CUSHCRAFT R9 - Introduction and Safety

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WARNING
THIS ANTENNA IS AN ELECTRICAL CONDUCT OR. CONTACT WITH POWER LINES CAN RESULT IN DEATH, OR SERIOUS INJURY.
DO NOT INSTALLTHIS ANTENNA WHERE THERE IS ANY POSSIBILITY OF CONTACT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE OR ARC-OVER FROM
POWER CABLES OR SERVICE DROPS TO BUILDINGS.THE ANTENNA, SUPPORTING MASTAND/OR TOWER MUST NOT BE
CLOSE TO ANY POWER LINES DURING INSTALLATION, REMOVAL OR IN THE EVENT PART OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD
ACCIDENTALLY FALL. FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES FOR ANTENNA INSTALLATIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE U.S.CONSUMER
PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
R9
YourCushcraftR9verticalantennaisdesignedandmanufacturedtogivetroublefreeservice. Thisantenna
willperformasspecifiediftheinstructionsandsuggestionsinthismanualarefollowedandcareisused
intheassemblyandinstallation.Whencheckingthecomponentsreceivedinyourantennapackageuse
thepartslistedbesideeachdiagram. Thereisamasterpartslistonpage2.Ifyouareunabletolocate
anytubeorcomponent,checktheinsideofalltubing.IMP0
RTANT
:
Savetheweightlabelfromtheoutside
of the cartonandlot#fromthewhitelabelonthecartonend. Eachantennaisweighedatthefactoryto
verifythepartscount.Ifyouclaimamissingpart,
youwillbeaskedfortheweightverificationlabel
and
PLANNING
Planyourinstallationcarefully.Ifyouusevolunteerhelpersbesurethattheyarequalifiedtoassistyou.
Makecertainthateveryoneinvolvedunderstandsthatyouarethebossandthattheymustfollowyour
instructions.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsatall,employaprofessionalantennainstallationcompanytoinstall
yourantenna.
LOCATION
AlthoughtheR9willoperateinalmostanylocation,itmustbemounted verticallywiththefeedpoint
EXTREMECAREMUST BEUSEDFOR YOURSAFETY. YOUMUST INSURE THAT WHILE THER9
ISINOPERATIONNEITHERPEOPLENORPETSCANCOMEINCONTACT WITH ANY PORTIONOF
YOUR ANTENNA INCLUDING THECOUNTERPOISERODS. DEADLY VOLTAGES ANDCURRENTS
MAY EXIST
.
ALSO,SINCE THEEFFECTSOFEXPOSURE TO RF ARENOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD,
LONG TERMEXPOSURE TO INTENSERFFIELDSISNOT RECOMMENDED. THERE ARESEVEN
WARNINGSTICKERSWHICHMUST BE ATTACHED TO THEENDSOF THECOUNTERPOISERODS
ASSHOWNINFIGUREE.
MOUNTING
Yourmastshouldberigidandpointingstraightup. Alwaysuseamastatleast1-3/4inches(4.4cm)but
notlargerthan2-1/8inches(5.4cm)indiameter.Ifyouguythemast,usen
SYSTEMGROUNDING
Directgroundingoftheantennamastisveryimportantforsafety. Thisservesasprotectionfrom
lightning
strikes
and static buildup, and from high voltages which may be present in the equipment attached to the antenna.
A goodelectricalconnectionshouldbemadetooneormoregroundrodsdirectlyatthebaseoftheantenna
ormastusingaleast#10 AWGgroundwireandnoncorrosivehardware.Fordetailsandsafetystandards,
consulttheNationalElectricalCode. Youshouldalsouseacoaxiallightningarrestor,situatedoutsideand
Cushcraft offers
several different
models,suchastheLA-2.
ASSEMBLY
AssembleyourR9byfollowingsteps1through12. Afterassemblingtheantenna,verifyalldimensions
foraccuracy.
thelot#,whichtellswhenitwaspacked.
atleast10’ aboveearthgroundforbestoperation.Itcannotbemountedontheground.Securealocation
clearfromsurroundingobjectssuchasbuildings,trees,powerlines,towers,guywires,antennasand
metallicobjects.Ideally,itshouldbe60’ fromanymetalverticalstructures,suchasatower. TheR8may
bemountedhigherthan10’ aboveearthgroundwithoutmodification. Thatisthebeautyofitsground-
independentdesign.
suchasPhillystran. A GuyKit,R8GK,isavailablefortopguyinginhighwindareas.
asnearearthgroundaspossibletominimizethelengthofthewiretoground.