PS Magazine - SEPTEMBER 1984
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 382
SEPTEMBER 1984
AN/PRC-
77 Radio .±±
While you get your gear ready fr the
Field, make sure you're not taking any
dead weight.
A
radio set that won't transmit a
message FArther than you could yell it,
is just that-dead weight±
You make sure the radio carries its
own weight by doing PM beFore, dur²
ing and aFter you hit the road.
BefOre
Be³re you leave home base, eyeball
all moving parts± Make sure switches
and knobs will s´itch and turn.
Switches and knobs
good To go?
When audio contacts are getting that
glazed look, brighten them up by rUbµ
bing them with a r¶bber pencil eraser.
That helps guarantee good
cOmmo
contact.
Be sure your set is weatherprooF by
making sure all connector covers are
on hand and in place.
That includes the power shorting cap,
NSN
5935- 00²9³3-1859´
Without it,
your radio will not work on battery
power.
40
SEP
8±
Eyeball gaskets. ·irs¸, make sure you
have them: ¹ont panel, battery box and
battery connector plug. ºrg mainte»
nance can replace a battery connector
gasket, NSN
5330µ00µ¶09µ6450·
The
others are support¼
IF they're on the job, be sure they're
not cracked, broken or too compressed
½o do their moist¶re¾Fighting job.
The
battery
box
should
have
a
pressure relieF valve. IF your set hasn't
been modiFied, support does the work.
NS¿
5820¸00¹110º0³14
brings
5
kits.
Be sure your antennas are in good
shapeÀ Screw one into its base. IF it's
not snug, trÁ a sliver oF rubber band
between the threads. IF that doesn't
Screw the antenna all the way down
to the mount. Leaving a gap makes it
a snap to break oÂ.
DurIng
ºK, you're in the Field and ready to
communicate.
·irst thing
to dÃ,
oF
course, is tÄ put in a battery.
Do it careÅlly, or yo¶'ll break a
radio connector Cr battery receptacle±
Set the radio on its Front panel±
Holding the battery parallel to the set,
careÆlly mate the battery's receptacle
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