Hughes AN6-098P Manuale Utente

 

Table 4 lists the tools required to install and point the antenna. 

See the HN System Antenna Site Preparation and Mount 
Installation Guide (1035678-0001) for a more complete list of 
tools and items that may be needed for installation.

Table 5 specifies the correct tool size for each hardware size 
included in the antenna kit: 

Table 4:  Tools required to install and point the antenna

(2) 7/16-inch 
combination wrenches  *

For ¼-inch bolts. Some nuts and bolts require a second wrench 
to prevent turning.

(2) ½-inch combination 
wrenches   *

For 5/16-inch bolts. Two of the canister nuts are not accessible 
with a socket wrench. Some nuts and bolts require a second 
wrench to prevent turning.

Torque wrench

With ½-inch and 7/16-inch sockets capable of torquing to 15 ft-lb.

M7 hex key

For J-type radio.

7/64-inch hex key

For cradle-type radio. The 7/64-inch hex key is included in the 
antenna kit.

Long-shaft hexagonal 
ball driver, 3-mm

For socket-head cap screws (Allen screws) with a 3-mm 
hexagonal socket. Driver shaft should be at least 5 inches long. 
(Recommended for attaching or removing the J-type radio 
assembly to or from the waveguide transition. A short-arm hex 
key is provided with the screws, but the long-shaft ball driver is 
much easier. The long-shaft ball driver cannot be used for the 
cradle-type radio.)

Torque wrench for 
hexagonal socket

Must fit a 3-mm hexagonal socket and be capable of torquing to 
15 inch-lb.

Bubble level 

Used to make sure the mast is plumb.

Compass

Hand-held, magnetic.

Pencil

Carpenter’s pencil.

Outdoor pointing 
interface (OPI)

Optional. Hughes P/N 1031393-0002. Portable repeater that 
displays signal strength values during antenna pointing. For 
additional information, see Installing the OPI on page 58.

Ladder

If needed.

*  A socket wrench with 7/16-inch and ½-inch sockets makes some tasks easier, but for some 
nuts or bolts there is not enough clearance to use a socket wrench.

Table 5:  Tool sizes matched to hardware sizes

¼-inch

7/16-inch

5/16-inch

½-inch

#6-32 socket-head cap screw

7/64-inch hex key

M4 x 20 mm screw

M7 key wrench