Furuno Fax-210 Marine Radio User Manual


 
INSTALLATION TAPING WHIP ANTENNA
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TAPNING WHIP ANTENNA
After inserting the whip antenna to the antenna base, tape the antenna base and whip antenna with
self-vulcanizing tape and vinyl tape to reinforce the whip antenna.
1. Wrap the antenna junction point with butyl 15 tape or the equivalent.
How to wrap
1) Pull the tape to be about two times in length and wind it up, overlapping by 1/2 the width of the
tape.
2) Wrap from bottom to top, i.e., from right to left as in the picture below.
Butyl tape
Whip antenna
Base
Antenna
3) Wrap the tape from the base to a point about 60 mm, and then back to the base.
Keep tension on edge of tape, using finger to hold tape. Then, squeeze edges of tape with thumb
and index finger.
Wrap approx.
60 mm
2. Completely cover the butyl rubber tape with white vinyl tape, wrapping from the base to the last
wind of butyl tape and then back to the base.
How to wrap
1) Being careful not to pull the tape too tightly, wind tape, overlaping by approx. 1/3 of tape width.
2) Squeeze edges of tape with thumb and index finger.
White vinyl tape
TAPING WHIP ANTENNA