Rangemaster AM1000 installation manual Aprox Vendor Cost

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1.1 Some addition Items

 

 

Aprox

 

 

Item

Vendor

Cost

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

Depends on discount Outdoor transmitter "C" ver-

AM1000C AM1000A Trans-

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sion is crystal and "A" version is agile (set fre-

mitter

ter

 

 

quency with switches)

 

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AM1000BR mount bracket

ter

 

 

Mounts transmitter to 1 1/4 " mast

 

 

 

 

2 pair (one pair for power, the other for audio) #22

 

 

 

 

with shield. Wire should not be bigger then .25"

 

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diameter, the weatherproof cable grip opening in

AM1000WR 100" wire

ter

 

 

the box is .25"

 

 

 

 

Standard Citizens band whip antenna, with 5/8 x

AM1000ANT 102" whip an-

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24 base. Available at Radio Shack (21-903) or any

tenna

ter

 

 

CB shop.

Ground Rod 4 foot

Radio Shack

 

$13

Radio Shack 15-530

 

Lowes or

 

 

Used to ground electrical meters, 5/8 x 8" copper

Ground Rod 8 Foot

Home Depot

 

$10

clad

 

 

 

 

Connect wire to Ground Rod (All connections must

 

 

 

 

be soldered with electrical type rosin core solder

 

Lowes or

 

 

using torch or tightly clamped and then weather-

Ground Rod wire clamp

Home Depot

 

$4

proofed.

 

 

 

 

Use #12-#10, the bigger wire (10) will give better

 

Lowes or

 

 

performance but will be harder to work with. 500ft

Ground wire

Home Depot

$30-40

 

roll. Insulated is fine.

 

 

 

 

Think about how you are going to mount the

 

 

 

 

ground wire, it needs to be tied down (mounted to

 

Lowes or

 

 

the side of the building or pole) so it won't move

Wire mounting hardware

Home Depot

 

$15

(see instructions)

15-891 Eaves mount

Radio Shack

 

$16

Or any antenna store

15-893 Vent mount

Radio Shack

 

 

 

15-517 Tripod mount

Radio Shack

 

$33

 

15-886 Wall mount

Radio Shack

 

 

 

15-839 Chimney mount

Radio Shack

 

$25

 

15-889 roof mount

Radio Shack

 

 

 

15-885 Wall mount

Radio Shack

 

$20

 

 

 

 

 

10' long mast to mount the transmitter. There is

15-863 10' 1 1/4 mast

Radio Shack

 

$18

also a 5'

 

Antenna

 

 

 

Guy wire supplies

store

 

 

If needed

 

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ter or Radio

 

 

If you don't have one get one from Radio Shack.

VOM meter

Shack

$10-30

 

Needed for tuneup.

 

 

 

 

May be needed if you need to convert unbalanced

 

 

 

 

audio to balanced (see instructions) (Item# )555-

Audio Adapter

 

 

 

8485 http://www.mcmelectronics.com/

 

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Power supply 16 VDC

ter

Free

 

Included with the AM1000.

 

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Tuning tool

ter

Free

 

Needed for tuneup

 

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Complete instructions

ter

Free

 

Manual with installation video

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Contents Extended Getting ready/ Things you may need Aprox Vendor Cost Starting the Installation Finding a place for the Transmitter NO!!!NO Using Cat 5 shielded outdoor wire Studio Connections and settings Working with the Inovonics 222 audio processor Page Page Tune Voltage Bottom TOP Test Jacks Readings Needed That PRO Trying to get good Range Page Radio Noise Problems & Possible Solutions FCC information Converting from agile module to crystal Certification LED