DX Engineering DXE-MBVE-5A - Radial Plate to Mounting Pipe

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Note: The following assembly instructions are based on the MBVE-5A-4UPR
which includes the DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate and the DXE-UN-43
UNUN, DXE-UN-BRKT Bracket with hardware using a customer
supplied 2" OD Mounting Pipe.
Note: For reference purposes, an exploded drawing of the completed SAF-T-TILT™ base
is show in Figure 21.
Radial Plate to Mounting Pipe
Install the patented DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate on the 2" OD customer supplied mounting pipe
using the DXE-SSVC-2P V-Bolt Saddle Clamp as shown in Figure 1. The standard 1-1/2"
galvanized water pipe (with its 1.9" OD) is just fine for this application and can usually be found at
your local home building supply store. Mount the Radial Plate so you have approximately 1" of
space between the bottom of the plate and the ground level. This will allow easy access to install
the radial wire hardware. The DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate comes with 20 sets of stainless steel
hardware for mounting the radial wires. Additional hardware kits are available from DX
Engineering: DXE-RADP-1HWK contains 20 sets of Radial Plate Hardware. Check which
direction you want the antenna to tilt. Mount the radial plate as shown in relation to the SAF-T-
TILT™ Tilt Base. For reference, Figure 19 shows a completed installation.
Figure 1 - DXE-RADP-3 Radial Plate Installation on customer supplied mounting pipe