Tarheel Antennas Little Tarheel II User manual

Tarheel
Antenn?s,
Inc.
Instruction Manual
for the
Little Tarheel II
Corltinuous Coverage
HF Antenna
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STATES
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PROUDLY
MADE
INTHE

Thank
you
for
purchasing
the
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Tarheer
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when
properry
instared
this
antenna
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continuous
coverage
as
fo,ows:
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proceeding
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installation,
make
sure
you
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In
sta
llatio
n
Before
installation
of this antenna
there
are a few
thingsyou might have to consider.
To get peak
performance
you
need
tomount
the
antenna
ashighas
possible
onthe
vehicle,
also
try
1to
separate
itasmuch
aspossible
from
other
antennas
that
might
beonthe
vehicle.
we designed
this
antenna
around
using
a mountthat
directly
mounts
to
ground,
like
er
ball
mount
(Photo
1)
or Diamond
K400
(Photo
2) mount.
These
typesof
mountswork
well.
Included
with
the
antenna
isaferrite
core
thatneeds
tobemounted
on
the
control
wire
asclose
aspossible
to theantenna.
Loop
thewire
through
thechokeat
least
3 times.
This
choke
(Photo
3) does
twothings,
firstit helps
reduce
antenna
motor
noise
during
tuning,
second
it decouples
thecontrol
wirefromthe
antenna;without
thiscore,
the antenna
will be
untunable.
Next
is the control
box and control
cable.
We
preassemble
everything
here
soyou'll
have
a plug and
play
system.
lf forsome
reason
youneed
to cutthe
wires,
thecolor
codes
are
asfollows:
ControlBox
Red - POSitiVe 12VdC (t "*pstowbtoworl2ampfastbtownrse)
White
- Negative
12vdc
Black
- Motor
Control
BlackwithWhite
Stripe
- Motor
Control
Antenna
Red
- Motor
Control
Black
- Motor
Control
White
-Sensors
(for
automatic
control
boxes)
Green
-Sensors
(for
automatic
control
boxes)
The
Sensorwires
are
not
used
with
the
manual
corrtroibox
that
comes
with
the
anrtenna.
Photo3

Initial
Tune
Up
For
theinitial
tune
upan
SWR
analyzer
isnice
tohaveifyou
have
access
toone.lfnot,
make
all
your
adjustments
withlow
power.
Now,lower
your
antenna
until
itreaches
the
endstop
and
goto 6 meters
andcheck
your
swR, you
mighthave
to raise
theantenna
a smail
amount
tocomeinto
6meters,
next
go
to10meters
andcheck
your
SWR,
itshould
be
low.
Next,
you
can
go
to15
meters
andraise
theantennauntil
you
get
aswR dip
there.
Then
20meters,
then
soon.
Keepin
mindthat
6-20
meters
are
close
together.lfthe
swR doesn't
go
below
1.5
on
thesebands
the
ground
is
mostlikely
the
problem,
remember
the
ground
needs
toberight
atthebase
ofthe
antenna.
lf properly
installed
thisantenna
willhave
astandingwave
below
1.5from
3.5
to54
MHz.
Weknow
thatevery
antenna
installation
isuniqueanditisimpossible
todescribe
all
the
scenarios
inthis
manual.
However,
ifyou
arehaving
problems
withthis
initial
tuning
please
call.
WARNING:
When
using
the
SDC-102
controller
makesure
to reduce
thestall
current
valuein
the
controller
tobetween
(020
to030).
Notchanging
thefactorydefault
current
from
(075)
to(020
to030)
when
usingauto
park
theantenna
or holding
theupordownmore
than10
seconds
with
theantenna
allthewayupordown
could
burnup
themotor
intheLiftleTarheel
ll.
0peration
Remember
that
when
thecoilisall
theway
init is resonant
onthehigh
bands
andallthe
wayoutonthelow
bands.
ltwill
takea littletimetogetusetothisstyle
of antenna,
some
marktheantennawith
tape
to mark
theapproximate
location
of thebands,
some
just
listen
to thenoise
level
increase
ontheradio's
receivewhenit's
close
to resonant.
When
you
fine
tune
youneed
totransmit
a low
carrier
(AM,
FM,
cw) at s to 10watts
andwatch
theSWRmeter
tillthe
dip. Running
an
Amplifier
This
antennaisdesigned
tohandle
upto200
watts
p.E.p.
Donot
exceed
theseratings.
Alwaysdotheinitial
tuning
withlowpower
then
apply
more
power
ifneeded.
Maintenance
Verylittlemaintenance
is required
for your
TarheelAntenna.
Youshouldhave years
of
trouble
free service
fromthis antenna.
You'vemadea largeinvestment
for a mobile
antenna.
Hereis
atip
tohelp
take
careof
your
investment.
We use
anautomotive
finish
onthis
antenna
sowhenever
you
wash
andwaxyour
vehicle
raise
your
antenna
andwash
andwax
theshaft
andthebugshield
(Lexan
tube),
with
wax
on
your
antenna
thebugs
willhave
aharder
time
stickingtoit.
Annually
cleanthe
coil.Extend
theantenna
to
full
raise,remove
the3screws
in
thetop
cap.
Slidethebugshield
down
to
expose
thecoil.
Usealcoholand
arag towipe
down
the
coil.
ThenuseaScotch-Brite
tolightly
scuffthe
coil.Thenaclean
ragand
alcoholwipe
down
the
coilasecondtime.
Then
reassemble
the
antenna.

Relative
Tuning
positions
The
following
photos
will
show
you
relative
tuning
positions
of
the
Litfle
Tarheet
ilantenna.
Little
Tarheel
llin
6meter
position
with
32 whip
Little
Tarheel
llin
20
meter
position
with
32"
whip
Little
Tarheel
llin10
meter
position
with
32"
whip
Little
Tarheel
llin
40
meter
position
with
32"
whip
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position
with
32"
whip
Wa
rranty
&Gu
arantee
The
antenna
comes
with
a one-yearguarantee
forquality
and
workmanship.
lf forany
reason
(other
than
damage
dueto negligence,
improper
use
or unauthorized
oi""r""ruig
your
Tarheel
Antenna
fails
toperform
due
toquality
orworkmanship,
iaineel Antennas
will
at our discretion
either
repair
or replace
at no charge
ror piits or rabor.
A return
authorization
number
is required
beforewarran$ work can be performed. your antenna
needs
to besent
intothemanufacturer
for any
warranty
repairs.
Allshipping
charges
are
your
(the
customer's)
responsibility
toand
from
Tarheel
Aniennas.
IF.for
the 1st
30 days
if for anyreasonyouarenot completely
satisfied,
return
the
antenna
undamaged
fora full
refund
less
the
shipping
charges.
The
antenna
has
a
oNEYEAR
No MATTER
WHAT
WARRANTY
to the'originar
oiner. If for any 'uuron
lother.than
damage
due to negrigence,
improper
use,
use
of Non-recommended
Controllers
or unauthorized_disassembly)
your
Tarheel
Antenna
fails
to perform
due
to quality
orworkmanship
Tarheel
Antennbs,
Inc.will
at our
discretion
either
repair
or replace
at no charge
for parts or labor.shipping
charges
are your (the
customer's)
responsibility
to and
from
Tarheel
Antennas'
iepair
s"hop.
we here
at rarheel
Antennas
hope
you
enjoy
one
ofthebest
performing,
best
built,
best
looking
motorized
antennas
available.
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you
sl:ggestions
are appreciated.
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