F
i
ne Tuning the Antenna-----------
To get the most
g
ain from
y
our an
t
e
nn
a
, ta
ke an extra hour to
ma
k
e
th
e
adju
s
tments needed
and if po
ssi
ble u
s
e a Spectrum
Ana
ly
z
er. You will be able to
see
your increa
s
e o
r
de
c
rea
s
e
gain wit
h each adjustment
y
o
u
m
a
ke. To begin
, str
i
ng t
he anten
n
a.
Y
o
u
do
t
hi
s
by s
i
mp
ly
t
akin
g
a st
r
ing and t
y
ing it to
o
n
e
brace and running the
s
t
ri
n
g
across
t
he
f
ront of
t
he antenna
to the other brace at 1
8
0 degrees, tying it so
i
t i
s
t
a
ut
.
Tie another s
t
ring
t
o
a
b
r
ace 90
d
e
g
r
ees from the first
br
a
c
e and run it to the corresponding brace 180 degrees away
.
Be sure
you put the string on top or under t
h
e o
t
her
s
tring so they do not touch ea
c
h othe
r
. You
should, whe
n
done, have four
s
trings at 90 degrees and t
h
ey should mee
t
in the center of the
a
nte
n
na.
I
f the strings don't
t
ouch at the center
, th
e
n y
o
u w
il
l have to do som
e adju
sting w
i
t
h
t
he
br
a
ces. B
E SUR
E
YO
U
R
S
TRI
NGS A
RE
T
A
UT
.
S
tan
d
b
a
c
k
a
bout 30
f
eet
a
nd
s
i
g
ht
t
he
a
n
ten
na
to
see w
h
e
re
yo
u m
u
st
apply pressure with the braces or r
e
lie
v
e the pres
sure f
r
o
m
another ar
e
a
.
G
o a
he
a
d
and mak
e
small adjustments with th
e
braces, e
a
c
h time
chec
k
ing
with th
e
Spec
tr
u
m
Analyzer to see th
a
t y
ou
a
re in
cr
e
asing
t
h
e
ga
in of
t
he
a
nt
en
n
a
.
Elevation Fine Tuning--
-
---------
-
T
he fine tune adju
s
tment for the e
l
ev
a
tion of the AZ
-
EL Mount is
v
ery sim
pl
e to operate
.
F
i
rst eleva
t
e the an
t
enna
t
o
t
he satell
i
te an
d l
ock the eleva
t
ion rod d
o
wn
.
Tight
en
the U-
b
o
l
t
on
th
e tub
e
and
l
oo
s
e
n
the bolts on th
e
bracket that ho
l
d the tube
.
Th
e
tub
e
now
can be mov
e
d
u
p and do
w
n by loos
e
ning and tighten
i
ng th
e
n
uts o
n
either side of t
h
e
b
racket
.
Y
o
u
c
an
m
ake
v
ery sm
a
l
l a
djustments with
t
hi
s
bracket, t
h
us optim
i
z
i
ng yo
ur
signal
.
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FINE TUNE ADJUSTMENT
ELEVATION TUBE
ELEVATION BRACKET
ELEVATION TUBE ASSEMBLY