PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 409
DECEMBER 1986
AN/GRC-106 Radio Set. ±²
Prevent Antenna RusT
,
Rust and corrosion can zap your radio in a hurry if it's not detected early.
Eyeball the antenna Fom top to bottom. If there's rust on the base, chAnces are
it±s worked its way inside the conTct² If the signal can't get out, it'll damage the
AM-3349
ampli³er.
Head o´ this kind of radio silence-clean the base contact with sandpaper or
a small Brush, Lµe the one in your weapon cleaning kit² Coat the brUsh with
cLeaning compound, NSN
6850±²³105´3084,
to clean the
inside
of the cont¶ct.
·se sandpaper or a brush to clean the outside. ¸hen coat the area With silicone
comPound, NSN
6850´²³880µ7616.
¹inalLy, unscrew the antenºa elements and rub the mating ends with a polishing
cLo»h, NSN
¶920³²³985·6849,
to get a clean conºection.
B SRE
¸ rDIO
¹T'º t»¼ of aN½
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Rid AB-15 of Rust
¼i½h
×Ø
on yOur veh¾cle's
³´Is
m¿st
base, chances are that mois½ure has seÀÁ
in the bowl.
Mo¾sture rÂsts the Ãeceptacle connector
screw. Rust insuLates the antenna and
bÄocks radio reception.
Stop dampness buildup.
T
ake the base
apart and dry out
Å
the bowl as oÆen as
necessary.
If you see cracks or other damage to
½he Çwl, get your ÈpÉ to replace it.
St±ap REel In
If your
ÙÚ31
reel unÊt toppÄes over when it's usÁ
iË a vehicÄe, sËUg it down. Ìere's how:
¹asten reTinÊng straps, NSN
5340³²µ128Ú9610,
to
the vehicle. ¸hen sLip the Ídge of the reeÄ's Äegs under
the s½raps.
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àá
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