PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 375
FEBRUARY 1984
The shake, rattle and roll fom your
vehicle can break the electrical contact
between your AS-1729 anteNna aNd
M-6707 matchiNg u±t, KnocKing your
radio oFF the
a.
² short piece oF saFEty wire, ³S³
9505-00-293-4208´ can quiet those bad
vibes.
Without the wIre, the anteµa breaks
loose. ¶t
c
eveN uNscrew. Once it does,
the tiGht c·ntact between the anteNna
and matching uNit is gone. ²rcing
results¸
¹he least oF your troubles theN is
intermittent or
º
brokeN traFF»c¸ The
worst? Re¼ecteD
R
power that can
knock out your receiver½traNsmitter.
A
tip-oF¾ to arCng problems is ¿rbon
on anD aroUnd the top contact oF the
M-6707¸
A secure job oF saFety wirIng
c
head
oÀF these woes. One oF the best methoDs
we've heard oF was oÀFered to us by
SSÁ Raemonn
E±
Robe, Ât ¶rwin, ÃA¸
50
1. His first step is to put a light coat
of silicone compound, NSN 6850-00·
880-7616± on the matching unit threads
before he screws on the AS²1730 anTenna
section³ ´µis heads off any arcing even
if tµe antenna sµould work loose.
Add a
light coat
of
sIlicone
here
2²
´hen¶ run an 8²in length of safetY
wire throug¸ the Provided hole in tµe
matchIng un¹º Use the o»e Below and to
tµe Lef¼ of The antenna µoleº
FEB 8
.
-
51
5³
KeEp±Ng yOuR
Tw±ST TIGHt,
run tH² w±r²
b³Ck p³ST TH²
m³tCH±NG uN±T
HOL² yOu
uSed .
.´
6.
.
.. tO tHe F±µt ONes beyONd ±t¶ ·l±p
tH² w±¸² tHrOuGH tH²Se HOLeS ³nd tw±st
aG³iN¶
7. ½esT your work. ¾f you can stiLL jiggLe
the wire up anD down¿ ¹'s tOo Loose³ ´wist
•
unÀl
"
z
_
·
, ±
²³´
You should now have a tiedown
that'Ll keep yÄur whip
i
place anD
I
contÅÆt, even durÇNg the roughÈt rideÉ
l
t
i
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