Rangemaster HAMILTON AM1000 - Manual (Page 3)

Item Vendor
Aprox
Cost Notes
AM1000C AM1000A Trans-
mitter RangeMas-
ter
Depends on discount Outdoor transmitter "C" ver-
sion is crystal and "A" version is agile (set frequen-
cy with switches)
AM1000BR mount bracket
RangeMas-
ter
Mounts transmitter to 1 1/4 " mast
AM1000WR 100" wire
RangeMas-
ter
2 pair (one pair for power, the other for audio) #22
with shield. Wire should not be bigger then .25"
diameter, the weatherproof cable grip opening in
the box is .25" Can Use Cat 5 Wire Also
AM1000ANT 102" whip an-
tenna RangeMas-
ter
Standard Citizens band whip antenna, with 5/8 x
24 base. Available at Radio Shack (21-903) or any
CB shop.
Ground Rod 4 foot Radio Shack $13 Radio Shack 15-530
Ground Rod 8 Foot Lowes or $10 Used to ground electrical meters, 5/8 x 8" copper
Ground Rod wire clamp
Lowes or
Home Depot
$4
Connect wire to Ground Rod (All connections must
be soldered with electrical type rosin core solder
using torch or tightly clamped and then weather-
proofed.
Ground wire
Lowes or
Home Depot $30-40
Use #12-#10, the bigger wire (10) will give better
performance but will be harder to work with. 500ft
roll. Insulated is fine.
Wire mounting hardware
Lowes or
Home Depot
$15
Think about how you are going to mount the
ground wire, it needs to be tied down (mounted to
the side of the building or pole) so it won't move
(see instructions)
15-891 Eaves mount Radio Shack $16 Or any antenna store
15-893 Vent mount Radio Shack
15-517 Tripod mount Radio Shack $33
15-886 Wall mount Radio Shack
15-839 Chimney mount Radio Shack $25
15-889 roof mount Radio Shack
15-885 Wall mount Radio Shack $20
15-863 10' 1 1/4 mast Radio Shack $18
10' long mast to mount the transmitter. There is
also a 5'
Guy wire supplies
Antenna
store
If needed
VOM meter
RangeMas-
ter or Radio
Shack $10-30
If you don't have one get one from Radio Shack.
Needed for tuneup.
Audio Adapter
May be needed if you need to convert unbalanced
audio to balanced (see instructions) (Item# )555-
8485 http://www.mcmelectronics.com/
Power supply 16 VDC
RangeMas-
ter
Free Included with the AM1000.
Tuning tool
RangeMas-
ter
Free Needed for tuneup
Complete instructions
RangeMas-
ter
Free Manual with installation video
1.1 Some addition Items
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