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4.6 Start1"(25mm)belowtheconnector
clampingnutandapplyone(1)half-
lappedlayerof¾"(19mm)vinyltape
extending1"(25mm)beyondthecable
connectorclampingnut.Wrapupto,but
shortof,thebaseoftheantenna.Ifspace
restrictionspreventwrappingtapefrom
roll,thenthetapecanbeappliedinone
(1)ormorestripsifnecessary,orastrip
canbewoundontoasmallapplicator,
(e.g.apencil),andunwoundaroundthe
connectionassembly.
Note: When possible, leave some area of the
connector body exposed.
4.7 Cutalengthofbutylmastictapelong
enoughtocoverfromthebaseofthe
antennadownto1"pasttheendofthe
vinyltapelayerappliedinStep4.6when
appliedlengthwise.Wrapthebutylmastic
tapearoundthesection,stretchingslightly
ifnecessary,andthenpressthetapeedges
togethertoensuretherearenogapsin
coverage.Presstoconformandsmooth
thetapeagainsttheconnection.Morethan
onepieceofbutyltapemaybeneededto
ensurecompletecoverage.
4.8 Wraptwo(2)half-lappedlayersof2"
(51mm)vinyltapestarting1"(25mm)
beyondthebottomofthebutylmastictape
anduptothebaseoftheantenna.
4.9 Wrapthree(3)half-lappedlayersof¾"
(19mm)vinyltapestarting1"(25mm)
beyondthepreviouslayerofvinyltape,up
tothebaseoftheantenna