ADVANCED MOTOR/RELAY TEST (OPTIONAL)
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16. Set controller to
“180” direction (leave the frequency as it was on 20m) and wait for tuning to stop.
17. RECONNECT the control cable and repeat the above procedure except now D2 is the driven element and Driven
and D1 are passives. D2 should now show continuity between the coax connector center pin and each of the two
copper elements. Director 1 and Director 2 elements should not. As before check the elements that are passives
for continuity between their two copper tapes.
18. The antenna switch box should now show a dead short between the
“IN” connector center pin and the “OUT3” con-
nector center pin.
There should be an open circuit between “IN” and “OUT1” and “OUT2”. Also there should be a
dead short from each
“OUT1” and “OUT2” to ground.
19. DISCONNECT the control cable from the back of the controller.
20. Set the controller to
“NORMAL” direction and the frequency to anywhere in the 30m band, wait for the Tuning LED to
stop.
21. RECONNECT control cable and repeat the previous procedures except now D1 is the driven element. There should
be a short circuit between the center pin of the Director 1 coax connector and each of the copper tapes. The Driven
EHU should show a open circuit between the coax connector center pin and each of the copper tapes. Director 2
will show CONTINUITY between the coax center pin and each of the copper tapes. This is correct and ok since the
EHU is disconnected by the coax switch box. The Driven EHU and Director 2 EHU will also show a dead short be-
tween each of their copper tapes.
22.
The antenna switch box should now show a dead short between the “IN” connector center pin and the
“OUT2”connector center pin. There should be an open circuit between “IN” and “OUT1” and “OUT3”. Also “OUT1”
and
“OUT3” should each measure a dead short to ground.
23. If all these tests are good, DISCONNECT the control cable from the back of the controller. Push the retract button
and wait for the tuning light to stop flashing and for the controller to read
“Elements Home”.
24. RECONNECT the control cable. Press the se
tup button and select “Calibrate Antenna”. The copper tapes will now
go back into the EHUs and you will hear a ratcheting sound for approximately 70 seconds. When finished the con-
troller and antenna are now synchronized.
25. This concludes the test and verifies the antenna is wired correctly and all the relays operate properly.