Loosely attach an antenna mounting ring bolt, lock
washer, and nut to both elevation hinge brackets and
the elevation eyebolt U-bracket. Then loosely attach both
elevation hinge brackets to the mount and flanges,
adding the azimuth U-bracket to one of the brackets as
shown in Figure 4. Attach the elevation eyebolt U-bracket
to the elevation eyebolt. Tighten the U-bracket and
hinge bracket bolts only enough to allow for elevation
adjustment.
Attach the elevation eyebolt to the long mounting channel
with the adjustment hardware as shown in the detail
of Figure 4. Position the mounting channel at the
midpoint of the elevation eyebolt threads.
Position the mount on the antenna mounting ring in
either of the two positions shown in Figure 5. The
position used depends on the clearance needed for the feed
components and connections.
Attach the three elevation hinge brackets to the antenna
mounting ring with the mounting ring bolts and tighten
the bolts.
attaching J-bolts and the strap closest to its top is
wrapped with red tape. Caution: DO NOT FOLD the
RADOME when storing it because this may damage it;
store the radome rolled up and in its original shipping
container.
Unpack the radome and J-bolt hardware. Add a spring,
flat washer, and nut to each J-bolt if the J-bolts do not
already have them. Position the nut within 1" (25 mm) of
the end of the J-bolt. Hook the J-bolts into the J-bolt
brackets of the shield, refering to Figure 6.
Insert the J-bolt rods into the J-bolt straps and add plastic
caps to retain the rods. Then press pieces of flexible
trim onto the shield ring. A portion of the trim has been
removed in places where it will fit around the shield
joints. Cut off excess trim so that the ends meet.
Spread the radome over the shield and align the J-bolt
straps with the J-bolt brackets on the shield. The red
tape marking the top of the radome must be visible and
in line with the red stripes on the shield and relector.
Hook the J-bolts onto the radome J-bolt rods, progressing
in one direction around the radome.
Tighten the J-bolts on either side of the last few J-bolt
connections to ease making these connections. All of
the springs should be under slight compression and
approximately 7" (178 mm) long. If not, tighten those that
require it to achieve uniform lengths.
Tighten the J-bolt nuts to achieve a spring length of 6-1/2"
(165 mm). Progress in one direction around the
shield. Repeat the adjustment to achieve uniform spring
length. Then, add a jam nut to each J-bolt and tighten it
against the adjustment nut to lock the nuts together.