PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 349
DECEMBER 1981
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If you need a chart in a larger size,
contact_our Local ±ogistics Assistance
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Office (±AO) for a copy.
You wouldn't pass a bad check at
your LocaL store, so why do it in the
motor pooL?
ThE bad check is having a buDDy
move a quarter miLe away to test your
AN/VRC-12²series radio.
That won³t telL ´ou how that reµ
ceiver¶transMitter (RT) wiLL work in
the fieLd. Fact is, even with a shot finaL
amplifier, the radio wilL throw your
voice that far.
If your commo is shaky, and you
want to know f·r sure what you can do,
Have your o¸ganizationaL repairman
puLl out his trusty AN¹URº»182
With the Meter, a¼D a coP½ o¾ the
new ¿ower Àheck chart, ½oÁÂll Quický
know where the trouble is.
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FORWARD POWER
Ähe test is eas½. With the antenna
up anD the ²Å82 in its Å00²watt
FORWARÆ ÇOWÈR position, ke½
the RÄ. (Be sure the wattmeter is
hookeD Ép beÊre ke½ing. Ähat pËwer
needs a loaD.) Chart the ÌeaDing.
Ähen, move the selectoÌ to Å00
watts re¾lecteD powerÍ Ke½ again anD
chaÌt ½ouÌ Ìeading.
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Îookup and maintenance instructions f·r your ¶Å82 are in ¿aÏa
¶·7
oРĺ
Ñ1Ò5820¶401²12Ó If you use any of the other checks shown
Ô
in that pub, set your
wattMeter at the highest setting and work down until you fiÕD the power Öour
RT is putting out. Setting it too lo× can KO your tester.
HEY
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ThAt'S
a
sWeLl way
T'
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»¼ o½r¾¿ÀÁÂ
Cord,
ÃÄÅÆ!
When things have woØnd down
a¾ter a field problem, thatÂs the time to
wind u
p
the operatorÙs cord on your
SB²22 switchÚÛardÓ
.±² ³´µ ¶·¸¹ _º »
teMptinG to shove that cord
Úack insÜDe the pack, bÁt theÌeÝs no
rooM inside ¾or the corD. ItÂlà jam up
anD break DeÃicate connections. Ähen
Ähat keeps the cord anD pack
heaLthy. It also eases the way ¾oÌ
Úuttoning up your switchboarD.
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