Manuali utente per Hughes AN6-098P

Sommario

• Installation Manual for .98 m Ku-band Upgradeable Antenna Model AN6-098P

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• Important safety information

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  • Types of warnings used in this manual

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  • Product warning labels

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  • Antenna installation safety

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• Contents

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• Figures

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• Tables

  15
• About this document

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  • Scope and audience

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  • Organization

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  • Related publications

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  • Revision record

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• Overview

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  • The model AN6-098P antenna

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  • Antenna installation summary

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  • Tasks related to antenna installation

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    • Selecting the installation site

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    • Installing the antenna mount

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    • Installing the IDU

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    • Grounding

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    • Approved cables

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• Antenna parts and required tools

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  • Antenna kit components

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    • Related components

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    • Two antenna kits for two radio types

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    • Inspecting the antenna parts

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    • Description of main components

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      • Az/El and reflector bracket assembly

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      • Antenna reflector

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      • Feed support tube and feed rods

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      • Feed horn and waveguide transition

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      • Radio mounting adapter

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      • Radio mounting brackets (for J-type radio only)

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  • Radio assembly types

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    • J-type radio assembly

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      • Vertical shim kit (if required)

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    • Cradle-type radio assembly

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  • Small hardware parts lists

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    • Additional parts for J-type radio

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  • Tools

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• Assembling the antenna

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  • Determining the pointing values

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  • General instructions for assembling the antenna

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  • Installing the Az/El and reflector bracket assembly

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  • Attaching the reflector

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  • Installing the feed support tube

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    • Attaching the feed rods

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    • Securing the feed support tube

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    • Tightening the hardware

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• Installing a J-type radio assembly

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  • Installing a shim for vertical transmit polarization

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  • Installing the radio assembly

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    • Attaching the upper mounting bracket

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    • Attaching the feed horn and transition to the radio assembly

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    • Mounting the radio assembly on the feed support tube

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• Installing a cradle-type radio assembly

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  • Installing the radio assembly

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    • Attaching the feed horn

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    • Mounting the radio assembly on the feed support tube

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  • Setting polarization for the cradle-type radio

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    • Calculating the radio polarization setting

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      • For a horizontal uplink /vertical downlink

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      • For a vertical uplink / horizontal downlink

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    • Setting the radio polarization

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• Cabling and connections

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  • Previous cabling work

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  • Routing the cables at the ODU

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  • Ground connection

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  • Connecting the transmit and receive cables

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    • Transmit cable

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    • Receive cable

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• Pointing the antenna

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  • Antenna pointing overview

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    • Using the installation software

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    • Peaking the signal (description)

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    • Personnel requirements

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    • Pointing parameters

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  • Prerequisites for antenna pointing

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  • Outdoor pointing interface

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    • Installing the OPI

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      • OPI block

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  • Adjusting the antenna

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    • Adjustment locations on the antenna

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  • Setting coarse elevation

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  • Fine elevation adjustment

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  • Receive pointing

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    • Initial elevation setting

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    • Setting polarization

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    • Setting azimuth

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      • If you cannot detect a signal

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    • Peaking the signal (procedure)

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  • Isolating the transmit signal

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    • Manual ACP test

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    • Automatic ACP test

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  • Final steps

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    • Remove the OPI

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    • Check for safety labels and signs

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    • Subsequent steps

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• Acronyms and abbreviations

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• Index

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