8.9ConnectingaVHFantenna
TheradiomustbeconnectedtoasuitableVHFantenna(notsupplied).Theantennaconnection
mustbeprotectedsoitcannotcomeintocontactwithanybaremetal(whichmaybegrounded).A
protectivebootissuppliedthatcanbeusedtoensureisolationoftheantennaconnection.
1.Disconnectyourantennacablefromtheconnector .
2.Pushtheantennacablethroughthesuppliedprotectiveboot.
3.Re-connecttheantennacabletotheconnector.
4.Plugtheantennaconnectorintotheproduct’santennaconnectionandsecurebytightening
thelockingcollar.
5.Pushtheprotectivebootovertheconnection.
6.Securetheprotectivebootusingthesuppliedcableties.
Iftheantennaconnectorcannotberemovedthenanothersuitablemeansofprotectionmustbe
used,suchasinsulationtape.
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