ANTENNA ORIENTATION USING ANTENNA MARKERS

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ANTENNA ORIENTATION USING ANTENNA MARKERS

Certain terrain and conditions may make it difficult to use the sighting steps in the BASIC and

ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES. For example:

An antenna site area with tall grass or thick low growing plants could prevent accurate and rapid use of a

LONG STANDARD.

Rocky and slightly uneven terrain is another problem site.

The following procedure describes the use of the two MARKERS (factory installed) on the HALF-

RHOMBIC antenna during sighting. This procedure may help if it is necessary to use antenna sites that

are not ideal.

At the selected antenna site:

Use your compass to establish

the general direction of

50 degrees.

Place the end of the HALF-

RHOMBIC ANTENNA (the end

for ANTENNA STAKE NO. 1 ) in

one hand and your compass in

the other hand.

Carefully walk into the ANTENNA

STAKE NO. 1 AREA.

Have your partner take the

other end of the HALF-RHOMBIC

ANTENNA into the ANTENNA

STAKE NO. 2 AREA.

Tell your partner to carefully

pull out his half of the

antenna to form a V while you

are doing the same with your half.

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