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C463 Multiwire Broadband Dipole Antenna (2–30 MHz)

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15-00463-901 Issue 1, September 2005

Installing a C463 antenna in an inverted V configuration

The C463 antenna may be erected using the gibbet included with a Codan mast (mast 
gibbet), or using the gibbet included with the antenna (antenna gibbet). This gibbet may 
be attached to any mast.

Figure 1: Inverted V configuration using the mast gibbet

NOTE

The type of gibbet used affects the layout of the antenna prior to erection.

maximum signal

main mast

sm (in metres)

mm (in metres)

stub mast

mast

gibbet

spacing (in metres)

guy rope

perimeter

coaxial cable

halyard

Содержание C463

Страница 1: ...instructions apply to all power ratings of this antenna There is a glossary of terms at the end of these instructions The C463 antenna is suitable for erection in the inverted V or horizontal configur...

Страница 2: ...cluded with a Codan mast mast gibbet or using the gibbet included with the antenna antenna gibbet This gibbet may be attached to any mast Figure 1 Inverted V configuration using the mast gibbet NOTE T...

Страница 3: ...and stub masts sm are in metres For example an installation using a main mast height of 10 m and stub masts of 3 m requires a spacing of 13 m between masts Therefore the overall installation requires...

Страница 4: ...end of the gibbet and another at a point close to where the gibbet is attached to the main mast 1 Position the pulleys so that a halyard can run from one pulley to the other then down the main mast 1...

Страница 5: ...secure the section then carefully extend each out 1 Raise the centre of the antenna a couple of metres off the ground then temporarily tie off the halyard to the mast Attaching the antenna to the stu...

Страница 6: ...the self amalgamating tape with an overlay of high quality electrical tape 3M Scotch 33 or similar to minimise aging of the self amalgamating tape 1 Provide strain relief for the coaxial cable see Fig...

Страница 7: ...each stub mast allowing a sag of approximately 200 mm in each half Installing a C463 antenna in a horizontal configuration Figure 6 Horizontal configuration Spacing and height The minimum distance bet...

Страница 8: ...base of the mast to the top through the pulley and back to the base again then tie the two ends together 1 Erect the mast 1 Repeat this procedure for the second mast 1 Lay the antenna midway between...

Страница 9: ...round Connecting the coaxial cable To connect the coaxial cable 1 Connect the coaxial cable to the balun 1 Wrap the connector with self amalgamating PIB Rotunda 2501 or EPR 3M Scotch 23 tape 1 Cover t...

Страница 10: ...he antenna is equidistant between the masts allowing a sag of approximately 400 mm in the centre Reasonable tension needs to be applied to the halyards to level the antenna between the masts and accou...

Страница 11: ...re the rope may have moved on the pulley This will involve lowering the antenna All terminations should also be checked as well as the condition of the coaxial cable Glossary This term Means PEP peak...

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