Alpha Antenna ProMaster Sr User manual

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User Guide
For
Alpha Antenna – ProMaster Sr
Civilian Military Systems
Manufactured by:
Alpha Antenna
1 888 482 3249
Website: http://AlphaAntenna com
User Guide Version 2 5
March 17, 2017

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Introduction
Thank you for your support of the Alpha Antenna line The Alpha ProMaster Sr Antenna is a
system that is easy to deploy, has acceptable SWRs, and is extremely durable The Alpha
ProMaster Sr Antenna is deployable for covert operations when space or privacy is a premium
Product Overview
With proper deployment, the Alpha Antenna system is designed to operate continuously from
10 through 160 meters, where it only needs a wide-band antenna tuner on a couple of bands
Additional Product Details
•Antenna Weight: 6 pounds
•Antenna Configuration:
oVertical Element: 1 Self-supporting 6 section telescopic vertical element
oNVIS Elements: 4 (35 foot) active elements & 1 (8 foot) Ground-wire
•Maximum Frequency Coverage: 1 6 MHz to 34 MHz
•Maximum Power Rating: 500 Watts PEP SSB
Safety Tips
When installing or operating this antenna, please observe the following safety tips.
NOTE – High voltages are present when trans itting, no atter how uch or little power is
applied. Do not touch any part of the antenna while trans itting.
WARNING: INSTALLATION OR O ERATION OF THIS RODUCT NEAR OWER LINES IS
DANGEROUS! FOR YOUR SAFETY, FOLLOW THE ENCLOSED INSTALLATION DIRECTIONS. THOUGH
THIS ANTENNA IS CONSTRUCTED OF INSULATED WIRE, RO ER CARE MUST BE TAKEN DURING
INSTALLATION. INSTALLER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY FOR RO ERTY AND LIFE SAFETY.
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
1 If you are installing an antenna for the first time, please, for your own safety as well as
others, seek PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE
2 Select your installation site with safety, as well as performance, in mind REMEMBER:
ELECTRIC POWER LINES AND PHONE LINES LOOK ALIKE FOR YOUR SAFETY, ASSUME THAT ANY
OVERHEAD LINES CAN KILL YOU
3 Call your electric power company Tell them your plans and ask them to come take a look at
your proposed installation This is a small inconvenience, considering YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE.

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4 Plan your installation procedure carefully and completely before you begin Successful raising
of a mast or tower is largely a matter of coordination Each person should be assigned a specific
task, and should know what to do and when to do it One person should be designated as the
leader/coordinator of the operation to call out instructions and watch for signs of trouble
5 When installing your antenna, REMEMBER: DO NOT USE A METAL LADDER. DO NOT WORK
ON A WET OR WINDY DAY. DO DRESS PROPERLY: shoes with rubber soles and heels, rubber
gloves, long sleeved shirt or jacket
6 If the assembly starts to drop, get away from it and let it fall Remember, the antenna, mast,
cable are all excellent conductors of electrical current Even the slightest touch of any of these
parts to a power line completes an electrical path through the antenna and the installer
7 If ANY PART of the antenna system should come in contact with a power line, DON’T TOUCH
IT OR TRY TO REMOVE IT YOURSELF. CALL YOUR LOCAL POWER COMPANY. They will remove
it safely If an accident should occur with the power lines, call for qualified emergency help.

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Antenna Parts List
The following parts are included with this antenna Please contact our support line if you
discover that parts are missing or damaged
Ite Description Qty. Co ent
1
18 foot
Vertical Element
1
2
Mounting hardware with Alpha M
at
c
h
1
3 35 foot NVIS Elements 4
4
8 foot
Ground wire
1

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Antenna Installation
The ProMaster Sr is a permanent outdoor base camp and transportable antenna that brings you
multi-band system performance into an extremely small footprint All you need is an area that
is 49 5 feet x 49 5 feet to optimally deploy the antenna
Simply mount the antenna 5 to 7 feet off the ground on a 1 1/4 to 1 3/8 pipe that has been
secured in the ground Then use the installation procedure included in this manual to deploy
Antenna Asse bly
Step 1 – Prepare your mounting installation with a) 1 1/4” to 1 3/8” galvanized 10 foot
fence rail or similar pipe that is secured in the ground (Optionally mountable on the
Military Type Heavy Duty Steel Tr
ipod
for Transportable deployments
)
Step 2 – Lay the 6 tapered vertical antenna elements end to end flat on the ground
Insert each section into the next until each element passes the slit of the other by ¼
inch, and secure each section with a stainless steel clamp
Step 3 – Place aluminum mounting plate hardware onto the supporting item in Step 1 &
tighten the U-Bolts that are circled below
Step 4 – Mount the vertical antenna element into the U-Bolts opposite of those used to
mount the aluminum mounting plate Here is where you will place the included rubber
offsets circled around the vertical element and under the associated U-Bolts on the
mounting plate that are circled below Then attach the o-ring from the vertical elements
jumper wire to the top bolt on the Alpha Match
Step 5 – a) Attach 4 wire/o-rings that have red shrink tube on each wire NVIS element to
top bolt on Alpha Match, both of which are circled below b) Secure the ring connectors
in place with the included nut c) Deploy the NVIS elements evenly spaced, sloped, and
without touching the ground
so that they are secured with
the
included spike

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Step 6 – a) Attach the 1 o-ring that has black shrink tube on the Ground wire to the
bottom bolt on the Alpha Match, as circled below b) Secure the ring connector in place
with the included nut c) Secure it with the included ground spike
Step
7
–
Secure all mounting hardware
with a wrench
after deployment
Step
8
–
Attach
your coax to the SO
-
239 on the Alpha Match
to your antenna
tuner
Here is how your primary connections for the antenna should look once assembled:
NOTE – This is a balanced antenna, there is no need to add or detract components

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SWR Perfor ance
Readings have been taken while the antenna was mounted at 6 feet using a 6 foot of LMR-400
Your SWRs may vary depending upon antenna location & variances in coax

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The Deployed Antenna
The antenna systems should be placed in the most free and clear place on your property This
will give the takeoff angle the best chance to propagate your signal in the most optimum
manner possible The slope of the NVIS element should be positioned towards the direction you
want the primary lobe of your signal to propagate
Support Contacts
If you have questions about your antenna, please feel free to contact us
Email: support@AlphaAntenna com – Phone: [phone] – WEB: www AlphaAntenna com