INSTRUCTION = = S 5 [-- MOONRAKER 6 MODEL AV-146 TANGLNNTLIMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ CAREFULLY LIMITED WARRANTY AVANTI R&D, INC. guarantees the materials and workmanship under normal use for one Year from date of purchase. AVANT! RED, ING. will repair or eeplace parte which are found defective in either materiale or work ‘manship at no charge to the customer. In no event shall AVANTI RBO, INC. be liable for special oF consequential damage. No claim tnder this warranty will be honored ifthe equipment covered has been misused, tam pared with, or changed in any way. This wat. ranty i in lieu of all others, expressed or impli AVANT! R&D, INC. LIMITED WARRANTY. REGISTRATION tis not necessary to return a warranty regs: tation card. However, SAVE YOUR SALES RECEIPT. Should a warranty claim ever be- come necessary, simply send your sales re ceipt, ora copy of the recsit, along withthe defective part to AVANT R&D, INC. It is suanested that you simply staple oF tape your sales receipt to your instruction booklet for futuee refecence. Your sales receipt is your root of purchase date, HANDLING OF WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR FASTEST SERVICING All warranty claims should be directed to AVANT! R&D, INC., 340 Stewart Avenue, Adlton, llinois 60101 in order to expecite romptservice. Any part that is felt to be de- fective in either materials or workmanship should be sent propaid to AVANTI R&D, ING. for evaluation, repair oF replacement. Ie i not necessary to return en entire unit, but only those part(s) that are defective. All returned units willbe shipped prepa, Mention thie? if you contact us shout your purchase:PARTS LIST woRNaeae PartNo, QTY. SAG CONTROL, 87 4 1464 4 1463 8 146518 1468 4 1467 4 1468 4 1469 4 1492 1 147008 va 16 1472 2 113730. 118913 108328 118340 ns 43 10887 1195 G3 ne) mss 27 ms 45 1098 3 1090 at BOOM 1473, 1 1a7a 1 suis 1081 2 1003 2 ELEMENTS 147 4 1478 2 1479 4 171 4 1480 2 1481 2 1482 2 DEscRIPTION Coupler Nut Collet End Fastener Rut 3/16 x 12' tong fberaass rods 43/16 Fiberolee Collet End Festeners Tension Adjustors Guy fled Anchors (Threaded) Guy fod Anchors (Unttreaded) Tension Adjusting Lock Nuts Guy Flod Mast Fastener Guy Line Sodates ‘#6 Sheet Metal Scrows (To Fasten “Guy Festeners") 10-32 Square Nuts 1032 %" Bolt 10-32 Hex Nute #10 5/8 Flat Washers 10Stainess Stel Stor Woshers 1/4-20 Square Nuts 114.20 Hex Ne 1-5/8" x 12" Long Rear Boom Section 1-8/8" x 103" Long Front Boom Section 1-3/4" x 11°3" Long Conter Boom Section 1.3/4" Stainless Tube Clamps 15/8" Prarie End Boom Caps 14" x 53.318" Long Tubos x 49:7/8" Long Tubes "x 49-318" Long Tubes 47.7/8" Long Tubes 26" x 44.778" Long Tuber "x 39-1/8" Long Tuber 38.378" Long Tubes ELEMENT ASSEMBLIES 1485, 1486 1007 1142 1743 waa 1745, 1758 Sub 131 yan 1072 sub 120 Sub 134 Sub 147, 1059 1309 1487 488 TCHBOX Subiss 1 ABBw wy os sewanstne 4" Mast Mount “Large Hole” Element Hubs (Half) Element Hubs (Half) 518 x 36" Inner Element with Dimple and Hole 5/8 x 36".A Inner Elomont with 4-7/8" Hole” 5/8 x 36"-Bloner Element with 6-1/2" Hole 578 x 36°.C Inner Element with 11-1/2" Hole 5/8 x 36” Long Tubes ~ Not Dimpied Fiberglass Reflector Arms Roll #14 Ga, Wire 1-2/4 Mast Clamp (with Lockweshers and 5/16 Nuts) Connector Bracket Horizontal (Red) Gamma Match Assembly Vertical (Blue) Gamma Match Assembly Gamma Fasteners YB" Stantess Steet Wire 2° Long Guy Fastoners Special Curve Bolt [AV-502 Double Switch Box “Hole measurement is the distance from end ofnd. Take four of thse Bland mark them 83; take the other Tour and mark thers 92 Sot aide STEP2 ‘There ae four tubes which have the small hole 8s" from. cone end (FIG. 3.) Mark there 24 and sot aide STEP 3 ‘Therese four tubes which have the small hole 4-7/8 cone end (FIG. 3.) Mark these #1 and wet aide STEP 4 ‘Thete are 8 remaining tubes with no small hoe. Mark the four tubes withthe “dimples” #6, The remsining four with re dimples should be marked "A. Set ase STEPS HUB ASSEMBLIES: ‘Tore are 16 hub halves, Two of thee sixteen have a lager cxntet hole. Conetuet one hub ambi ae shown in FIG. ‘using the two "large hole” hub Naver and four 5/8" arms Yyouhave marked #3: Ure <1" lang bolts with flat “washers under the ead ofthe bolts and 8 star washer ‘Under each nut. Use 2 7/16” open end wrench on the HEAD of the bolt The star washer should old the mut from turing, 0 it will aot be necessary to hold the nut wile tightening, STEP 6 Construct 4 more hub esemblie ae instep 2 using the smaller hole Rubs. Use four 5/8” arms marked #2, #4, #5, and "R". Each assembly must contain four of the same num ter only STEP7 ‘The #1 hub assembly is identical except thatthe brackets attached shown in FIG. 2. Two le 1 bolts ate used an the side which holds the bracket, Note the ofientation of the bracket on the hub, GUY ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES: STEP 8 ‘There ae eight anchor pins. SEE FIG. 4. They ere 5/8 0.0. 3" long and have two holes, one near each end. FOUR {nchor pins have a threaded hole in one end, Separate the ‘threaded anchor pins fom the unthreaded ones. CConsurveta guy anchor assembly the same asthe hub a semblies in Step 5, except use 4 THREADED anchor pins Instead of §/8 x 36” arms. FIG. 4 shows typical construc: tion, The THREADED hole is the one whichis expored STEP 9 Construct another guy anchor asembly identical to the one in Step except use the 4 UNTHREADED anchor pins. The ofthe two Roles inthe anchor pi should be the ane which is exposed. STEP 10 There ae three boom sections: One 1 §/8.0.0.% 12" long One 1 §/8.0.0. x 10:3" fong (One 1 3/4 0.0. x 113" long. Make two marks on this section, 63” and 64" fom the end which has the rivet. ‘avant STEP 11 ‘Slide #3 hub assembly which has the lage enter hole, onto ‘his boom and position between the to marks. Leave oor. STEP 12 2) Side the mast mount onto this boom alsa. The measure tent should be 40" from the end of the acm with the fivet, to the age of the matt mount. See FIG. 5 and FIG, 6. IMPORTANT: There are two ways the mast mount can be But onthe boom. One way is WRONG. The fst portion of the mount which contains the 6 holes should be situated on the right ride ofthe boom when looking at the front ofthe antenna, See FIG. 6, Tighten mast mount to the boom using three "x 1 Jong belts with flatweshers and 1" square nuts, ) Install the th mast clams on the mast mount. Use Tockwasners under the 6/16" nuts FIG. 6 and FIG. 9. Lewe STEP 13 2) Make 2 mark 10° from one end on the two remaining booms 1) Slide the 12° boom, the longest ofthe two nto the end ofthe center section withthe vet It should be inserted up tothe 10" mark ©) Place a lsge tube clamp over the slotted parton ofthe fzmter boom and tighten, Keep the clamp close tothe edge ff the tube STEP 14 Put the 13" boom into the other end ofthe exntar boom section similarly. As in step 13. Use tube clamp ane tighten. STEP 15 ‘Side al the hub assemblies and guy anchor assemblies onto the boom as shown in FIG. 11 except the telectorasombiy “Rm leave it off, Notice #1 asembly isthe astembly with the gamma bracket. The gamma Bracket must face the mast Refer 0 FIG. 13. To locate each asembly in its proper place on the boom, measure the spacings from canter 0 ‘antar near the hub, Dimensions ae shown in Fig. 11 NOTE: Orientate ALL hub asemblies so the ste a pos: tioned upward a in FIG. 13, Gamma bracket must be in Staled as shown also, STEP 16 For ease of construction, itis suggested the antenna be temporarily mounted on a short mast which fs anchored firmly. Tha matt size 1" water pipe. 14" water pipe measures 1.900" outside diameter. Before mounting the Bntenna on the mast, prepare the rast fastener as In FIG, 2, (hardware shouldbe finger tight only) and slip the mast fastener ver the mast, Rotate all the hub sxsembles so the vertical element ae in algment with the mast, The lot inal the hubs should also bein alignment. (When facing the front ofthe antenna the slot shouldbe toward your upper lafe] Also make sure the amma bracket on assembly #1 it patitioned as shown in FIG. 13, NOTE: Since all the hub assemblies have been installed on the boom except the reflector, the whale assembly wil De off Balance when mounted on the temporary mist. It is Suogested that enough weight be temporarily attached to ‘he reflector end to balance the boom.