FYI:
ZEROFIVE-ANTENNAS 10-40 meter MULTIBAND GROUNDPLANE VERTICAL ANTENNA INSTALLATION TIPS MANUAL Unpacking your vertical Your vertical comes shipped in 1 carton with 3 packs inside for model 10-40 . There are 2 radial packs and a vertical element pack. The assembled base section with transformer is the 4th pack. Unwrap the bubble packing from the base section and put it aside. Unpack the vertical section which has 2 tubing piles side by side and slide the tubing into the next smaller size up to the black marks for all the sizes. you will have to alternate between the 2 piles to get the single vertical element. Next slide the whole element into the base section and tighten the clamp. Make sure you do not over tighten the clamps. Unpack one of the radial packs and start with the 3 smaller pieces of tubing and slide them into the next bigger 3 sizes up to the black marks. The next 3 pieces are the inner elements which have a clamp on each end. Slide the sections you just prepared into one end of the inner element up to the black mark. Now you have 3 complete radials. Assemble the next radial pack the same way and you will now have six. MOUNTING Your ground plane will work best mounted in your yard on a pole cemented in the ground. It is best to keep it between 6 to 8 feet off the ground for best performance and to reduce the risk of coming in contact with the ends of the radials. It will also be better for cutting the grass under the vertical. The ground plane accepts up to a 1 5/8 inch outside diameter mast or 1 1/4 water pipe up into the base tube. It is secured by tightening the three 5/16 bolts with a 1/2 inch box wrench. Only tighten the bolts enough to hold the vertical in place. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THESE BOLTS.
