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Gridstream RF Electric Endpoint Fix-up Antenna Installation Guide Landis+Gyr
4 98-1245 Rev AA Landis+Gyr Confidential Information
Required Materials
The following materials are required to complete a remote antenna installation.
• Alcohol wipe
s
• R
TV - Part Number 30-0109, Dow Corning #839
• Col
d flow sealing tape
• Hardware, appropriate to installation
• 45-1221,
Kit, Antenna (consisting of items listed below)
• 1
06119-000 Remote Antenna, 5dBi Whip
• 28
-1012, Antenna Ground Plane
• 16
-0214: Barrel Connector N-Female to N-Female, “Bulkhead”
List of Terms
The following is a list of terms used to identify remote antennas and related equipment.
Coupling Antenna
This is the flexible circuit that is at the end of the antenna assembly. It is referred to interchangeably
as the flex circuit, flex dipole, patch antenna, coupler, and so on.
Remote Antenna
Refers to the omni whip antenna which will be “remoted” from the coupling antenna. The remote
antenna is ideally mounted “line of sight” to the Gridstream RF Mesh network.
Optional Materials
The following items may be required, depending on the installation.
• 2
2-1542: Grommet, 1.25” OD, 1.0” ID with 0.25” center hole
• Mo
unting brackets, Landis+Gyr part numbers:
• 28
-1800: Bracket, antenna, meter box, right
• 28
-1801: Bracket, antenna, meter box, left
• 28
-1802: Bracket, antenna, ceiling mount
• 28
-1804: Bracket, antenna, wall, flat
Tools
The following tools may be required, depending on the installation.
• Flat head screwdriver • Phillips head screwdriver
• Utility knife • Wire cutters
• Battery-operated drill with
5/8- and 1-inch
high speed metal bits
• Tape measure