Beam RST720 User manual

INSTALLATIONGUIDE
AntennaRST715/720
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USRMAN00400‐AntennaInstructions 
FormoreinformationonIridiumAntennaGuidelinesvisitourwebsiteat
www.beamcommunications.com
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MagneticMountAntenna:RST715
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Themagneticmountantennaprovidesaversatilesolutionthat
requiresverylittleinstallation.Thecablesuppliedisthemaximum
specifiedlengthtoavoidanylossofsignalandmaintaincallquality.
Itisnotrecommendedtoextendthiscablefurthertoavoidlossof
dBbeyondthespecification.
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Theantennashouldbeattachedtoametalsurfaceandplacedina
positionthatprovidesthegreatestlineofsitetothesky,freeof
obstructions.
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BoltMountAntenna:RST720
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Theboltmountantennaisidealforpermanent
installationsandenablestheantennasystemtobe
securelyaffixedinlocation.Thecablesuppliedisthe
maximumspecifiedlengthtoavoidanylossofsignal
andmaintaincallquality.Itisnotrecommendedto
extendthiscablefurthertoavoidlossofdBbeyond
thespecification.
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Toinstalltheantennayouwillneedto;
1) Useanexistingmountingholeordrillahole
thatwillenabletheantennaconnectorto
passthrough.
2) Theholesizeshouldnotexceedthesizeof
thehexagonallockingnut.
3) Removethehexagonlockingnutfromthebaseoftheantenna.
4) Feedthecablefromtheantennathroughtheholeuntiltheantennasitsflush.
5) Feedthehexagonalnutthroughthecableandtightenontheantennatoholditfirmlyinplace.
6) Connectthecabletothecommunicationsdevice.
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INSTALLATIONGUIDE
AntennaRST715/720
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USRMAN00400‐AntennaInstructions 
AntennainstallationiscriticalforoptimumperformanceofyourIridiumservice.
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InstallingGuidelines
Toensuremaximumperformanceoftheantennasystemandtomaximiseavailabilityandreliabilityofservice
theantennamust;
•haveaclearlineofsitetothesky
•beclearandfreeofobstructions
•beclearofmetalobjects
•belocatedawayfromothertransmittingdevices
•besecurelyaffixedinlocation
•notbelocatedindoors
•beinstalledinconjunctionwithacertifiedcable
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InstallingAntennaCables
Wheninstallingantennacables,followtheseguidelines:
•Routeandrestraincablestopreventthemfromvibratingormovingundernormalconditions,whichcould
resultindamagetotheantennaorthecoaxialcableconnections.
•Whereverthecablescontactstructures,protectthecablesfromchafingorabrasion.Ifacableneedstobe
bent,avoidkinkingit,andensurethateachbendradiusfollowsthecablesupplierlimits.
•Usecoaxialsealant,shrink‐wraptubing,electricaltape,oranothersuitableproducttosealallcable
connectionsappropriatelytopreventmoistureandcorrosiondamagefromweatherexposure.
•Mountallantennasverticallyandclearofnearbymetalobstructions
•Minimizehorizontalobstructionsasmuchaspossiblebecausetheycancreateareasofpoorsystemcoverage.
•Tominimizethelossofradiosignalfromtheantennatotheterminal,thespecificcoaxialcablesystem
betweentheantennaandtheothercomponentshouldbelessthan3dbincludingconnectorloss.
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InstallationOptions
Theantennasystemissuitableformarine,vehicleandfixedapplicationsandisdesignedtomeetIridiumSystem
performancerequirementswheninstalledaccordingtotheinstructionsinthisguide.
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ThefollowingfigureshowstypicalInstallations:
PreferredAntennaLocation
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VehicleAntennaInstallation
Theidealpositionforanyvehicle‐
mountedapplicationistocapitalise
onthegreatestgroundplanefrom
thesurfaceofthevehicle.
MarineAntennaInstallation
Theantennamustbeinstalled
withoutobstructionofother
instrumentsorstructures.
Theantennamustnotbepositioned
withinrangeofradarequipmentor
otherRFinterference.
FixedSiteInstallation
Theantennamustbeinstalled
withoutobstructionofother
buildings,chimneysorother
structures.
Considerationshouldalsobegiven
tothesurroundingenvironments
suchaslargetrees,mountainsor
otherbuildings.
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