PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-434
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 434
JANUARY 1989
eEp
it clEan, kEEp it dry and kEEp
it cool!
ThEsE PM tips wilL go a long way
to kEEp your Angry-
I
06 radio sEnding
and rEcEiving ±hE com mo signa².
Dust and dirt covEr your sEt likE a
blankEt, causing it to ovErhEat. Brush
or wipE your sEt ofF³
NEvEr pu± c²othing and othEr pEr´
sonal gEar on your radio. ThosE itEms
block thE airFµow³ This ²Eads to hEat
bui²du¶, too, sincE thE hEat ExchangEr
assEmbly cannot pass cool air to kEEp
tEmpEraturEs down·
IcE will a¸so rEs±rict air movEmEnt.
So, kEEp it out oF thE intakE or Exhaust
vEnts.
¹ack oº» thE muscLE whEn you'rE
turning tHE AM¼3349 radio ½EquEncy
ampliFiEr's primary powEr ON¾O¿¿
swi±cH. ¿orcing tHE switch wiLl brEak
it. A FingEr touch is all ±hat it taKEsÀ.
Antenna Tie-in
¹E surE tHE an±Enna is hookEd up to
thE radio bEÁrE you put powEr to your
Âradio.
o:r
-±
/
. ± . befORe hOOking
up this cable
You migh± think you havE a good
hookup sincE thE whip antEnna is in´
stal²Ed and thE cab²E is connEctEdà Bu±
look again.
42
JAN 89
IF thE UGÄ201A adap±Er connEc±or
is ÅÆ ±HE 50¼ohm LinE, you havE no
whip antEnna. ÇhE aƱEnna switch is
HElÈ opEn by ±hE adaptEr connEc±or.
Without an antEnna hookup, you will
bÉR oɱ tHE radio's powEr ampli»iEr
tubE.
Protective Cover Warning
ÊrotEctivE covEr or not, stay clEar
o» ±hE ABË652 mast basE and antEnna,
likE i± says insidE thE FÌont covEr oF
TM Íͼ5820¼520¼Í0.
NEvEr toucÎ thE an±Enna whEÆ tÏE
radio sEt is on siÆcE thErE is a wa²loping
Í0,000 п volts in tHE antEnna.
ÑEEp thE covEr, ÒSN 5985¼00¼078-
4769, on thE antEnna FÓr addEd protEcÔ
tion.
Snug ±hE covEr onto thE aÆtEnna wi±h
a cµamp, NSN 5820¼00ËÕ7ͼÍ828.
ThiÖ clamp will kEEp thE covEr ½om
splitting w×En thE antEnna starts whip´
ping abou±.
JAN 89
43
Tighten Together
ØightEn both Ends oF thE CXÙÍ0099/U
ElEctrical spEcial purposE cablE assEm´
bly at thE samE timE. WhEn you tightEn
onE End at a timE t×E ÚExiblE mEtal
shiEld Ûs put in a bindÜ It could snapÜ
More pM Ti±s
ÝErE arE morE PM pointErs to kEEp
your raÞio sEndiÆg and rEcEiving:
ß
ÑEEp thE an±Enna ²Ead and contact
clEan. àook at thEm Each timE you
hook up ±o thE an±Enna³
ß
ÑEEp dust and diát out oF connEcÔ
±ors to insurE good ElEc±rical contac±.
ß A void kinks in ±hE п cablE aÆd
EyE thE cablE FÓr cracks and brEâks·
GEt a damagEd cablE rEpairEd or rEÔ
p²acEd.
ã
ÑEEp »usEs in thE spaáE »usE wELl ä
MakE sÉrE thEy havE ±hE righ± vaLÉEå
2¼amp, 250¼voltÜ
ß
ÑEEp thE bowl on thE mast basE
clEan and dryæ Mois±urE or Èiç bÉilÈÉp
will cut down or kèock out thE commo
signal³
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