Taco SY42XR User manual

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Please Note: A qualified structural engineer
should be consulted prior to mounting an
antenna on a tower or support structure.
Instruction Sheet
390469 Rev. F
20150722
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MODELSY42XRSCREENREFLECTORYAGIANTENNA
INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
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DESCRIPTION
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SY42XRmodelsaredesignedtoprovidehigh‐gainandfront‐to‐backratiosforpoint‐to‐point
service.TwomultielementYagi’s,areflectorscreenandacombiningharnesscomprisetheSY42XR
antennas.Boththeantennasandthecombiningharnessareequippedwith50ohm,threaded"N"type
connectors.
 Thisantennamaybemounteddirectlyontoatubularmastofupto4½inchesdiameterwiththe
suppliedhardware.Iftheantennaisbeingmountedonatower,TACOtowermountingkitSY‐M*is
required.
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INSTALLATION
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AntennaAssemblyandMounting:
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1. Carefullyunpacktheantennascreens,feedsandmountinghardware,thenstudytheFigures
showingtherespectivelocationsofthecomponentsonthefinalassemblyinordertobecome
familiarwiththeplacementofeachitem.
2. Assemblethetwohalf‐screensasshowninFigure1,Figure2andFigure3andwrench‐tighten
the12securinghexscrewsandbolts.
3. Assemblethetwocentralmastclampsontotheupperandlowerscreenframeasshownin
Figure1andFigure8.
4. AssemblethefeedontothescreenassemblyasshowninFigure1,Figure4andFigure5;
wrench‐tightenthefeed‐securinghex‐nutsandbolts.
5. AssemblethebracestothescreenassemblyandfeedasshowninFigure1,Figure6andFigure
7;wrench‐tightenthesecuringhexscrewsandnuts,adjustbracesuntiltightthenlockintoplace
bywrench‐tighteningthehexnuts.
6. Assemblethestackingharness(seestackingconfigurations)andattachtoantennabyhand‐
tighteningthe"N"typeconnectors.
7. Carefullylifttheantennaassemblyintoitsdesiredpositiononthemastortower.DONOTallow
theantennatoswingfreelyanddamagethefeed.
8. AssemblethecentralmastclampstothemastasshowninFigure1andFigure8,tighteningthe
clampssufficientlytobeartheweightoftheantenna.
9. Assemblethetower‐legclampasshowninFigure9,locatetheclampverticallysothatitis
alignedwithoneofthecenterframemembersofthescreen,thentightentheclampsufficiently
toholditinplace.

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Please Note: A qualified structural engineer
should be consulted prior to mounting an
antenna on a tower or support structure.
Instruction Sheet
390469 Rev. F
20150722
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(P)519.756.7157
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10. Looselyassembletheazimuth‐braceclamp‐platesontoacenterframememberofthescreenso
thattheazimuthbraceboltholeisroughlyinlinewiththetowerlegclamp.(SeeFigure9and
Figure10)
11. InserttheazimuthbracethroughthetowerlegclampasshowninFigure9andFigure10sothat
thesingleholeisverticalandtowardsthescreen,thenaligntheholewiththatoftheazimuth
clampplates;insertthesecuringhex‐boltandnut.
12. ConnecttheinputendsofthesuppliedSYHarnesstoeachantennaandconnectadown‐lead
cabletotheHarnessoutputconnector.
13. Ensureallconnectionsareadequatelyweatherproofed.
14. Aligntheantennainthedesireddirection,slidingtheazimuthbraceinthetowerlegclampand
rotatingthetowerlegclampasrequired.(SeeFigure10)
15. Fine‐aligntheantennaformaximumreceivedsignalstrength.
16. Wrench‐tightenallsecuringhex‐boltsandnutsbeginningwiththecentralmast,thenthetower
legclamps,andfinally,theazimuthclampplates.
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FIGURE1SY42XR‐129ANTENNAASSEMBLY
BRACKETS
SPACER
SCREEN
FEED
BRACE ASSEMBLY
AZIMUTH BRACE
CENTRAL MAST CLAMP
CENTRAL MAST CLAMP

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Please Note: A qualified structural engineer
should be consulted prior to mounting an
antenna on a tower or support structure.
Instruction Sheet
390469 Rev. F
20150722
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(P)519.756.7157
www.tacoantenna.com
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FIGURE6BRACETOSCREENASSEMBLYDETAIL
BRACE
SCREEN
REINFORCING CHANNEL
FIGURE7BRACETOFEEDASSEMBLYDETAIL
FEED
¼-20 x 1” HE
X
HEAD SCREW
BRACE
FIGURE2SCREENASSEMBLYBRACKETDETAIL
BRACKET
SCREEN
¼-20 x 2” HEX HEAD
SCREW
FIGURE3SCREENASSEMBLYSPACERDETAIL
SPACER
SCREEN
¼-20 x 2¼” HEX HEAD
SCREW
REINFORCING
CHANNEL
FIGURE4FEEDASSEMBLYDETAIL(FRONTVIEW)
FEED
SCREEN
¼-20 x 2¼” HE
X
HEAD SCREW
FIGURE5FEEDASSEMBLYDETAIL(REARVIEW)
¼-20 x 2¼” HE
X
HEAD SCREW
REINFORCING
PLATE REINFORCING
PLATE

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Please Note: A qualified structural engineer
should be consulted prior to mounting an
antenna on a tower or support structure.
Instruction Sheet
390469 Rev. F
20150722
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

(P)519.756.7157
www.tacoantenna.com
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FIGURE8CENTRALMASTCLAMPDETAIL
MAST OR TOWER
LEG
CLAMP
SCREEN
FIGURE9AZIMUTHBRACEASSEMBLYDETAIL
MAST OR TOWER LEG
A
ZIMUTH BRACE
SCREEN
TOWER LEG
CLAMP
A
ZIMUTH BRACE
CLAMP
FIGURE10TOPVIEWOFANTENNAANDAZIMUTHBRACEASSEMBLY
AZIMUTH BRACE
A
NTENNA
TOWE
R