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Appendix 1: External Antenna
The external antenna should be elevated and clear of near obstacles for
best performance. The antenna should be mounted on a magnetic surface
(at least 15cm2 area) for best performance. The antenna requires self-
amalgamating tape to seal the antenna cable joint - Note: This cable joint,
while water resistant, should not be submerged in water.
Please see the Tekelek YouTube channel for video instruction.
Cut 300mm of ‘Tesa’ (provided) self-amalgamating tape.
After fitting in the required site location, connect the SMA connector
from the Antenna to that of the sensor.
Start wrapping the tape 70cm away from the SMA connection. The
tape needs to be kept in tension by stretching and the clear plastic
backing of the tape should be unwrapped as the installation
proceeds.
Keep the tape stretched while wrapping, over-lapping half the width
of the previous turn.
Continue to wrap the tape to a distance of 70cm on the other side of
the SMA connector. Then reverse the direction and continue to wrap
back along to the starting point. Note: the tape must be stretched
for best performance.
Excess cable can be looped and tie-wrapped.
A P-clip (shown in the picture below) is supplied to secure the
antenna cable and keep the sealed joint away from any standing
water.
For more information on the Tekelek Ultrasonic LoRaWAN waste bin
sensor please visit our website www.tekelek.ie where a link to our
YouTube page can also be found.
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