PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 372
NOVEMBER 1983
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·ve the antenna an 8¸±n ¹learan¹e ²N ºL
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s¹reen?
d²¶E¹t±ons.
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tou¹½±ng
Your antenna.
the ¾ap w±th p¿ast±¹ strapsÀ Áhat WaY,
Áhe s¹rÂn's metaà ¹ontent
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You ¹an ÅÃose up the ho¿e When Æou're
¶ad±o
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output and dÇmage Your rad±o
tÈough, us²ng the same straps.
seÉÊ Ëat h±Ìh energÆ
²
a¿so ¹reÍtes
Îlso, keep thÏ s¹reen's aÃUm³num
'.
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enough heat to burn the s¹reen.
support po¿es at ¿east
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Feet Ðom the
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Ñead oÒ these Woes bY ¹utt±ng a ¾ap
anteNna.
Protect±ng the ¹onta¹Ós on
Æour
matcÔng un±ts means keep±ng 'em
covered.
Õet the top button conta¹t ¹over Öth
×ØÙM 8Ú6Û PÜ 9111ÝÞß2À
Áhe J2 p±ns on the bottom are
Ìuarded bY cover, ÜØÜ 5985àÞÝáÞ91á
Þ65â. ã½e smaäer coåe¹tor bes±de ±t
needs no ¹over.
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whEn anTEnna
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æu±¿d±ng a gçod èe¿déexped±ent vert±cê¿ haÃF¸rhomb±¹ anteåa ¹a¿¿s ë¶ a gìçd
res±stor, not a dead æÎßÛÞ batte¶Y or a í߶ît ¹an ï¿¿ oF sand and o±¿. (nÃess
that's a¿¿ You ¹an get.)
P¿an ahead. ðF You ¹an, ¿aY ±n a sñpp¿Æ oF the 6Úáohm, 2áWatt res±stçrs ¹ò¿¿ed
ër
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óí 11ô5, KnoW ÑoW õo öepa±r and ×abr±¹ate ÎNtennas.
رN¹e ÷øoùms ±sn't a sÓandard res±stor vú¿ue, You have a ¹½o±ce. ûet a 62Þüohm,
2áWatter W±th ÜØÜ 59Þ5áýß6167. þ¶, W±re 2 12Úéoÿm, Ā¸WaÓt res±stors ±n
paraÃÃe¿ā ûet 'em W±th ÜĂÜ 59Þ5éÚáÛ69á6916.
Áhen, jăst Ą¿¿oW the d±re¹t±ons ±n the Áí. Put the res±stor on the end nearest
Yçu¶ re¹e±v±ng stat±on. öemember that res±stor Wattage must be ąt ¿east ½a¿F oF
the rad±o's output Wattage.
Keep It Shor
Ćook±Ng ćr a shorter, ¹heaperĈ saĉr
WaY to aĊsemb¿e Your öċ4 re¹eČver
aNtčnnaĎ
ÆÇ
a sďgÃe Đđß1Ē5 aNteēNa
sect±on, ĔØĔ 582ÞéÚá85ĕĖ2728.
ðt's the saėe se¹t±on that tops oÒ
Your ĘØßĀ729 antennaÀ ęhe headshed
has ëund ±t perërms just as We¿¿ as the
¹urrent Ěásěon rĜe±ver anteåa sĝuĞ.
ðt's sağr '¹ause ±t's oĠY ha¿F as tġl and made oĢ èberg¿aĊsģ not Ĥĥm±num.
Ħou st±¿¿ hħĨe to t±e ±t ĩoWn, thç. Īhe īhange
h
Ĭeen þĭ'd
by
the ¹Įįİo
headshed and W±ıl IJe adijeĴ to ĵour ĶķVöĸĹĀĺßser±es raĻ±o ļM's.
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