DX Engineering DXE-MBVE-5A - Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
Introduction
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Manual Updates
2
DXE-MBVE-5A Models Available
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DXE-MBVE-5A Remote Tuner Upgrades Available
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Tools Required
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Warning
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Suggested Parts
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Additional Material Needed, Not Supplied
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Basics for All New Installations
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Site Selection
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Radial System
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Mounting Pipe
8
Assembly
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Radial Plate to Mounting Pipe
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Attaching Ground Radial Wires to the Radial Plate
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Tilt Base to Mounting Pipe
10
SAF-T-TILT™ Antenna Base Section Assembly
12
Aluminum Tubing Information
14
Assembling the Vertical Sections
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Mating the Vertical Sections to the Tilt Base
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Raising The Vertical
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Assembling the Optional UNUN Mounting Bracket
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Installation of Optional UNUN Assembly
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Feedline Connections
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Tuning the Vertical
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Coaxial Cable and 160 Meter Notes
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Guying a Vertical Antenna System
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DXE-MBVE-5A Parts List
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Exploded View of the DXE-MBVE-5A
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Appendix A - MFJ-927 Optional Remote Tuner
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Appendix B - Extended Base Remote Tuner Options
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Extended Base Tube Exploded View Drawing
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Upgrade Hardware Exploded View Drawing
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Appendix C - MFJ-993/994BRT Remote Tuner Option
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Appendix D - MFJ-998RT Remote Tuner Option
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Appendix E - Bias Tee Information
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Parts Listings for DXE-MBVE-THW and TBHW
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Parts Listings for DXE-MBVE-5A-UGHW
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Optional Accessory Items
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Technical Support and Warranty
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