User Manual

Marine Systems
Aviation Recorders
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Initial Issue165M1161--00
Aug. 23/10
To inst all the GPS antenna, perform the following:
(1) Position the antenna mounting bracket and/or antenna mast on a rigid, structur-
ally sound surface.
NOTE
: To reduce s ignal attenuation, use only high quality RG213/RG214
coaxial cable and keep the cable length as short as possible.
(2) Run the coaxial cable from the antenna to the transponder location.
(3) Trim the cable, leaving a few inches of slack at the AIS AtoN.
(4) To make sure that the cable is not shorted, check it with an ohm meter.
(5) Attach the connectors to the end of the coaxial cable. Solder the connection.
(6) Connect the cable to the AIS AtoN, and solder the connection.