Icom IC-R9500 Instruction Manual - Page 27

2 INSTALLATION AND CONNECTIONS ■ Antenna connection PL-259 CONNECTOR INSTALLATION EXAMPLE q Coupling ring 30 mm 10 mm (soft solder) Slide the coupling ring down. Strip the cable jacket and tin the braid. w Strip the cable as 10 mm Soft shown at left. Tin the solder centerr conductor. 1-2 mm Your antenna plays a very important role in receiver operation. If the antenna is poor, your receiver cannot give you the best performance. The IC-R9500 requires at least 2 antennas (ANT 1/HF ANT 3, ANT 2) for full coverage from 100 kHz to 3335 MHz. Select an antenna, such as a well matched 50 Ω antenna and feedline. When you wish to use a long wire antenna for short wave bands, use one as long as possible (at least 10 m, 32.8 ft). CAUTION: Protect your receiver from lightning by using a lightning arrestor. e solder solder Slide the connector body on and solder it. r Screw the coupling ring onto the connector body. 30 mm ≈ 9⁄8 in 10 mm ≈ 3⁄8 in 1-2 mm ≈ 1⁄16 in TYPE-N CONNECTOR INSTALLATION EXAMPLE q Nut Rubber gasket 15 mm Clamp Washer Slide the nut, washer, rubber gasket and clamp over the coaxial cable, then cut the end of the cable evenly. w 3 mm 6 mm Strip the cable and fold the braid back over the clamp. Center conductor e Solder hole Tin the center conductor. Install the center conductor pin and solder it. No space r Plug body Carefully slide the plug body into place aligning the center conductor pin on the cable. Tighten the nut onto the plug body. • Be sure the center pin is flush with the end of the plug body. 15 mm ≈ 19⁄32 in 6 mm ≈ 1⁄4 in 3 mm ≈ 1⁄8 in 2-3