2
Note: If you prepare your own coaxial cable, be sure to slide
the supplied matching transformer’s weather boot onto the ca-
ble before you attach the F-connector.
Using Coaxial Cable
To connect coaxial cable to your antenna:
1. Thread the supplied matching transformer’s spade termi-
nals through the antenna’s strain-relief tab.
2. Slide the spade terminals around the antenna’s lead-in ter-
minals (on both sides of the boom), then secure them with
the supplied flat washers and large wing nuts.
3. Screw the cable’s F-connector onto the matching trans-
former.
4. Slip the weather boot over the connection. If you use a
rebuilt cable without a weather boot, cover the connection
with weather-resistant tape.
Using Twin-Lead Cable
To connect flat, twin-lead cable to your antenna:
1. Split one end of the twin-lead cable for a length of about 3
inches. Then strip about
1
/
2
inch of insulation from both
leads.
2. Thread the stripped leads through the antenna’s strain-
relief tab.
3. Wrap each lead around one of the antenna’s lead-in termi-
nals (on both sides of the boom). Be sure there is enough
slack between the strain-relief tab and the antenna termi-
nals to prevent stress on the cable or the terminals.
4. Secure the leads with the supplied flat washers and large
wing nuts.
UNFOLDING THE ANTENNA’S ELEMENTS
1. Hold the main boom’s elements near the pivot points and
pull them away from the boom until they snap into the self-
locking plastic support insulators.
Caution: To avoid damage to the elements, do not pull
them near their outer ends. Once the elements are locked
into position, do not attempt to unlock them. Doing so might
break the self-locking tabs.
2. Hold each wing boom and turn its elements until they snap
squarely into place (perpendicular to the boom).
3. Press the supplied small end plugs into the wing booms.
4. Bolt the triangular wing boom brackets onto the main boom
using the supplied 1
1
/
2
-inch screw and small wing nut, as
shown.
5. Insert the top and bottom wing booms into the wing boom
brackets. Secure them with the four supplied 1
1
/
4
-inch
screws and small wing nuts, as shown.
ATTACHING TO THE MAST
We recommend that you enlist the help of another person be-
fore you put up the mast or attach your antenna to it. How you
set up your mast depends on your specific installation. Refer to
the separate Consumer Product Safety Commission informa-
tion sheet for recommended methods.
1. Slide the antenna’s mast clamp assembly over the end of
the mast.
2. Tighten the mast clamp assembly’s lock nuts to hold the
antenna in place. Do not overtighten the lock nuts.
Caution: The crossover wires must not touch the antenna
boom, the mast, or each other. If necessary, carefully bend
Lead-In Terminal
Weather Boot
F-Connector
Matching Transformer
Strain-Relief Tab
Flat Washers
Large Wing Nuts
Spade Terminal
Main
Boom
Lead-In Terminal
Spade Terminal
Lead-In Terminal
Strain-Relief Tab
Twin-Lead Cable
Flat Washers
Large Wing Nuts
Main
Boom
Lead-In Terminal
Wing Boom
Brackets
Main Boom
1
1
/
2
-Inch
Screw
Small Wing Nut
Small Wing Nuts
1
1
/
4
-Inch
Screws
Top Wing Boom
Bottom Wing Boom
Wing Boom
Brackets
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