User's Manual

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50 RT System 2 v2.0.0 Deployment Guide R00.e

3. Backhaul

Setting up the Backhaul Equipment

To install the backhaul components and erect the mast:

1 Prerequisites:

● Gather the components

● Screwdriver

● Hammer

2 Refer to the deployment instructions to determine the location and compass

heading to the next back haul site closer to central.

3 Use the compass to determine and mark that direction.

4 Use the following considerations while positioning the base:

● Locate the base such that the three guy lines and the mast clear

obstructions during erection and while in operation.

● If the ground is sloped, position the base such that when the base is flush

to the ground, the bracket orientation allows the mast to remain

perpendicular to the ground as shown in the following figure:

● If the wind is blowing, the mast is more stable when the brackets are

perpendicular to the wind as shown in the following figure:

NOTE

There are many possible mast options; the following instructions are a

general guideline.

Figure 3–28 Mast on a Slope