VHF omnidirectional radio range antennas (VORs) are radio navigation system antennas for various types of aircrafts. VOR antennas can receive composite signal from broadcasting centers. Navigation signals are broadcast from a VOR ground station and these signals allow the receiving equipment in the aircraft to determine a magnetic bearing for the base station to the aircraft. This just means that the signals that the antenna receives from the ground station allow the receiving device in the aircraft to determine the distance between itself and the ground (or rather, between itself and that ground station). The process of installing a VOR antenna is fairly straightforward.
Instructions
1. Cut out a hole in the rudder using the antenna gasket template. The hole should allow room for the four fastening holes at the top and bottom of the template.
2. Drill the four fastening holes into the rudder, using the template to measure their distance between the gasket hole in the center.
3. Place the main antenna assembly on the mounting area, aligning the gasket at the base of the antenna with the cut-out gasket hole, and aligning the fastening holes with the pre-drilled holes in the base of the antenna assembly.
4. Screw the four mounting screws into the four pre-drilled holes at the base of the antenna assembly. Thread the accompanying nuts on the opposite side of each of the screws.
5. Plug the coaxial cable into the "Cable" port under the base of the main antenna assembly, then plug the other end of the cable into the "Antenna" port (or equivalent) in the navigation panel of the aircraft.
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