PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-612
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 612
NOVEMBER 2003
PS 612
NOV 03
43
Antenna Tiedowns
Tie down the AS-1729/VRC antenna with tiedown kit, NSN 4020-00-908-6416. Tie
down the AS-3916/VRC antenna with assembly, NSN 4010-01-381-1581.
SINCGARS Antenna Tip Cap
If your vehicle is packing a SINCGARS radio and AS-3900A antenna, order the tip
cap with NSN 5999-01-313-0458. It stays on tight without tape.
PS 612
NOV 03
42
PLGR…
Is It
Time for a
Commercial
Break?
Is It
Time for a
Commercial
Break?
Dear Sergeant I.J.W.,
The PLGR is the only GPS receiver approved for military use, because it is the
only one that meets the “ruggedized” standards of the Army, including a signal chip
that protects your signal reception. And, if operated correctly, it will do the job bet-
ter than any commercial receiver.
However, starting next year, the PLGR will be replaced by the Defense Advanced
GPS Receiver (DAGR). The DAGR will have all the “bells and whistles” that the
commercial GPS receivers have.
Also, the DAGR will have signal protection not found in commercial GPS
receivers.
Until the DAGR is fielded, the PLGR is still the way to go.
You can use AA batteries in the PLGR. Just get the AA battery holder, NSN 6160-
01-385-4358.
The DAGR will use AA size batteries for main power instead of the larger BA-
5800!
Stay current on the DAGR by reading
Pathfinder
, the GPS newsletter. You’ll find
it on the web at:
http://army-gps.robins.af.mil
we’re
smaller!
and
lighter!
and
easier to
operate!
but.
.. but I’m
“rugged-ized.”
c’mon guys,
gimme a break!
aah!
run
away!!
lay off, boyos.
I’m a dagr and
I’ve
got all your
whistles and all
your bells
and
I’m ruggedized,
too!
ha!
pfft!
soldiers
and Plgrs
will soon
have a
new
friend:
the
Dagr!
Dear Half-Mast,
When we were in the big sandbox, we used some
commercial GPS receivers and they seem to have
several advantages over the PLGR
-smaller, lighter,
easier to operate, included maps and used AA batteries.
Now that we’re back in the States, do we have to go
back to the PLGR or can we get those commercial
GPS receivers and use them?
SGT I.J.W.
we’re
available
commer-
cially!
Not ready
for public
display!
Not ready
for public
display!
I’ll
be here
next
year!
hey!
we’ve
got
maps!
and we
use aa
batteries!
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