Furuno FA-150 Mounting, Antenna Units, GPS antenna unit, Extending antenna cable

1. MOUNTING

NOTICE

Do not apply paint, anti-corrosive sealant or contact spray to coating or plastic parts of the equipment.

Those items contain organic solvents that can damage coating and plastic parts, especially plastic connectors.

1.1 Antenna Units

1.1.1 GPS antenna unit

Install the GPS antenna unit referring to the drawing on page D-5 or D-6 at the back of this manual. When selecting a mounting location for the antenna, keep in mind the following points.

•Select a location out of the radar beam. The radar beam will obstruct or prevent reception of the GPS satellite signal.

•There should be no interfering object within the line-of-sight to the satellites. Objects within line-of-sight to a satellite, for example, a mast, may block reception or prolong acquisition time.

•Mount the antenna unit as high as possible to keep it free of interfering objects and water spray, which can interrupt reception of GPS satellite signal if the water freezes.

Extending antenna cable

Three types of antenna cable extensions are optionally available. a) Antenna cable set CP20-02700

Antenna Unit

0.6m

Antenna Cable

30m

TNCP-NJ

Conversion

Cable Assy. : Connector

NJ-JP-3DXV-1

FA-1501 1 m

Fabricate locally. (See next page.) N-P-8DFB

Waterproofing connector

Wrap connector with vulcanizing tape and then vinyl tape. Bind the tape end with a cable-tie.

Waterproofing connector

b)Antenna cable set CP20-02710 (8D-FB-CV, 50m) Connect the cable the same as a) above.

c)Cable type RG-10/UY (shipyard supply)

Note: The length of this cable should be less than 20 m to prevent signal loss. The coax. coupling cable assy.(type: NJ-TP+3DXV-1, code no.

000-123-809), coaxial connector(N-P-8DFB; supplied), vulcanizing tape and vinyl tape are required. Fabricate both ends of the cable as shown in the figure on the next page.

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