User's Manual

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Figure 5: Trim excess cable ties length and discard appropriately
Other Installations.
The LORIKEET is suitable for both below ground installation in meter and irrigation pits, as
well as above ground mounted on posts or other non-metallic structures such as fences. As
with all radio devices superior range and reliability will be achieved with above ground
deployments.
The device should be at least 15cm away from nearby solid objects to avoid de-tuning the
antenna. Fixing directly to metal structures is not recommended.
Note that a provision has been made in the base of the LORIKEET device housing that
accepts 32 mm (1 ¼ inch) OD conduit or similar. This can be utilised if cable protection is
required.
Figure 6: LORIKEET base detail