PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-603
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 603
FEBRUARY 2003
PS 603
FEB 03
41
Dear Editor,
The OE-254 antenna needs
two cable strain relief clamps,
not just one, during certain
types of operations.
OE-254s come with one strain
relief clamp, NSN 5975-00-
563-0229. That clamp needs
to be attached to the upper guy
plate of the mast like it says in
Para 2-4 of TM 11-5895-
357-13 to take the weight of
the cable off the feedcone
connection.
But there’s often strain at the
other end too! This is especially
true during retrans operations
using a SINCGARS in a HMWWV
or an M577 command post carrier.
So order and use a second strain relief clamp to take the strain
off the radio connection. That will solve a problem that happens far
too often
-the connector between the cable and the radio being
ripped off.
SFC Gary Smith
201 Engr Bn(M)(C)
KYARNG
looks like
the feedcone
needs a strain
relief clamp.
maybe we
should use a
clamp at the
radio, too.
From the desk of the
Editor
Excellent idea, Sergeant. One
of the best types of preventive
maintenance is solving a problem
so it doesn’t reoccur. So take a
page from Sergeant Smith’s book.
Don’t live with the same problem
over and over again. Solve it and
put it behind you.
my pin’s
all bent
out of
shape!
Use strain
relief clamps
Second clamp
helps the radio
connection
OE-254 Antenna…
First clamp
takes weight
off here
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