PS Magazine - APRIL 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 365
APRIL 1983
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It'S
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Keeping your whip in action may
be your toughest job. It Bounces off
trees, wires and anything else your
vEhicle can go undeR.
YouR weapon is the right tiedown,
PropeRly apPlied.
The tiedown is NSN
5820-00-9Õ8-
6416Ö
±roper
use?
That
means
tucking the antenna section in, not
undeR, the clip. When it's under, it
ca²'t
break
free
when
·
you hit an
³
obstacLe. The result is a broken whiP.
Antenna
goes IN
clip, not
under. Except±²³
Since that clip is soMetimes weak,
tho, and safety is a toP priority, you
ca² cheat-sometimes.
The headshed wants you to slip the
whip undeR the clip if youR antenna is
mou²ted moRe tha²
6
feet off the
-±²³´µ
¶·
¸¹º
ground and you'lL be Passing under
electric railwAy Power conductors or
any low power line during a Road
MaRch. For the res´t of you, tho, it's
business µs usuaL.
±roper tiedown
;ls
¶
Means
k
¸
eP¹
ing thº whip tied down between a
45°
and
60°
angle. That's enough to
keeP thE te²sion off the matching
unit spring and still kEep your whiP
safe froM most obstacles.
If you do crack a whip section, re»
Place it. ¼reaking it off below the
c½ac¾ and continuing to use it is a po¿
tential
killer. The shoRteR antenna
won't Match your transmitterÀ It re
fleÁts ÂF poweRÃ which can daMage
Ä
tHe Radio.
×
final bit of protection is to put
on a tip. That blunt tip kEepÅ the an»
tenna from sPeaRi²g a passeRby.
There is no fOolproof way to keep
the ball in place, but the headshed
offers the folLoÆing fix:
Get
a
roll
of
ÇÈi²
tape, NSN
7510Ø00-582-4771Ö
Wrap
6
layers of
the tape around the whip,
2
inches
froM the topÉ
I
WRap 6 Layers
of taPe
-±
Force cap over tape
Force the ball over the tape. Start¹
ing just below the band of tape, coMÈ
pletely cover the ball.
»
Next, get soME 3ÊËin tape, NSN
5970Ù00Ø419-4291Ú
and cover the ball
once more.
ÛÜ
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