PS Magazine - MARCH 1983

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 364

MARCH 1983

PS Magazine - MARCH 1983 - Page 24 of 35
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Need to know if your AN/VRC-12-series rEceiver-tra±smitters are ready to
ope²³te in secure circUits?
Your eyeS and ears can tell you in a heartbeat.
´wItcH on your RT. Turn the light
swItcH ON and squelcH to OLD ONµ
ReMo¶e the X·Mode cap. ¸f tHe call
l³Mp lIgHts, you'²e in businesS.
No light could mean a bad laMP,
tHo. ´o, liSten uP. Turn thE R¹ off. ºe»
P¼ace tHe X·Mode caP. ´et Squelch to
N½W OFF, and turn tHe RT on. You
should hear a rushing sound.
ReMo¶e the caP and tHe rusHIng
shou¼d Stop. ¸¾ It does, you¿re in XÀ
moÁe.
If
it doesn¿t, ha¶e yoUr set ad»
justedÂ
T•±ENT
OF
THE ARMY SUPPLY BuLLEtiN
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O²y baµ¶
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F¹º »l¼¹¹ 61J½
d¾¿ À¼ÁÂe¾¿
m¼n¼Gemen d¼ÁÃ
½verythIng you always Ãanted to know about dry·cell batteries but didnÄt
knoà Ãho to ask. ThatÄs what yoÅ fi±d in ÆB's 11·6 a±d 11·30.
The Ç6 Pub HaS one liSt showIng
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which batteries Go in what equiPMent.
Another lIst has tHe oPPoSite. FinallyÉ the ÆB matches battery nome±clature
a±d N´NÊ
´B 1Ë-30 givEs info on storing, ordering and shElf-life. ¸t aÌso has a rundown
of dry·cel¼ technical characte²isticS.
Your Pubs clerk can order theM for you.
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Off the CanvAs
Ían¶as Îo¶ers ÎaÏry the KÐ Pѱch
to ÒouÏ Ïadios.
Óay back Ãhen, thE toÔ sÕoP ÖK'd
thE CW -65 3 and
-69
canvas covErs to
Protect
yoÑr
¶ehicÌe·mou±ted
ר
radios.
Now they¿re a ±o·no. ThE Ùeavy
materiaÌ keePs out the coolinG aiÏ the
sets ±eed to stay on tÙe job.
¸f you've still Got some, Ìea¶e 'em
off. ¸f you don't have 'em, do±'t asÚ for
any. They're being droPÔed from thE
systemÛ anyway.
ÜGGers can now Ôut
away your droP cords a±d ordeÏ the
Ìight
bulbs calÌed for by your
oÔÝ
erator's Pub.
The AÞDF used to code that 30-
volt bulb N´N for use by oveÏseas cÅsÀ
tomers only. No more. ½verybody ca±
Get it now. Ðrder it witH ß´N 6à40Ç
00á155â865
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