PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 370
SEPTEMBER 1983
But. never overtighten guys± The
force could pull down the maSt²
Protect Any guy wires that run
over ShArpies such As rocks, fenceS or
trees³
Put
padding over
the
wire
where it hits the shArp Surface±
´µter guys are faStened properly¶
loop extrA cable and tape it to the
tAut wire± That keepS it out of the
wAy±
·Afety aLSo meanS keeping your
feet on the grOund±
¸n the ´·-1852¹ f'rinstance, you
can save A couple of cLimbs up the
LaunchEr by having an assistant tilt it
towArd
you whiLe you Attach the
refLector
and
AdApter
cAbLe±
(Connect the coax before you open
the reNector±) Use the same "trickº
when removing »em±
´nother trip¼saver is to inStall the
white guys' attachment ring and the
white guy cAbLes from the ground
½ while the Launcher is down±
After
When your antenna is safeLy o¾
¿he Ground, continue good PM±
Clean
aLl
components
before
stowing
them
awAy±
ÀhAt
meAns
stowing them carefuLly in racks or
bagS
untiL
the
next
time
them±
itemS± Keep 'eÁ
cLean And dry±
Mildew and
fungus shorten
canvaS Life±
If you find rust
or corrosion on
metAl surfAceSÂ
tAke A wire brÃSh or steel wool to itÄ
When the affected Area's clean.
SpoÅ paint it±
KEP pAINT CatinGS
±²
ON
cL³l´µg ¶Re,
o .
Room from power
keep from blowing
no closer than twice
And subtrAct downtime bY giving Your
0
Ƽ254
plentY of room±
linesÇ of course± ÈouÉ pubs tell You thAt± To
out A radio setÊor worse. a troop or two Ë
Set up
Your antenna's heiGht from a power line± That
wiLl ALso heAd ofF signAL interference±
´nother commo killer¹ tho, is lashing Your
mast to a treeÌ Íome troops do it as A quick waY
to hoist An antennA± Keeps »em from
pounding GuY stAkes or GettinG a buddY to
help »em put the thing up the right wAY±
TroubLe isÎ it ALso kilLs the signAl± ´nd, if
that tÏee is wet, it can shortstop Your
rAdio freQuencY power Ðnd reÑect it to the set±
Àhat's troubLÒ±
ÓinallYÔ keep »em awaY fÏom eAch
other: ·etting up 2 RC¼29Õ antenna
headS on
I
»ÖT× Support SaveS time Ø
ALl right±
It alSo letS Ùour SignalS
croSS. which louSeS up YoÚr com mo±
Ûet antennaS keep their diStAnceÌ
Use
the
handY
chArtS
in
Ùour
´Ü
Ý
VRCÞ12-SerieS radio operAtor
pubS to find out juSt how ßr±
CAUTION
DO NOT OPERATE TOO CLOSE TO OTHER RADIO SETS. THE
FOllOWING CHART SPECiFIES THE MiNIMUM DISTANCE
YOUR ANTENNA MuST BE FROM ANOTHER ANTENNA WHilE
OPERATING AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCY SEPARATiONS± iN
VEHICLES²
ANTENNAS
ARE
AUTHORiZED
³NSTAllED
CLOSER
THAN
5
FT
(10
MHz/5
MHz
SEPARATiON´
MINiMUM.)
Minimu± frequency
separation requiRed
µ0 MHz
7 MHz
4 MHz
2 MHz
1 MHz
MInimu± antenna d²stance sepaRaT²on
(whIp antenna, ³C-292´ OEµ254)
Between AN/V³Cµ12 HRles
Between AN¶Y³C·¸2 se¹ºes
Radio on
HiGH
poweR
sf¶·¸1¹sm·
60f¶º/18»3m.
150f¶.¼45½7m½
400¾¿./12.Àm½
800¾Á¸243Ãbmº
radios on LOW power
sÄt.¸1»sm½
ÅoÆÇ.¸3»0m¹
50Ķ.¼15.2m±
200ÈÉ.¼61.0mº
350f¶Ê¼106¹7m.
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