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Page 1: ...Scorpion Installation Manual ...

Page 2: ...s dense and heavy Our finger stock and coil support housing is polished 6061 T6 Aluminum It houses the tin plated finger stock and a one inch wide phenolic coil support The housing also works as a heat sink during high power operation The finger stock is very expensive special order tin plated Beryllium Copper that maintains 37 pounds of combined pressure on the coil at all times Our antenna coil ...

Page 3: ... covered under warranty 1 Remove the packing tape from both ends of the shipping tube 2 There are 15 Phillips head wood screws safely holding the antenna in the shipping tube Eight at the bottom of the tube 3 in the middle of the tube and 4 at the top of the tube All were located under the packing tape that you just removed Please remove all of these screws 3 Using two of the removed screws partly...

Page 4: ...ctions Antenna Installing Tips Your Scorpion antenna is manufactured to an exacting standard utilizing top quality components Its inherent high Q means you ll get the best performance money can buy However any HF mobile antenna is only as good as its installation What follows are a few things to keep in mind when choosing where and how to mount your Scorpion antenna Please go to Breedlove mounts J...

Page 5: ...ecially on the 40 or 80 meter bands A ground strap will have to installed between the base of the antenna using one of the 8 button head bolts at the base of the antenna and the body frame structure At a minimum this should be tinned copper braid 3 4 inches wide The use of solid copper flat stock that is 010 to 030 inch thick and 1 inch wide will actually work better due to RF skin effects Remembe...

Page 6: ...radiating part of the antenna By doing so we also help to stop common mode from migrating into the cab of the vehicle This is accomplished by installing the two supplied 31 type clamp on chokes These chokes are ample for 100 watts of power Additional chokes will be needed if higher RF power is used Install one of the two supplied 3 4 inch ID 31 type material clamp type chokes on the coax and one o...

Page 7: ...e proximity of the RF HOT Stainless tube is not an issue Connection of these wires to the RF HOT Stainless tube or antenna body will transmit either 100 watts or 500 watts if an amp is used into the reed switch with severe RF CURRENT coupling to the Motor IF YOU CONNECT THE BROWN WHITE WIRES TO THE BODY OF THE ANTENNA YOU WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY Installing and Tuning the Antenna Matching Coil Your...

Page 8: ...ual shunt coil relay is located at the bottom of the enclosure There are two locations on the antenna that you can mount the dual shunt enclosure As seen in the photos the small button head screw above the white Delrin insulator is a 10 32 thread and the button head below the white Delrin insulator is a 20 There are three locations for 10 32 button head screws they are 120 degrees apart from each ...

Page 9: ... for permanent installations this 1 amp fused connection is required by the customer to be made to a power source other than the accessory socket On the top of the 160 meter antenna control box is the 80 160 meter switch When operating on 80 meters the switch must be switched to the 80 meter position When operating on 160 meters the switch must be switched to the 160 meter position WARNING Do not ...

Page 10: ...nd Any band higher will require a 6 ft whip Any screwdriver antenna will perform better on the 40 80 or on the 160 meter band with a 102 inch whip Most people do not like a long whip that tall so we recommend using a capacitance hat of at least 36 inches in diameter The capacitance hat has to be installed a minimum of 24 inches above these large coils 36 inches is better still The antennas efficie...

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