PS Magazine - JANUARY 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 362
JANUARY 1983
AN/GRC-106 Radio Set .±²
Whipping Corrosion
Rust on-the contact can keep the RF
output of yoUr AM±3349 amplifier
from reaching the whip antenna. The
RF will back uP and can KO your amP.
G²ab your b²ushes and clean Up the
crud bef³re it does any damage. Befo²e
y´U do, tho, be su²e the radio's off and
the base is oUt of its mounting.
A wire b²ush µor sandpape² will
shine up the outside. Once it¶s clean,
look inside.
If it's ²ustY, too, g²ab a smaLler
brUsh. The one from your weapon
c·eaning ¸it wilL do.
T¹ ºeeP it that way,coat tHe c¹ntact
(and anything else that can co²rode)
lightly with non»conductive silic¹ne
c¹mp¹Und. An 8±¹z t¼be comes with
NSN
6850»00»880±7616½
Other c¹ntacts need cleaning, t¹¹.
¾ike the whip antenna's ¿ating endsÀ
R¼b them with a polishing cl¹th,
NSN
7920±00»985±6849.
As a final bit of Árotection, cover
the mast base with a protective cap½
Get the one yoU neeD with
NSN
5999Â
00±264±9213.
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