1. MOUNTING

4.Place the antenna unit on the rubber mat, orienting the unit so the bow mark on its base is facing the ship’s bow.

Ground terminal

Rubber mat

Bow mark

Antenna unit, front view

5.Fasten the antenna unit to the mounting platform with M12x60 hex bolts, nuts, flat washers and seal washers.

6.Using hex bolt (M6x25), nut (M6) and flat washer (M6), establish the ground system on the mounting platform as shown below. The location should be within 340 mm of the ground terminal on the antenna unit. Connect the ground wire (RW-4747, 340 mm, supplied) between the grounding point and ground terminal on the antenna unit. Coat the entire ground system with silicone sealant (supplied).

 

 

 

Ground wire

Hex bolt

Anticorrosive sealant

 

Spring washer

Seal washer

 

 

 

Rubber mat

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring washer

 

 

 

Anticorrosive

Hex nut

 

 

 

OR

Anticorrosive

sealant

sealant

Ground wire

Hex nut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring washer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flat washer

 

 

 

 

Hex bolt welded to

 

 

 

 

ship's superstructure

 

 

 

Anticorrosive sealant

 

 

 

 

Ground

 

 

 

 

terminal

 

Ground wire

Antenna base

How to mount the antenna unit

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Furuno FAR-2127-BB, FAR-2827, FAR-2117-BB, FAR-2817 Antenna unit, front view, How to mount the antenna unit