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- Think about the Antenna site before starting the installation.
- Choose the best available location with regard to view of the sky, particularly to the South.
- Choose site to minimise multi-path problems if practical.
- Calculate cable-run length (fairly accurately).
- Use the right sort of cable, appropriate to the length required.
- Install cable carefully with particular regard to minimum bend radius.
- Test the cable for Continuity and VSWR making certain that both the Receiver and the Antenna are disconnected whilst the Tester is in use.
- If cable length is near the maximum for a particular cable type, also measure cable attenuation. If possible, do the measurement at 1.6Ghz -- it should not exceed 14dB, and a 10dB figure should be the target.
- Complete the cable and support work before installing the Antenna unit.
- Avoid dropping the Antenna (but report it if you do!!).
- Tighten connectors firmly but without excessive force. Tools should not normally be used to tighten N-type connectors.
- Ensure that any weatherproofing measures appropriate to the Antenna type in use are completed.
- Where 'drip loops' are required in the cable run, ensure that the minimum-bend-radius rules are still observed.
- Do not paint any part of the Antenna except its support clips or brackets.
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