PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1978

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 313

DECEMBER 1978

PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1978 - Page 20 of 35
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HAWK RadIat±on C²uTIoN
Close the doors, Richard. Close
the doors and keep it in±
It's nothing to sing about, but
X-ray
radiations
have
been
measured from tHe modulator
caBinet oF your ²AWK system
AN/MPQ³35 and AN/MPQ´50
Pµ¶/IPA¶s.
With the ·nner, metal mes¸
doors open, the radiaTion ¹om the
thyratron tube, NSN 5960º00»
542¼7181, is too high FOr saFety±
With the doors closed, Xºray
emissions are way down ±±± and
reasonably saFe±
So what to do:
Keep tHe metal mesH doors
closed during operation±
Keep the modulator cabinet
door closed except ½r tests wHere
tHey
ĆćĈĉ
¾e open± Limit you¿ exÀ
posure to tHe opened cabinet.
WHen the equipment's opÀ
erat·ng, rap sessions and loiterÀ
ing are best held elsewhere. Don't
Hang around too Áong, tHat ·s.
A reminder: WHen the antenÀ
na's radiating and you've got
checks to make, po·nt the anÀ
tenna straight up Make sure ·t's
not pointed at people or build·ngs±
Ãhat's another k·nd oF radiation
nobody needs±
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