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Cradle-type radio assembly – Hughes AN6-098P User Manual

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Chapter 2 • Antenna parts and required tools

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1037312-0001 Revision A

see Installing a shim for vertical transmit polarization on
page 32.

Cradle-type radio assembly Figure 12 illustrates the cradle-type radio assembly. The main

parts of the radio assembly are mounted on two circular brackets
so they can be rotated, similar to the movement of a cradle, to set
the polarization of the feed horn. The arrows in Figure 13 indicate
how the radio assembly can be rotated.

Figure 11: Shim for vertical transmit polarization

Figure 12: Cradle-type radio assembly (shown with mounting adapter)