Reference Card

1 Throw the sinker and halyard over the
structure.
1 Repeat for the other side of the antenna, and
the halyard attached to the balun.
1 Hoist the balun and antenna wires up their
supports, then tie off each halyard to its
support.
Connecting the antenna to the
transceiver
To connect the antenna:
1 Switch off the transceiver.
1 Connect the coaxial cable to the
connector on the front panel.
1 Switch on the transceiver.
1 To view the SWR, press TUNE, then PTT.
If the SWR is greater than 2.5:1, check all
cable connections, and/or change the length
of the antenna wires, then view the SWR.
1 Ensure that the 50 Ohm connector is
activated ( ATU/50 or 50).
Packing up the tactical wire dipole antenna
To pack up the tactical wire dipole antenna:
1 Switch off the transceiver.
1 Disconnect the coaxial cable from the
connector.
1 Untie all halyards and lower the antenna.
1 Disconnect the coaxial cable from the balun,
coil, then stow.
1 Unclip the halyards, wind up onto each
winding spool, secure with velcro, then stow.
1 Wind each antenna wire onto its winding
spool by rotating the winding spool end-
over-end along the antenna wire.
1 Unplug and unclip the antenna wires from
the balun, secure with velcro, then stow.
1 Stow the balun.
NOTE
Swing the sinker on
approximately 0.5 m (2 ft) of
halyard underarm, while
aiming for the structure.
halyard
antenna wire
coaxial cable
balun
direction of
best signal
WARNING
High RF voltages are present
during transmission and tuning.
Do not touch the antenna during
these activities.
WARNING
You should not transmit from your
transceiver or tune the antenna
unless people are standing beyond
the safe working distance of 0.2 m
(8 in) from the antenna.
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