Instruction manual

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applying solder. Use enough to coat the wires and form a strong connection
making for easier installation later.
 27. Repeat steps 21 through 26 until both ends of each piece of coax are
prepared.
Examine your work with the RG-188A coax to this point. Use an ohmmeter or
continuity checker to verify that center conductor is not shorted to the ground
shield. Visual inspection is normally enough to check this. Remove any gobs of
solder with the hot soldering iron if any exist.
 28. Take one of the coax pieces and line it up to connect the center
conductor in the hole labeled ‘J1’ and the tinned ground shield over one of
the holes labeled ‘GND’. Solder both the center conductor and the ground
shield in place.
 29. Attach the other piece of coax to the ‘J2’ end of the board in the same
fashion.
Now comes the time to mount the F-connectors to the ends of the coax. The
importance of a good ground can not be stressed enough. Follow each step
carefully and refer to the picture for added assurance of a correct installation.
 30. Slide one of the 0.375” GND solder lugs over the end of an F-connector
and secure it in place finger tight with a hex nut.
 31. Bend the solder lug so that the coax can feed straight into the end of
the connector. The above picture represents the proper mounting
technique.
 32. Solder the center conductor to the center post of the F-connector.
Proper Coax
Installation
Proper F-Connector
Installation