PS Magazine - JANUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 374
JANUARY 1984
t:±
.
±
?
In
a Lousy Mode±
Keeping your cap on-X±Rode, that
Is²can head off troubleshootIng woes
and unnecessary doWntIme for yoUr
AN/V³C´12µserIes receIverµtransµ
mItters.
That cap has cIrcuIts Your ³T's need
to operate When you¶re not usIng secure
equIpment. LeavIng It oF after you
dIscon·ect your secure gear¶s cable
leaves your set si¸ent.
On the othEr hand, bef¹re you can
'
send secure traº»c, your ³T has to be
set f¹r Xµmode operatIon. Here¶s a
quIck Way to te¼¼ If It Is!
SWItch on your ³½ TUrn the lIght
switch ON, and put the squelch to OLD
ON. ³emovetheX¾mode¿p. ÀÁtheÂl
laMp Ãghts, you¶Äe In busIness.
No light could jUst mean a Bad ¼aÅp,
of course. So, noW use yoUr ears. TUrn
·
oÆ the ³½ ³eplace th X±Åode cap. Set
squelch to NÇÈ OÉ and Êurn on the
³½ Ëou shoUld hear a rushIng sound.
³emove the cap and the rushIng
shoUld stop. Ìf It does, you¶re In
Xµmode. Ìf It doesn¶t, have your set
adjusted.
Survival Radio Su²viva³
Ìf you need your ÍNÎP³Cµ90 radIo set In cold temps, Gve yoUr BatterÏ a
»ghtIng chance. Keep It warm by puttIng the radIo InsIde yoUr ÐlotÑng. ¶Course,
you make sure the antenna Is out In the open. Just run It tÒough a convenient
opening In your suItÓ
That body heat WÔl¼ extend your battery¶s lIfe sIgnI»cantlÏ. ÕayBe yours, too.
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JAN 8±
P²otect YoU² Reflecto²
If you find loose rods,
t±ghten 'em. You need
the reta±n²ng cl±p³
NSN 5340-01´069´4843µ
and the sleeve bUsh±ng³
PN (80063) SM´B´6970¶0·
Ìf a rod Is be·t or Busted, yoUr ÖS
.²³
replaces It ×th NSN 5340¾01µØ9µ4ÙÚ.
To Prevent
Gap zap
.±.
T
urn Off the powe²!
Ûef¹re you ÜInsÝa¼l or remove a pIece oÞ comÅß gearàlIke radIos, modems,
Inverters or teletypáWrIters-Be sure the poWer Is Oâ
That means ãhe sWItch on the gear Itselä and the poWer to the connector the
equIpment WIll use.
ÈIth the poWer on, arcIng Is lIkely. That surge of electrIcIty
q
Burn the pIns
or, Worse, ruIn cIrcuIts InsIde the equIpment.
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