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ETS-Lindgren 2115 Multi-Axis Positioning Systems (MAPS) User Manual

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Installation

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Laser and tripod on turntable top

(Shown with optional dipole mount plate)

6. Mount the laser onto a tripod, and then place it on the turntable top.

7. Sight one horizontal laser in line with the antenna mounted in the end wall of the

chamber.

Align the opposite side of the horizontal laser through the mounting gear of the

MAPS to the center of the opposite end wall and to the reference point previously

marked.

Align the vertical laser with the center of the dipole pole mount plate (optional) or the

MAPS deck to the center axis of the bore sight line. The center of the deck is located

between the two closest screws attaching the plywood deck to the bottom spacers.

8. Verify that the laser beam is visible through the horizontal axis of the MAPS while the

MAPS mast is moved back and forth in the slider system.

9. Achieve bore sight for each mast to be used with the MAPS system.