PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 346
SEPTEMBER 1981
.
Scratching
·
the Contacts and IN-
sulator
'
of your
±
MX²6707 matching
u³it can scratch your commo´
µ
The scratch comes from the screws
¶
that Hold the horseshoe contact in
your AS¸1730 antenna element´ ¹he
culprit, tho, is the threaded ring the
screws go into´
MX-670±
insulator
.
..
·
AS-1²30
·
scRews .
..
±
.
²
. The cUlprit!
mºtc»ing unit¼s insulator´
½
When the
me
t
al coating¼s go¾e, scratch on
MX¿
À
6707Á
Âhat RubbedÃoff metal allows high
reflected ÄF power: Âhat
Å
can KO a
receiver¸transmitter; tooÆ
Look
foR
0-RIng .
..
... WHen
you insta³l
A´-µ730!
.
You can stop the scratching´ First,
watch for red at the base of your AS
-
1730Ç ÂhatÈs the matchÉng unit¼s
O-
M
riNGÊ Ët meaNs tÌe threaDeD ring Has
come loose and is keeping tHe antenna
ÍÎoÏ seatinG properlyÐ
LOO¶E
CoN¸aC¸?
.±² •'1³
´\"·µ
¶¸
¹º
Ëf you see reD, remove tHe eleÏeNt
and tighten tHe tHreaDeD riNG´
A
screwdriver or pocket kNife will do thE
trick´
AnteNna ANglE
KNowiNG all tHe angles can save
Ñever overtigHten the ASÃ1730 yoUr whip anteNna´
ÒheN
assembling
your AS¸1729
SoÏe fÓlks are after the sleek look
antenna´ Âoo ÏucH force can scratcH aND pull it Down until it¼s parallel witH
tHings, even if tHe tHreaded rinG is
Ô
tHeir vehicle´
snUG´
Looks sHarp´ But tHat KO¼s antenna
Ëf the HorseHoe contact¼s bad, order sectioNs,
matching unit springsÕ
a new one wItH ÑSÑ 5985¸00¸921¸
;
moÖNting bolts and anteNna wires´
0630Á Screws are ÑSÑ 5305¸00¸054Ã
×thers say the tip shoulD be 10 feet
5635Ø
´
from tHe Ground´ Âhat¼s great for a
»¼
´
But, If the matcHing unit¼s insulatoÎ
Ù
toN, bUt a little tough foÎ an antenNa
Ús damageD, turn it iN before you Û oN a tracked veHicle´
scrÜtch sometHing elseÝlike an Ä´
So, what¼s the angle? ÄougHly 45°
PU-61 SM p·
to 60°Þ ÂHat¼s betwßen the aNtennaà
IN
and
á
the ground or tHe vehicle
YouÎ Pâ¸6ã8M trailer¸mounted
r
dependinG on the installation´
ä
G
å
neÎator set missing soÏe of its bow
A final tiedown tip´ ælip tHe
pç
è
s? éSÑ 5340¸00¸878¸5269 gets tHe
i
aNtenna iNto tHe clamp, not unDer it´
qêck releasë replacìments´
³
CW±206 Bag
ÑeeD to replace thí îW¸206
accessory baG tHat came with your ï
raDio installation kit? âse ÑSÑ 5820¸ð
00Ã200Ã2329Ê
ñ
´
S³iP
¹nteºna
inTo
»liP .
..
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