PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-580
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 580
MARCH 2001
PS 580
MAR 01
47
H
aving a problem attaching your SINCGARS manpack long antenna, AS-
4266A/PRC, NSN 5985-01-425-7305, to your RT-1523A or RT-1523D receiver-
transmitter because the handle gets in the way?
The solution is electronic connector shell, NSN 5935-01-468-5485. The shell
replaces the part of your antenna that attaches to the radio. It’s narrower so it won’t
rub against the handle.
Detach the bottom of your antenna and replace it with the shell. This will let you
snug your antenna down tight. The shell comes with three attaching screws, NSN
5305-00-455-2507. Coat the screw threads with sealing compound, NSN 8030-00-
952-2205, before installing them.
PS 580
MAR 01
46
But before you give your SINC-
GARS an
“F,”
disconnect the anten-
na and the hand mike from the RT.
Now try the self-test again. Bet
your radio gets an
“A”
this time and
goes to the head of the class.
When the radio is connected to the
antenna or the hand mike, it fails the
self-test because there may be signals
present at the antenna or handset.
So help your radio get a passing
grade–disconnect before you do the test.
N
o one likes to fail. That includes your
new Advanced System
Improvement
Program (ASIP) SINCGARS. But a lot
of them are failing the self-test. You’re
not getting a “GOOD” on the display.
GOOD
or NO
GOOD?
SINCGARS.
..
580. 46-47 (C)
1/30/01
10:25 PM
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