Posted 05/28/2002
SANDOWN WIRELESS
SAFETY INFORMATION
SITE SELECTION:
Select a tower location sufficiently clear and out of falling distance of power lines since every electrical and telephone wire should be considered dangerous. The only safe distance from power lines is at least twice the height of tower, mast, and antenna combined. Tower should be installed and dismantled by experienced and trained personnel. All antenna installations must be grounded per local or national codes.BASE: See appropriate catalog information. The first 10' section should be leveled, plumbed, and temporarily guyed or braced while pouring the concrete. This will insure a plumb tower after installation. Check tower to assure it is plumb and level after pouring concrete. DO not pull tower up into the concrete to level it and do not drive it hard into ground as this plugs leg holes and prevents moisture drainage. Crown the top of the concrete slightly to prevent water accumulation. Do not use rods as a base for tower when set in concrete.
HEIGHT OF TOWER & BRACKET USES: See appropriate catalog information. (Note: Tighten the house bracket U-bolts only enough to prevent looseness. Do not dent or flatten the tower upright members by excessively tightening U-bolts.}
BOLTS: Nuts and bolts are located in tower legs on #20 and #25 towers. Installers are urged to use a 10' lining-up punch that tapers from about 1/2' to 5/32' diameter over a 6-1/2' length. If bolts cannot be pushed through the holes with the heel of a hand while rocking the tower, do not hammer them through. Carefully drive the punch into the hole Just enough to slightly enlarge it. The leg bolt hole should be just large enough to admit the bolt. Never drill out the holes. Be sure to tighten all leg bolts until they partially flatten the sleeves, causing the sleeves to actually grip the legs inside. Always replace stripped bolts. Upon completing an installation, there should be no vertical movement between tower sections at the joints when the tower is deliberately swayed from side to side.
MISCELLANEOUS= Installation is greatly hastened and simplified with the use of an erection fixture. Do not use it to lift more than the weight of one tower section at a time. If the antenna is to be fixed and a set screw used in the mast housing, or if a rotator is to be mounted on a short length of mast above the tower top section, install a TB50 tower bushing at bottom of the mast housing to center the mast in the mast housing. These bushings are "peened" in place. If the rotator is to be mounted inside the top section of the tower, do not install a TB50 tower bushing at bottom of mast housing. Anti-climb sections are recommended on all towers to prevent unauthorized persons from climbing tower. Towers are not to be used as ladders.
CAUTION ... Be sure hinge bolts on hinged type accessories are loosened before attempting to hinge tower up or down. Hinge no more than 40' Of #45, 30' Of #25 Or 25' of #20 tower only. All hinged type bases are recommended to be used to raise tower only without antenna. When raising and lowering tower on any hinged type base or hinge section, the loads applied for hinging the tower must be applied equally on both sides of the tower in order to reduce the possibility of twist On tower and hinges at the base. Special care must be taken to avoid the use of raising and lowering methods which may cause damage to tower or hinges. Hinged bases should only be installed and dismantled by professional and experienced installers.
Our catalog information excludes roof installations. Local engineers must be consulted to determine adequate base and anchor details for all roof type installations.
All types of antenna installations should be thoroughly inspected by qualified personnel at least twice a year and re-marked with hazard and warning labels to insure safety and proper performance. A safety package (part number ACWS) is available which includes one anti-climb warning sign and two Danger - Watch for Wires labels along with other printed safety information.
Dismantling of any tower should be done by professional and experienced installers a section at a time with the use of an erection fixture. Temporary steel guys may be necessary at the 10' level.
Engineering services are available. Contact SANDOWN WIRELESS for Details.
Specifications subject To Change Without Notice.
"WARNING: INSTALLING OR DISMANTLING THIS PRODUCT NEAR POWER LINES IS DANGEROUS. FOR YOUR SAFETY, FOLLOW THE SAFETY DIRECTIONS."
INSTALLATION AND DISMANTLING SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS – YOU, YOUR ANTENNA, AND SAFETY
Each year hundreds of people are killed, mutilated, or receive severe permanent injuries when attempting to install or dismantle an antenna. In many of these cases, the victim was aware of the dangers of electrocution but did not take adequate steps to avoid the hazard.
For your safety and to help you achieve a SAFE installation, please READ and FOLLOW the safety precautions below. THEY MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE!
1. If you are installing or dismantling an antenna for the first time, please, for your own safety as well as others, seek PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE. Consult your dealer. He can explain which mounting or dismantling method to use for the size and type antenna you are about to install or dismantle.
2. Select your installation site with safety, as well as performance, in mind. (See information on Site Selection.) REMEMBER: POWER LINES AND PHONE LINES LOOK ALIKE. FOR YOUR SAFETY, ASSUME THAT ANY OVERHEAD LINES CAN KILL YOU.
3. Call your power company. Tell them your plans and ask them to look at your site. This is little inconvenience, considering YOUR LIFE IS AT STAKE.
4. Before you begin, plan your installation or dismantling procedure carefully. Successful installation or dismantling of a mast or tower is largely a matter of coordination. Each person should be assigned to a specific task and should know what to do and when to do it. One person should be designated as the "boss" to call out instructions and watch for signs of trouble.
5. When installing or dismantling your antenna, REMEMBER: DO NOT use a metal ladder. DO NOT work on a wet or windy day or if a thunderstorm is approaching. DO dress properly --shoes with rubber soles and heels, rubber gloves, long sleeve shirt or jacket.
6. If the assembly starts to drop, get away from it and let it fall. REMEMBER: The antenna, mast, cable, and metal guy wires are all excellent conductors of electrical current. Even the slightest touch of any of these parts to a power line completes an electrical path through the antenna and the installer -- THAT'S YOU!
7. If any part of the antenna system should contact a power line -- DON'T TOUCH IT OR TRY TO REMOVE IT YOURSELF. CALL YOUR LOCAL POWER COMPANY. They will remove it safely.
8. If an electrical accident should occur -- DON'T grab hold of the person in contact with the power line or you too will be electrocuted. Use a DRY board, stick or rope to push or pull the victim away from the antenna. If the victim has stopped breathing, administer artificial respiration -- and stay with it. Have someone call for medical help.
SITE SELECTION: Before attempting to install your antenna, think where you can best place your antenna for safety and performance. To determine a safe distance from wires, power lines, and trees: 1) Measure the height of your antenna; 2) Add this length to the length of your tower or mast; and then, 3) Double this total for the minimum recommended safe distance.
If you are unable to maintain this safe distance, STOP~ GET PROFESSIONAL HELP. Generally, the higher the antenna is aboveground, the better it performs. Good practice is to install your antenna above the roof line and away from power lines and obstructions. Remember that the FCC limits your CB antenna height. If possible, find a mounting place close to your set, where the antenna wire can take a short, vertical drop on the outside of the house for entry through a wall or window near the set. Your dealer carries a complete line of installation and grounding hardware.
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