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SG-231 MANUAL
SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA
© 11/00 SGC, Inc. P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: (425) 746-6384 Tel: (425) 746-6310
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4.8 Aircraft Antennas…………………………………………………………20
4.9 Low Profile, Hidden and Covert Antennas............................................ 21
4.10 Emergency Antennas............................................................................... 23
4.10.1 Kite Antenna .............................................................................. 23
4.10.2 Tactical Installations.................................................................. 23
5.0 General Notes on Antennas and Couplers......................................................... 24
5.1 Steps to Antenna Installation.................................................................... 25
5.2 Antenna Location ....................................................................................... 26
5.3 Ground Systems—General ....................................................................... 27
5.3.1 Vehicle Grounds .......................................................................... 27
5.3.2 Marine Grounds .......................................................................... 27
5.3.3 Base Station Grounds.................................................................. 29
5.4 Corrosion .................................................................................................... 29
5.5 Antenna Coupler Mounting ..................................................................... 30
5.6 Antenna Connection .................................................................................. 30
6.0 Installation Procedures.......................................................................................... 30
6.1 Installation with SG-2000 .......................................................................... 31
6.2 Installation on ALINCO DX-70................................................................ 31
6.3 Installation on other Radios...................................................................... 32
6.4 SmartLock Pro Installation ....................................................................... 32
6.5 Weatherdeck Mounting............................................................................. 33
6.6 Electrical Checkout..................................................................................... 34
6.7 Alternate Electrical Checkout................................................................... 35
7.0 Coupler Configuration……………………………………………………………37
7.1 Schematic Diagrams................................................................................... 37
7.2 Tuning Process............................................................................................ 37
7.3 Impedance Detector ................................................................................... 38
7.4 VSWR Detector ........................................................................................... 38
7.5 Phase Detector ............................................................................................ 38