User's Manual
Table Of Contents
9
CONNECTING
ANTENNA
WARNING: Use extreme caution
when
installing
or
removing an
outdoor
antenna.
If the
antenna
starts
to
fall,
let it go! It could
contact overhead
power
lines.
If the
antenna touches a
power
line,
touching
the
antenna, mast, cable,
or guy
wires can
cause
electrocution and death.
Call
the
power company
to
remove
the
antenna. DO NOT
attempt to do
so
yourself.
WARNING:
Outdoor
antennas
must be properly
grounded to
prevent static
buildup and lightning
damage. Article 810
of the
National
Electrical
Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides
information about
proper grounding of the
antenna mast,
connection
of
coaxial cable
to an lightning
arrestor, size
of
grounding
conductors,
location of the lightning
arrestor
and
connection
of grounding
conductors
to
grounding electrodes.
Disconnect your radio
from the outdoor antenna
during
electrical storm activity
to
prevent
damage.
DRAFT