PS Magazine - MAY 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 402
MAY 1986
You've got to look high and low to
take care of your whip antenna.
On tHe high side, make sure tHe
antenna is tied down any time the
veHicle moves. PuLl it down to a 45-
60± angle²
Combat vehicle crewmen³ that means
you³ For sure.
Your antenna rides
higH wHere a loose whip can easily
contact an electrical power line²
THat power can travel down the
wHip and into your ammo´carryingµ
veHicle² THe electricity can explode
tHe ammo²
You don¶t Have time to look for
power lines wHen you¶re travelLing
cross·country²
Remember to put tHe antenna
under tHe tiedoWn clip³ not into it¸
You migHt lose a wHi¹ or two³ but
you aNd your creW will be safe²
The tiedown assemblyº
NSN
5820·
00·908·6416³ is listed on Page C·3 oF
MAY 86
tHe antenna's pub, TM »1·5985·
262-14.
¼
On the low side, be sure to drain
your MX·67½7 matcHing unit at least
montHly,
per tHe radio's TM »1·
5820·401·10·» and ·2.
Drain more often in wet weatHer,
or wHen wide swings in temperature
create condensation. Of course, you
also drain it after fording²
¾Hen you remove the screw, look
for tHe ¿·ring. ÀHe screw comes witH
an ¿·ring and sHould always Have
one.
OA-3633 Amp-Power Supply .
..
¾itHout an ¿-ring, it loSes the
good seal you need to keep water and
condensation out²
If tHe ¿·ring's missing, order a
new screw witH
NSn
5Á0Â-0»-»00·
0244² It's IÃem »4 in Äig » of the
antenna's ·24P.
Tied To Be Fit
A piece of cord is just tHe tHing to save power receptacles and front panels
on your AM 2060 amplÅfierÆpower supÇly and its Receiver·Àransmitter
(RT)È
Use tHe cord to tie tHe É É·in CXÊ4655 cable to tHe ËT¶s panel guard. ÀHis
tie·down foils tHe receptacles' biggest enemies:
•THe looped cÌble looks like a Handle, and some troops use it as one. ÀHey
yank tHe assembly out of its mount and carry it by tHat convenient "Handle²Í
Crack goes tHe connector!
• Îeft untied³ tHe cable is a too·easy target for cargo³ troops or vehicle
seats² One tossed duFfle bag can wipe out botH rece¹tacles at once!
MAY 86
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