PS Magazine - MAY 1982
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 354
MAY 1982
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I JUST CAi't ±UNE OR
LoaD Pr²Pe³lY ´µ ¶H·:
h¸G¹º» F¼½5,
BONniE!
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More's not
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always better, as some
RATT RigGers tryinG to load their
AN/±RC-106 radio set²s Whip are
fI³dIng out.
keePs the´ From loadinG their antenµ
³¶s at frequenc¸es From 23¹26 MHzº
»¼e lead cOmes in a standard 6½Ft
oF t¼e antenna¾ That little extra
refLe¿ts RÀ poWer and aFfects tÁe
signal, maKinG it impossible to tune
Ând lÃad proPerly at tÁe ¼iGher Freqs;
The solution is to cut tÁe caBle to
t¼e lenGtÁ you need. Äe sure you have
lengtÁ. »he usual AÅ/±RCÆÇ42/Ç22
e³ouGh to maKe connections WitÈ the
r¶dià teletypeWriter set installation antenna mast base and e³ouGÁ insulaÉ
uses aBout 4 Feet.
tiÃn left to Keep Bare Wire From the
That extra 2 feet oF cable Gets shelterÊs metal.
folded, stashed or ËooPed someW¼ere
T¼at sÁould let you tune and )oad at
oUt of the wÌy. TÁe loop becomes part tÁe Full Frequency ranGeº
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Pair-26 Connector Kits
Dear Macon,
WE'vE got a problem with thE
MX-
.32±7 Contact assE²BLes on our
p¿ÀÁÂ
Ã6
³a´le coNNectors;
The PlastIc StrIµs (caPs)
ÄÁ¿.ÄÅc
or
bÆÇkÈ
leAV¶ng contact Pi·s UnPro-
tectEd¸
¹hE·º whe· hoo»¼UPs aRe
madE½ the P¶ns ¾re¿k and ´e·dÀ
Át taÂes
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lot of tiÃe and monEy to
reÄlacÅ thE ÆHolE ÇonnectorÈ És theRe
an
nsÉ fÊ
a REPaiÊ /¼it or thE PlastËc
ÌlaÍÎs to cOvEÊ thE PÏ·s?
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Dear MrÍ C¾MºMÍÎ
You can Get a caP replacement K¸t
WitÁ ÅSÅ 5999½ÏÇÐÏ73-5Ñ5Ï7Ò Your
orG sÈop maKes tÁe sÓitchÍ
careFuÔly and squeezinG tÁem
toGetÁeÕ. Önce they²re mated, Fasten
t¼e toP and bottom connector locKs at
t¼e same time. That KeePs pressure
×olloW t¼e Fix by stressinG careFul
handlinG oF tÁose connectorsº
evenØ
Àinally, WÁen reeLinG up the cable,
protect tÁe ÙluGÍ TIe it to the inside oF
±
Úrotect plast¸c strips and pins Ûy the reel rim to KeeP it From beinG
matinG tÁe PlÜG and receptacle KnocKed aroundÍ
Ýorr¸ed aÛout maK¸nG tÈe r¸GÁt tricaÔ SaFetÞ Staßdaràsº
connections ÓÁeß yoÜ need Generator
TÁe neÓ
pÜb Gives poWer reÉ
poWer Fár yoÜr tactical commo Gear?
quirements For commo sets, the GenÆ
Relaxº ±et a copy oF TÄ 43½ÏÇ25, eratorandcableyouneed,PinarranGeâ
ãnstallatioß oF CommÜnicatioßs-ElecÆ
ment, hoW to ÁooK the cable to the
tro߸cs EQu¸Ùmeßt: äåoKÜÙ oF Elæcç
Generator and moreÍ
tr¸cal Cablæs to Mob¸le èæßærator Sæts
éf you donêt Áave tÁis »Ä, Gët your
oß ì¸æÔàeà EQܸÙíæßt to Mææt EÔæcÆ
pubs clerK to order itº
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