CHOOSING A STRUCTURE MOUNT
Follow the installation directions for the individual type of mount you
choose.
GENERAL INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS FOR MAST
MOUNTED ANTENNAS
1. Assemble your new antenna on the ground at the installation
site.Follow the separate assembly instructions that come with it.
2. Install the selected mount for your antenna.
3. Attach the mast and antenna to the mount.
Note: If you are going to use guy wires:
• Install guy wire anchor bolts
• Estimate length of guy wires and cut them
• Attach to mast using guy wire ring
• Have a second person hold the mast upright while the guy wires
are attached and tightened to the anchor bolts
4. IF YOUR MAST DOES NOT HAVE A DANGER LABEL, INSTALL
THE SELF-ADHERING DANGER LABEL PACKAGED IN ANTENNA
HARDWARE KIT AT EYE LEVEL ON YOUR MAST.
ANTENNA GROUNDING
To protect your house and your TV/FM installation, your antenna
system must be properly grounded.
1. Clamp a #10 copper or #8 aluminum grounding wire to the base of
thee antenna mast. Using stand-offs every 4 to 6 feet, run the wire
down the building in as straight a line as possible.
2. Attach a 300 ohm static discharge unit (lightning arrestor) or a 75 ohm
grounding block to the antenna’s lead-in cable as close as possible
to the point where the cable enters the house.
3. Attach the grounding wire to the lead-in cable’s grounding unit and
run the wire to the central building ground.
Acceptable central building ground points may include:
• Grounded interior metal cold water pipe within five feet of the point
where it enters the building.
• Grounded metallic service raceway
• Grounded electrical service equipment enclosure
• 8-foot grounding rod driven into the ground (only if bonded to the
central building ground by #6 or heavier bonding wire)
• Other acceptable grounding electrodes that comply with sections
250 and 810 of the National Electrical Code (NEC)
ANTENNA REMOVAL
To remove the antenna, follow the instructions for installing the antenna,
but start with the last step first. That’s the only safe way to remove an
antenna.
BASE AND ROOF
MOUNT:
Mast locks
into U-bolt. Swivel base
fits the slope of most
rods.
UNIVERSAL MAST ANCHOR
MOUNT:
Has U-bolt for easy swivel.
Adapts to most roof slopes.
VENT PIPE MOUNT:
For smaller antennas. At-
taches to vent pipe.
CORNER MOUNTS:
Two Y-mounts with straps for
chimney corner mounting.
CHIMNEY RACHET
MOUNT:
Provides secure
mounting to chimney with
straps.
TOWER:
Not recom-
mended, for professional
use only.
TELESCOPIC MAST:
Has
interlocking sections.
TRIPOD MOUNT:
Sturdy
antenna mount for larger antennas
subject to stronger winds. Fits most
roof slopes.
WALL MOUNTS:
Used on side of
structure.
EAVE MOUNT:
For
attaching antenna mast
to hanging rafters or trim
boards.
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