PS Magazine - APRIL 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 401
APRIL 1986
I-
Keep your mitts ofF
the antenna.
Yo u
might grab it when
a buddy decides to transmit.
Big
raDio sets-like an AN/GRC±106²
can leave ugly burns³ The RF jolt can
kill, too³
PaInt
is
poisoN
to
radiating
antenna surfaces like the ´Sµ1729
whip or
¶·µ¸852 ¹lyswatter³
Not
only wIll it kill your signaL, it can
senD reflected power to the transº
mitter³
Rods go
paintless
»eel free to toUcHµ¼p nonµraDIatIng Metal s¼rfaces lIke Masts½ tho³
PaI¾t also KO's pLastic a¾d fi¿erglass³ WIÀe it off ¶·APÁ Âf It drIesà leave
It³
¶ thI¾¾er or cheMIcaÄ cLea¾er ca¾ Do as M¼ch DaMage as paIntÅ
Use thE Right sT±FF
If you paI¾t³ Ƽsterless forest green is the ticÇetÅ ¶
ȵgal can Is N·N 8010µ00µ111µ7937.
KeeÀ ÀaI¾t off Mating s¼rfaces½ threaDs anD r¼¿¿er gaskets³ ÉasÇ alÄ
SAfety wIrE
hOLds whIp
DecaÄs anD La¿eLs before yo¼ paIntÊ
²oRget camouflage
when it comes
to those talL, skInny masts and whiËs.
Their surface Is too small for a patº
tern to do any goodÌ »or more on
paIntIng
and caMouflage,
see
TB
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³rOTEcT Yo±RsELF
¿y cLIÀÀI¾g yoUr
¶ÎÏ1729 ÐhIÀ
under
tHe tIeD oо clIp
¿eÑore traveÒI¾g³ ÓIghµfÄyI¾g a¾te¾Ô
¾as ca¾ stÕIÇe poÐer ÄI¾esÖ
×n an amMoµcarrying tracked veØ
hIcle½ electricity can set off an exploÙ
sion³
×n a wHeeleD vehicLeà it can
daMage coMMo eq¼IpmentÌ ×f yo¼
to¼cH the gÕo¼¾DÃ or soMethIng
rooteD in the grounD wHeÚ your
a¾ten¾a hIts tHe Àower lI¾e½ the eLecÔ
trIcity ca¾ DaMage yo¼³
PROTECt Yo±R whip
by ¼si¾g
safety wire to HoLD the sectIons o¾
tHe MatchIng unItÛ That keeps vIbraº
tIons froM sHakI¾g off yo¼r antennaÜ
48
APR 86
APR 86
Antennas need extra care when
Jack Frost coMes nipËing around.
Knock it off.
Ýeep alÞ surfßces
free of ice. A buiÞdup not only c¼ts
Dowà radiating distance, itás a safety
hazardÍ
âhen Ice breaks ¹ree, itãs
"äook out bElow!å
_
±
×ce can also ¹reeze sectIoæs together.
o
²
çse siLicone between sections to lube
\
•
the threads and heaD oèf lockupé
Stake your mast
with all the guys
your Tê calls for. ën ¹rozen ground,
you may need the slimMer, coLdì
weather GíµÈ ¸2 stakes, N·N 4030µ
00µ29¸µ9354, ¼sed with the îïµ254
antenna group. îr yo¼ ca¾ use the
ðíµÈñÈ stake, N·N 4030µ00µ187µ5265,
¹rom the
Ròµ292 antenna equipµ
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