Alpha Antenna HOA Buster User manual

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User!Guide!
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For!
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Alpha!Antenna!
HOA!Buster!
Version!2.0!
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Introduction**
This ‘HOA Buster’ antenna defeats the rules imposed upon amateur ham radio operators by using existing metal
gutters as an antenna, and enables external tuners to achieve a near perfect match from 6-160 meters.
Product*Overview*
– 1 Top of Mast Mount
– 1 Ground rod
– 1 Eight foot jumper wire with clips
– 1 Alpha Match with riser
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Additional!Product!Details!
Frequency Coverage – 1.8MHz to 54MHz; 1.8MHz band is dependent upon length of gutter being long enough.
Power – 250 PEP SSB, 125 CW, or 25 watts digital modes
Installation*and*Setup*
1) Place the included metal 10 inch stake into the ground,
2) Slip the included mount over the stake and tighten the 4 bolts/nuts,
3) Screw the hex nut on the bottom of the Alpha Match on the male bolt on the mount,
4) Run the included jumper wire from the element attachment point, which is the male bolt on the bottom of the
Match on the Alpha Match and clip it onto your gutter,
5) Then attach your coax to the connector on the bottom of the Alpha Match and run the coax to your equipment.
NOTE!–!High!voltages!are!present!when!transmitting,!no!matter!how!much!or!little!power!is!applied.!Do!not!
touch!any!part!of!the!antenna!while!transmitting.!
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YOU,!YOUR!ANTENNA,!AND!SAFETY!
Each%year,%hundreds%of%people%are%killed,%mutilated,%or%receive%severe%and%permanent%injuries%when%
attempting%to%install%an%antenna.%In%many%of%these%cases,%the%victim%was%aware%of%the%danger%of%electrocution,%
but%did%not%take%adequate%steps%to%avoid%the%hazard.%For%your%safety,%and%to%help%you%achieve%a%good%
installation,%please%READ!and%FOLLOW!the%safety%precautions.!
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Support*Contacts*
If%you%have%questions%about%your%antenna,%please%feel%free%to%email%us%at%[email protected]%
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