DX Engineering DXE-AOKC-17M, Руководство пользователя

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Assembly
Before you start installation, use an antenna analyzer to measure the SWR for each band in your Hustler BTV
and record those measurements. If the antenna needs to be tuned, do it prior to installing this add-on kit to
ensure installation is not a cause of radical de-tuning of your antenna. This will assure your antenna is
working properly before adding the 17 meter kit. When installing stainless steel hardware,
JTL-12555 Jet-
Lube SS-30 must be used to prevent thread galling on stainless steel and ensure ideal RF coupling between
parts.
When mounting the assembled DXE-AOKC-17M to the antenna, You can either tilt the antenna down or
remove the antenna from the existing base and use a table to lay the antenna on. Installation of the parts is
straight forward and easy to accomplish.
The following assembly procedure is just one suggestion for the installation of the 17 meter add-on-kit. You
may vary from this sequence as you see fit as long as the measurements and hardware stack-ups are followed.
Refer to the exploded assembly drawing for reference when assembling the AOKC-17M kit.
1. Assemble the two element clamps (6) to the upper bracket (13) using four flat washers (3), two
split washers (2) and two hex nuts (1) as shown.
2. At the other end of the upper bracket (13) install the tuning rod bracket (16) using two 3/4” long
carriage bolts (14), two flat washers (3), two split washers (2) and two hex nuts (1) as shown.
Tighten the hardware in place until the carriage bolts press flush to the surface of the upper
bracket assembly.