Installing a shim for vertical transmit polarization

Follow the instructions in this section only if the installation specification or service order states that vertical transmit polarization is required. (The vertical shim kit is not used with the cradle-type radio.)

If vertical transmit polarization is not required, go to Installing the radio assembly on page 36.

The radio assembly is shipped with a horizontal transmit polarization shim installed. If vertical transmit polarization is required, you must remove the horizontal shim and replace it with a vertical transmit polarization shim.

Note: If you need to change from horizontal to vertical transmit polarization on an antenna that has the radio assembly already installed on the feed support tube, you will have to remove the radio assembly from the feed support tube before you can follow the instructions in this section.

Figure 23 shows where the shim is located and shows three of the four Allen screws that hold the shim in place.

TRIA

Shim (See also Figure 24.)

Allen screws

Waveguide

(4 total)

 

Figure 23: Shim location next to TRIA

To replace the horizontal shim with a vertical shim, follow these steps:

1.Obtain a vertical transmit polarization shim kit (Hughes model VTX-SHIM-KIT, P/N 1033809-0001).

Figure 24 on page 33 shows what a vertical shim looks like.

2.Loosen and remove the four Allen screws that hold the shim in place. See Figure 23.

3.Separate the end of the waveguide from the shim.

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Hughes AN6-098P installation manual Installing a shim for vertical transmit polarization, Shim location next to Tria

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