Listen Technologies LA-140 manual

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    Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for choosing Listen! All of us at Listen are dedicated to providing you with the highest quality products available. We take great pride in their outstanding performance because we care that you are completely satised. That’s why we independently certify them to the highest quality standards and back them with a[...]

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    LA-107 Package Contents LA-107 Contents Antenna base assembly Three ground radials Mounting Hardware 50 ft. (3 m) RG 58 coaxial cable with PL-259 and LA-127 connectors Extra LA-127 connectors User Manual (not shown) 4 1 2 2 3 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 2[...]

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    Table of Contents Specications 3 Installation 4 Mounting 5 Shortening Coaxial Cable 6 Supplementary Information 7 Warranty 7 Contacting Listen 8 Shortening Cable Information Mounting Installation Specications Table of Contents[...]

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    3 Specications LA-107 Specications Specications Specication LA-107 Frequency Range 216.0125 - 216.9875 MHz Center Frequency 216.5 MHz Antenna T ype ¼ Wave, Ground Plane Unity Gain 0 db (unity) Beam W idth 360º Mounting Mast bracket up to 1.50 in. (4.0 cm) diameter Size 13.50 in. (34.0 cm) base with 13.50 in. (34.0 cm) ground radials[...]

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    4 Installation Installation 1 Screw ground radials into antenna base assembly and secure with tightening nuts. Mount your antenna in a strategic location. See “Mounting Your LA-107” on the following page. Connect the PL-259 end of coaxial cable to the base of the antenna Run coaxial cable to the LT-800 transmitter and connect the LA-127 to the [...]

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    5 Mounting Mount the antenna in a strategic location. Your antenna may be placed either indoors or outdoors. If mounted outside, the highest elevation should not exceed 100 feet (30.5 m). The antenna should be placed in a location that will provide the best line of sight to the receivers. Keep in mind that the higher you have the LA-107 mounted, th[...]

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    6 Shortening Cable Cut Coaxial cable to desired length leaving PL-259 connection. Strip back cable jacket 0.6 inches (15 mm). Strip back cable braid 0.25 inches (6.4 mm). Strip back cable dielectric 0.15 inches (4 mm). Slide outer ferrule onto cable. Slide male contact on cable center conductor so that it butts against dielectric. Crimp male contac[...]

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    7 Information Warranty Warranty Listen Technologies Corporation (Listen) warrants its transmitters and receivers (LT-82, LT-700, LT-800, LR-100, LR-42, LR-44, LR-300, LR-400, LR-500, LR-600) to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal use and conditions for the useful lifetime of the product from date of purchase. Listen warran[...]

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    8 Information If technical service is needed, please contact Listen. Pre-authorization is required before returning Listen products. If products were damaged in shipment, please contact the carrier, then contact Listen for replacement or repair requirements payable by the carrier. Listen’s corporate headquarters are located in Salt Lake City, Uta[...]

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    Listen Technologies Corporation 14912 Heritagecrest Way Salt Lake City, Utah 84065-4818 U.S.A. 801.233.8992 800.330.0891 North America 801.233.8995 fax www .listentech.com info@listentech.com Printed in the United States of America © 2006 Listen Technologies Corporation ® All Rights Reserved 2006 20070103[...]