Mounting procedure

1.Dismount the bottom cover, cut the cable-tie inside the unit and take out the coaxial connector attached to the combined box.

2.Loosen four screws to loosen whip antenna fixture and pull out the coaxial connector coming from the combined box through the hole in the whip antenna fixture.

3.Connect the coaxial connector to the whip antenna base and wrap the junction part of the whip antenna with vulcanizing tape and then vinyl tape for waterproofing.

4.Insert the whip antenna from the top of the combined antenna.

5.Secure the whip antenna with whip antenna fixture.

6.Using a new plastic band (supplied), secure the cables and coaxial connector inside the antenna case.

7.Mount the bottom cover.

8.Fix the GPS/VHF combined antenna to the ship’s stanchion (40 to 50 mm diameter) with antenna fixing brackets, flat washers and hex. nuts.

Note: Coat the exposed parts of bolts and nuts with silicon sealant.

Whip antenna fixture

Loosen four screws. (M5x16)

Antenna fixing bracket

Combined box

Bottom cover

GPS/VHF Combined antenna

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Furuno FA-150 installation manual Mounting procedure, GPS/VHF Combined antenna