Solid Signal ST2 User manual

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Yourantennahaselementswhichareresonantinthe30-54MHz,

108-174 MHz, 450-470 MHz, 470-512 MHz, and 800-912 MHz

bands.They work togetherto give youfrequency coverage from

30MHzto1300MHz.Beforeyoubeginassembly,readthismanual

andthe Consumer ProductSafety Commission information.For

your safety and convenience, plan each step of the installation

and purchase the necessary hardware in advance. The order in

whichyouperform the steps andthehardwarerequireddepends

on the mounting and connection methods you choose. Your an-

tenna comes complete with a matching transformer, 50 feet of

RG-6coaxial cable withaF-to-BNC adapter.

We recommend two people assemble the entire antenna on the

ground, then mount the assembled antenna on the mast. The

followingsteps are required toassemble your antenna.

Warning: When you install your antenna, use extreme caution.

If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact overhead

power lines. If the antenna touches the power line, contact with

the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution

and death. Call the power company to remove the antenna. Do

not attempt to remove it yourself.

ST2

Omni-directionalOutdoorScannerAntenna

withMatchingTransformerand

50’ofRG-6 Coaxial Cable, withF-to-BNCadapter

ST2

ASSEMBLING THE ANTENNA

1. Usethesuppliedhardwareto looselyattachthesuppliedmast

clamp assembly to the main boom as shown.

2. Press the supplied large end plugs into the main boom.

3. Holdthecenterand front main boomelementsnearthe pivot

points and unfold them until they snap into the locking plas-

ticsuppport insulators. Positionthe legs onthe smallerfront

elements outward, so they line up with the elements under

them. Pull the swivel bracket elements outward until they

snap into the swivel brackets’ tabs.

WARNING: Installation of this

product near powerlines is

DANGEROUS.For yoursafety,

followthe installationdirections.

New Improved

Heavy-Duty!

Notes:

•Use a plastic tape to secure the cable to the mast at about

3 foot intervals.

•Use coaxial nail clips every few feet to secure the cable to

walls.

•Use a 75-ohm grounding block where the cable enters the

house. Read the Consumer Product Safety Commission in-

formation Sheet for grounding instructions.

•Use a wall-through tube to neatly route the cable through

walls.

CONNECTING LEAD-IN CABLE TO THE ANTENNA

Follow these steps to connect the RG-6 coaxial lead-in cable to

the antenna.

2. Thread the transformer’s spade terminal ends through

either slot of the antenna’s strain relief tab, with the spade

terminal ends pointing towards the antenna’s lead-in termi-

nals marked CONNECT LEAD-IN HERE. Use the supplied

washers and wing nuts to secure the transformer’s spade

terminal ends to the antennas lead-in terminals.

3. Tape the transformer and coaxial cable to the antenna

boom using plastic tape.

1. Attach one of the coaxial cable’s F-connector ends to the

supplied matching transformer. Use plastic tape to weath-

erproof the connection.

ATTACHING TO YOUR SCANNER

Attach the F-to-BNC adapter to the other F-connector end of

the coaxial cable, then attach the adapter to the scanner’s

antenna input.

ATTACHING TO THE MAST

Slide the antenna’s mast clamp assembly over the end of the

mast. Then tighten the mast clamp assembly’s lock nuts to hold

the antenna in place. Take care not to overtighten the nuts.

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