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NEEDED IN A FEW PLACES.  IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SPECIFY THE USE OF ANTI
OXIDANT COMPOUND WHEN ASSEMBLING ALL OF THE METAL TO METAL JUNCTIONS, TOO.
THE ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY IS VERY SIMPLE STICK THE CONTROL CABLE THROUGH THE
HOLE AND ATTACH THE WIRES IN A CERTAIN ORDER.  THE ONLY COMPLAINT I HAVE
WITH THIS PART OF THE PROCESS IS THAT THE TERMINAL STRIP ORIENTATION MAKES
IT DIFFICULT TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS BUT IT IS NOT LIKELY THIS WILL NEED TO
BE DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS.  I ALSO HAD TO TIN THE STRANDED WIRES OF MY
CONTROL CABLE TO CLAMP PROPERLY WITH THE SOLID WIRE OF THE PROVIDED CABLE.
THIS MINOR DIFFICULTY ASIDE, THE CHECKOUT ROUTINE WENT SMOOTHLY.  IT WAS
ROOF TIME.  INSTALLATION AND TUNING THE Q 52 IS LIGHT SO IT WAS NOT HARD TO
CARRY THE ANTENNA UP ONTO THE ROOF THEN HOLD IT IN PLACE WHILE WRESTLING
THE U BOLTS INTO PLACE AROUND THE MAST.  THE ANTENNA WAS EASILY BALANCED
AND MECHANICALLY ALIGNED AT THE MOUNTING POINT, AS WELL.  FOR A PORTABLE OR
TEMPORARY INSTALLATION THIS WOULD BE A BIG PLUS.  FINDING THE BALANCE POINT
FOR THE BOOM TO MAST PLATE IS A STEP THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE GROUND
LEVEL ASSEMBLY SECTION OF THE MANUAL.  AS YOU CAN SEE IN FIGURE 6, THE
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