Radio Shack 2100989 User manual - Warning:

Summary of 2100989

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    2100989 user’s guide magnetic-mount • stainless steel 41.3” (105 cm) cb antenna thank you for purchasing your magnetic-mount stainless steel cb antenna from radioshack . Please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up, and using your new antenna. 2/2.

  • Page 2: Package Contents

    2 package contents magnet base loading coil stainless steel whip hex screwdriver features • attaches onto your car’s trunk lid or any flat metal surface • no drilling required user’s guide quick start.

  • Page 3: Select Location

    3 1 select location 1. Select a convenient flat surface location for the antenna base. Make sure the antenna: • does not block the driver’s view. • does not interfere with windshield wiper operation. 2. Clean the surface to remove dirt. 2 install antenna 1. Screw the loading coil section of the ante...

  • Page 4: Adjust Antenna

    4 3 adjust antenna the length of the whip has been set for best performance of most receivers operating on the 27mhz band. If an swr (standing wave ratio) meter is available, you can further optimize the overall efficiency of the system by following the antenna adjustment instructions. 1. Follow the...

  • Page 5: Swr Meter

    5 3. Loosen the collet holding the whip. Use the included hex screwdriver to turn the allen head set screw at the top of the whip base counterclockwise. 4. Adjust the whip element until it is approximately halfway down in the whip base. 5. Press the transmit switch and observe the meter reading (ref...

  • Page 6: Warning:

    6 w warning: • the magnetic mount antenna has been tested to withstand normal high speed driving. The magnet will hold securely unless ice, dirt or other obstructions prevent the flat antenna base from seating properly. Always make sure the antenna base is on a clean, flat, painted or unpainted meta...

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    7 dent, acts of god (such as floods or lightning), or excess voltage or current; (b) improper or incorrectly performed repairs by persons who are not a radioshack authorized service facility; (c) consumables such as fuses or batteries; (d) ordinary wear and tear or cosmetic damage; (e) transportatio...