Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 10M Radio Shack
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Your Radio Shack 10M Ham/CB B ase Antenna provides excellent reception of amateur r adio, CB, and comme rcial ra dio signals . The antenna can handle u p to 2000 wa tts of transmit power. Your an tenna’s fe ature s include : Elec tri cal H alf-W ave Desig n — pro- vides h igh gain.
2 BE FORE YOU BEGI N When d ecidi ng on a n antenna ’s l ocation, consi der the se poi nts : • The an tenna shou ld be as high as possi ble on the build ing. • The antenn a and it s cable shoul d be as far as possi ble from sourc es of elec tric al noi se su ch as appli anc es or ot her radios .
3 PREPARATION Pre-T uning the Antenna Your an tenna is preset to use 27. 205 MHz ( the midd le of t he CB ban d) fo r the lowest SWR. If y ou are u sing your an ten- na wit h a CB rad io, you do no t hav e to pre- tune it . See “Ass embling an d Mount- ing the An tenna” on Page 3.
4 Follow these st eps to assemb le and mount the antenn a. 1. Lay the antenna ’s componen ts on the ground in a fla t, open area. 2. Place the su pp lied 3 / 8 -inch lock w asher ( 2) o ve r th e thre ade d en d of the top element (1).
5 T UNIN G THE ANTENNA If you are u si ng y ou r ant enn a at freq uen - cies i n the range o f 25 to 30 M Hz, you can tune the ante nna using an sta nding- wave ratio (SWR) meter (not suppl ied) and the d ual tu ning ring s on t he bot tom element .
6 TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems mounting or tuning your antenna, here are some suggestions that might help. If you still have trouble, contac t your local R adio Shack store for ass istanc e . PROBL EM POSSIBLE CA USE SOLUTION SWR reading is too high or cannot be set.
7 SPECIFI CA TIONS Receptio n .............. ........... ................. ........... .. VHF and UHF (Pre-t uned f or 27.205 MHz) Half-W av e Gain ..... ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... .......
RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T ex as 7610 2 10A9 9 Prin ted in the US A Limited Ninety -Day W arranty This prod uct is warranted by Radio Shack against ma nufacturing defect.
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