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Assembly Instructions 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLAT 8 

8 ELEMENT 10/11 METER BEAM 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Maco Antennas - a Division of Charles Electronics, LLC 

302 S. East St. 

Mt. Carroll, IL 61053 

 

815-244-3500 

www.macoantennas.net 

Summary of Contents for FLAT 8

Page 1: ...Assembly Instructions FLAT 8 8 ELEMENT 10 11 METER BEAM Maco Antennas a Division of Charles Electronics LLC 302 S East St Mt Carroll IL 61053 815 244 3500 www macoantennas net...

Page 2: ...CLAMPS _____ EG2 6 EGG INSULATORS _____ S28 1 3 HEX BOLT _____ S21 25 10 24 MACHINE SCREWS _____ N11 25 10 24 SQUARE NUTS _____ N15 1 HEX NUTS _____ N16 1 LOCK WASHERS _____ N17 3 FLAT WASHERS _____...

Page 3: ...ructions to make it easier to get it right Take the copper wire andunwind it on a flat surface being careful not to kink it Fasten one end around a nail and stretch the whole piece 2 inches this strai...

Page 4: ...x nuts as shown in detail 2C Run the outside hex nuts only a couple of turns onto ends of the eyebolts and leave the inside nuts loose so that you can take the slack out of the cable later Now take on...

Page 5: ...ing the length as shown 4 Tighten 3 of the 4 clamps that hold the fiberglass rods 5 Install the wire as shown 6 Tighten the wire by pulling the fourth fiberglass rod until the wire is the same tightne...

Page 6: ...h DIRECTOR5 16 8 A 5th DIRECTORS 16 8 A PLGR R E D PLASTIC CAP 6th DIRECTOtis 16 8 A PLi PLASTIC C A P NOTES TYP 28 PLACES 1 For details of boom assembly and mast mounting see figure 2 2 For details o...

Page 7: ...RILL A l 2 HOLE IN THE MAST TO LINE UP WITH THE l 2 HOLE IN THE PLATE I I TP 57 cl nnt cc AND INSTALL THE BOLT WASHERS NUT TO TILT 3 U BOL I a u C VYLLU 5116 N U T S a WASHER S r rY e I n r c THE BOOM...

Page 8: ...Y PRELIMI NARY CHANGETOGETEQUALSIDESOF9 6 FIBERGLASS LENGTH IS NOT CRITICAL HOW TUBING BE2P HOOM IO E L E M E N T M O U N T UUI SO2 NUI NO2 1 2 U BOLT 8 SADDLE 5116 NUTS 8 W A S H E R S ELtMEN I ASSEM...

Page 9: ...SLIDER AND GO BACK TO THE CAPACITOR H O R I Z O N T A L D R I V E N E L E M E N T 7 3 E 24 NUT s 4 2 Z08P GAMMA S T R A P S I N S T A L L F L U S H A G A I N S T B O O M T O E L E M E N T M O U N T U...

Page 10: ...a c t y o u r l o c a l i n s t a l l e r i f c o n s u l t a t i o n o r a s s i s t a n c e i s r e q u i r e d A l l t o w e r a n d a n t e n n a i n s t a l l a t i o n s s h o u l d b e t h o r...

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