PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-621
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 621
AUGUST 2004
AB-1373/TRC Antenna…
I
f attaching the lower lightning rod,
NSN 5920-01-377-9518, to the AB-
1373/TRC antenna positioner requires
the King Kong treatment, you’re
screwing it in wrong!
The lightning rod mounting bracket
on the positioner is tilted. This means
the rod should not stand straight while
you’re screwing it in. It needs to be at
an angle.
When you try the straight on
approach, you’ll cross thread the rod
in the positioner.
Once you’ve done that, you can forget
about unscrewing the rod. It won’t
come apart without a great deal of
force. That force will strip the threads
and send your lightning rod to the use-
less pile.
So, slap a little silicon lube on the
rod threads and then, with a slight tilt
of the rod, screw it to the positioner. It
should fit like they were made for
each other.
soldier!
do you think
you’re king
kong!?
no,
ma’am.
just
attaching
the lower
lightning
rod!
oh!
ma’am,
…how
do I
get
down?
Tilt the Rod!
Don’t cross thread the rod
AUG 04
43
MSRT…
Repairing the RT-1539
Dear Half-Mast,
I have an RT-1539A
in need of repair. I have
heard there is a shop set
up for mobile subscriber
receiver/transmitters
(MSRT) repairs where
Reserve units can send
their RTs. Do you have
the address?
SGT D. R. W.
General Dynamics C4 Systems
3800 Terminal Avenue
Ft Hood, TX 76544
USAMC CECOM Europe MSE RSC
Berliner Ring 26
64625 Bensheim, Germany
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Bldg 9564
Belmont and I Streets
Ft Lewis, WA 98433
General Dynamics C4 Systems
Bldg A2746
Cole and Kero Street
Ft Bragg, NC 28307
oooh,
get me to
a doctor!
Hey, I’m writing
a letter to an
expert. he’ll know
what to do.
Here are
the four
locations…
To get your RT to the right
place and to understand
funding sources for repairs,
email Sheila Bray at CECOM:
Sheila.Bray@us.army.mil
or call
her at DSN 992-2588 or
(
7
32) 532-2588.
You’ll
also need
to submit a
work order
and follow
the TM
instructions
for the
shipment
of the RT.
PS 621
AUG 04
you’re
doing
that
wrong!
42
Dear Sergeant D. R. W.,
All RT-1539s in need
of repair are shipped to
the nearest
General
Dynamics
repair
facility.
621. 42-43 (C)
7/3/04
1:49 PM
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