Installation Instructions

6 ft Antennas Adv. Backring (with T-Mount)

PA, PAL, PAD, SP, PAX, PADX, SPX
DA, UA, SU, SD, SDF, DAX, UDA, UXA, SDX, SUX NMT 628-04(e)

DA, UA, SU, SD, SDF PA, PAL, PAD, SP, PAX,
DAX, UDA, UXA, SDX, SUX PADX, SPX

These Installation Instructions are valid for antennas in the following version:

• Reflector Ø 1.8 m (6 ft)

• Waveguide feed single or dual polarized
• Pipe mount for installation on pipe ∅ 115 mm
• Antenna offset to the left or to the right
• Safety collar for easy installation
• 2 spindles for fine adjustment of Elevation & Azimuth ± 5°
• 1 Sway bar Ø 60 mm x 1.9 m
• Reflector with shroud, the aperture covered by a flexible planar radome, or without
shroud (see sketch above)

Taking into account a slight reduction of the operational wind speed, the antenna can be
installed without sway bar if additional fixing points for a sway bar are not available (urban
areas).

instruction.
It is important to mount the antenna exactly as described in this installation instruc tion.
The installed antenna shall be inspected once per year by qualified personnel.
installation.
RFS disclaims any responsibility for the result of improper or unsafe installat ion.
This installation instruction has been written for qualified, skilled personnel.

We reserve the right to alter details, especially with respect to technical improvement.

Sales department : Radio Frequency Systems GmbH

Kabelkamp 20, D-30179 Hannover (Germany) • Tel. +49-511 676-25 20 • Fax +49-511 676-25 21
Plant: RFS France Trignac • Fax +33 02 40 90 41 43 1/13
1. Tools required for installation

Tools are not included with antenna

• Hoisting device for 250 daN • Tape-measure

• Water balance and compass • 2 ropes
• Torque wrench from 0,5 to 240 Nm • Mallet
• Wrenches for hexagon bolts : • Shackle
M5(8), M6(10), M10(17), M12(19), M14(21), • Square
M16(24) , M20(30)*

*(values in brackets = openings of spanners)

2. Antenna Offset

Hoisting eye at
the top

Offset left

Hoisting eye
at the top

Offset right

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3. Assembly of the mount

For easy operation of the bolted joints, and correct torque tightening, « Anti Seize » installation
paste must be applied to all threads of bolts and fine adjustment spindles. After this, keep the
lubricated threads free of dust and dirt! (a Torque Table is attached for specifications)

3.1 Brackets installation on backring (valid for an antenna installation offset left or right)

2 washers 13 ∅37
2 sl nuts M12

Stiffening plate
(respect orientation)

Backring

Right L-profil
2 washers 13 ∅37 (70x70x7)
2 sl nuts M12

Stiffening plate
(respect orientation)

Washer 13 Left L-profil (70x70x7)

Washer 13 ∅37
2 sl nuts M12 2 screws M12x45
2 washers 13
Stiffening plate
(respect orientation)
2 screws M12x45
2 washers 13

Reflector
Stiffening plate
(respect orientation)

L-profil (75x55x9)
(respect orientation)

2 screws M12x45
Washer 13
Washer 13 ∅37
(respect washers positions)

After complete brackets and stiffening plates

installation, torque tighten each M12 bolted joints.

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3.2 Pre-assembly of the T-mount (for an antenna installed with an offset to the left)

2 screws M12x35
4 washers 13
2 sl nuts M12

(Rear view)

After perpendicularity check between the

3 parts of the T-Mount, torque tighten the
M12 bolts to lock the assembly. (Without
2 screws M12x35 square, you can help you with a sheet of
4 washers 13 paper).
2 sl nuts M12

3.3 T-Mount installation on the backring (principle for an offset to the left)

Screw M20x60
2 washers 21
Spring lock washer 20
Nut M20 Screw M20x60
2 washers 21
Spring lock washer 20
Nut M20

T-Mount
(Pre-Assembled)

Screw M16x50
Washer 17
Spring lock washer 16
Nut M16
2 brass nuts M16
2 spherical washers C17
2 conical seats D19
Elevation spindle M16x300

Install the antenna on wooden beam to

not damage or dust mount parts

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4. Installation of shroud panels (for antennas with shroud)

- Dismount the hoisting eye of the reflector (pre-installed in factory)

- Install the reflector equipped with its mount on wooden beams (to not damage mount parts with the
ground) & keep bolt threads free of dust.
- The reflector‘s rim and the shroud panels must be clean and dry

4.1

Do not tighten all

joints before
complete shroud
installation.

4.2 4.3

Shroud panels
Reflector / Shroud Shroud panels
assembly
Panels assembly reinforcement
assembly

(Short shroud length)

24 hex screws M6x25 4 hex screws M6x25
6 hex screws M6x16
48 washers 6.4 ∅18* 8 washers 6.4 ∅18
12 washers 6.4 ∅18
24 sl nuts M6 4 sl nuts M6
6 sl nuts M6
* for spots free of paint 90° from
(Long Shroud length)
TOP (left & right) add 2 serrated
7 hex screws M6x16
lock washers A6.4
14 washers 6.4 ∅18
7 sl nuts M6

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5. RF Braid installation between shroud & reflector rim (for antennas with shroud)

Shroud Shroud
(Top View)

Reflector Reflector

- Squeeze the clip onto the RF - Overlap the RF braid ends - Removed spacers, and tighten
braid, then hook it onto the a all the bolts
flange bolt between the
reflector and the shroud rims

6. Hoisting eye installation (pre-installed in factory for antennas without shroud)

Hoisting
eyes

2 screws M12x35
2 washers 13
2 spring lock washers
4 nuts M12

7. Radome protection installation on shroud rim (for antennas with shroud)

Edge
protector

Shroud
rim

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8. Feed Installation (for customized antennas, see specific Feed Install. Instructions joined).

The feed is a precision component which should be handled with special care during installation.
For instance, always carry the feed, supporting casting plate side. Any damage may degrade the
antenna’s performance. Repair of feeds is not possible in the field.

8.1 Polarization choice

Single polarization

120 mm Feed 9" Feed

Vertical System Horizontal Vertical System Horizontal
polarization polarization polarization polarization
TOP Antenna TOP Antenna TOP Antenna TOP Antenna

- Unscrew the 4 screws M5 - Unscrew the 4 screws M6

- Carefully rotate the feed of 90° - Carefully rotate the feed of 90°
- Lock the 4 screws M5 - Lock the 4 screws M6
14.5" Feed
System
Vertical Horizontal
polarization polarization
TOP Antenna TOP Antenna

- Unscrew the 8 screws M6

- Carefully rotate the feed of 90°
- Lock the 8 screws M6

Dual polarization

TOP Antenna TOP Antenna TOP Antenna

120 mm Feed System 9" Feed System 14.5" Feed System

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8.2 Guy wires assembly / reflector holes obturation

- For feed systems equipped with guy wires, insert the 3 guy wires in the
mounting holes from the rear of the reflector
- Move the feed assembly partway through the reflector connecting ring
- Hook the guy wires into rotatable ring
- Move the feed and fix it, with the 4 screws M5, in the connecting ring.
- For feed systems without guy wires, install the 3 obturation plugs on the
reflector ( 6 ft frequency codes 34-35-36-44).

Tension for feed system Tension for feed system Feed system
delivered with MW guy wires delivered with SL guy wires without guy wires

Rotatable Rotatable
ring ring Install the 3 plugs
Ø20 mm from the
Same tension No adjustment rear of the reflector
on each guy needed
wires

Spring
compression
5 mm Maxi

8.3 Polarization fine adjustment

120 mm Feed System 9" Feed System

Loosen the 4 screws M5 Loosen the 4 screws M6

and adjust polarization and adjust polarization

14.5" Feed System

Loosen the 8 screws M6

and adjust polarization

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9. Radome Installation (for antennas with shroud)

Take care to not kinking of planar radomes during installation.

Kinking will destroy the radomes, which are non-repairable.

- Unpack the radome and carefully strech it over the shroud aperture
- For radomes with RFS logo, align it with the vertical axis of the antenna
- For radomes without RFS logo, the central air vent mosquito net aperture must be oriented towards the
antenna top
- Attach J-bolt with springs and smooth radome down as the springs are attached, but do not displace the
edge protector on the shroud rim.
- Align the length of the springs to approximately 135 mm at each J-bolt, this will provide proper radome
tension.

RFS logo towards

the antenna top

Air vent
detail

J-bolt Radome

Spring
135 mm

Shroud Air vent mosquito net must be

oriented towards top antenna,
and inside of the shroud
10. Sway bar assembly

Flat washer 17
Spring lock washer 16
Nut M16

U-bracket sway bar

(tighten the assembly,
keeping the U-bracket Screw M16x40
sway bar free in rotation Flat washer 17
without gap)

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 2 U-Bolts
M12x60
Sway bar
extremity

Fixing plate
Screw M20x110
sway bar 60
Flat Washer 21
Spring lock washer 20
Nut M20 4 washers 13
8 nuts M12

11. Lifting of antenna & hoisting on the tower

Before antenna hoisting on the pylon, it is mandatory that all the bolted joint of the T-Mount
structure have been torque tighten, otherwise the installation on the pipe support could be
problematic.

Antenna Antenna
With Without
shroud shroud

2 ropes fixed on the mount for optimal balance to avoid

antenna collision with tower structure

12. Safety collar installation on pipe support

V-bolt M10
100 mm
minimum
free space
above
U-Bolt

Azimuth
490 mm Safety collar
minimum
free space
under
U-Bolt

2 flat washers 10.5 ∅13

4 nuts M10

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13. Antenna installation on pipe
2 washers 15
4 nuts M14

2 U-bolts M14

2 washers 15
4 nuts M14

14. Azimuth spindle installation

2 brass nuts M8
2 spherical washers C8.4
2 conical seats D9.6

Screws M8x30
Washer 8.4
Sl nut M8

Azimuth
spindle
M8x200

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15. Elevation fine adjustment

Loosen M20
nuts of the
elevation
pivots

Loosen or tighten M16

brass nuts on the elevation
spindle to adjust elevation

After elevation adjustment, torque tighten the 2 M20 and 2 M16 nuts

16. Azimuth fine adjustment

If the M14 nuts of the U-Bolts are already torque tighten, loosen each nuts of 1 turn

Loosen or tighten M8 brass nuts

on the azimuth spindle to adjust Loosen M14 nuts of
azimuth the U-bolts, excepted
the U-Bolt of the
safety collar

After azimuth adjustment, lock the first nut on the U-bolt with the torque value specified on the
torque table (the U-bolt threads must have been greased before torque tightening), then fix the
second nut against the first one. Do not use two wrenches to fix the second nut.

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17. Sway bar positioning and attachment

- After complete azimuth and

elevation adjustment, angle the
sway bar respecting the max angle
indicated.

- Fix the sway bar fixing clamp on

the tower structure (see figures
below).

- Then torque tighten each bolted

joints of the sway bar articulation
to suppress residual gap.

Max
+/-25°

Sway bar installation on tower without sway bar Sway bar installation on tower with sway bar kit option:
kit option SMA-SKO-UNIVERSAL-L

Screw M20x60 Angle tower structure

Washer 21 (to drill Ø21 for attachment) Refer to install. Instruction provided with this sway bar option kit

Nut M20
SL washer 20
Fixing clamp Washer 21
sway bar
(L-Profile
60x60)

Washer 21
SL washer 20
Nut M20
Screw M20x60 Pipe Ø 60 up to 114 mm or L-profile 60x60 up to
Washer 21 110x110 mm

18. Final Check

When the installation of the antenna has been completed, it is necessary to make sure that the
installation instructions have been followed in all aspects. It is especially important to check that
all bolted joints are torque tightly locked.

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