corresponding to 0 to 180 Connect to Pin 8 to rotate left counterclockwise Connect to Pin 8 to rotate right clockwise Connect to Pin 8 to rotate UP Connect to Pin 8 to rotate DOWN Provides DC13V to 6V at up to...

Page 8: ...ecially during strong winds The azimuth rotator may be mounted at the top of the mast together with the elevation rotator or separately inside of a supporting tower The latter method is generally stronger and prefer able in high wind locations or for large anten nas but requires some additional hardware not supplied with the G 5500 kits Mounting the Rotators Together NOTE If the elevation rotator ...

Page 9: ...ace another flat washer and then a spring washer over the end of each stud bolt and start a nut on each to hold the hardware in place Installing the boom in the Elevation Rotator Do these steps for all installations 1 Slide the boom through the rotator 2 Place one U bolt over each arm of the ro tator and assemble one pipe clamp flat washers spring washers and nuts on the U bolts Center the boom ca...

Page 10: ...er so that it indicates precisely 0 North Then using an accurate map and known landmarks position the antenna without using the controller so that it points to true North Alternatively consult a Geodetic Survey map for your area to determine the MAST 9 ø 50mm Figure 1 Figure 2 MAST Magnetic Deviation at your location and then use a compass to position the antenna so that it points to true North Ma...

Page 11: ...G 5500 Schematic Diagram ...

Page 12: ...Copyright 1998 Yaesu Musen Co Ltd All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Yaesu Musen Co Ltd Printed in Japan E12901000 ...

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