Step 5: Unfold the front section
Find the front section of the antenna
(illustrated on the left).
Onthefrontsection,ndthereectorbooms
(illustrated below).
Eachreectorboomhasfourelements.Unfold
eachslightly.Then,startingwiththeelement
closest to the main boom, unfold the element
until it locks into place.
Front
section
Reflector
booms
Onceyou’veunfoldedalloftheelementson
thereectorbooms,extendthereectorbooms
awayfromthemainboomuntiltheylockinto
place.
Afterlockingthereectorboomsintoplace,
unfoldthesmallUHFelementsbetweenthe
reectorbooms.