TM-9-2350-358-BD

HOWITZER, MEDIUM, SELF-PROPELLED, 155MM; M109A6

TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S, UNIT, AND DIRECT SUPPORT SUPPORT MAINTENANCE

MARCH 1994

TM-9-2350-358-BD - Page 275 of 343

TM 9-2350-358-BD

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ANTENNA, DAMAGED OR MISSING - CONTINUED

Other Options:

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Field expedient replacement antenna

•

Field expedient ground plane antenna

Procedural Steps:

WARNING

Do not touch bare wires on repaired antennas with the radio keyed.

You could get burned and/or

shocked.

1.

Scrape paint from top 2 or 3 Inches of the antenna stub.

2.

Scrape insulation from 1 foot of telephone cable.

3.

Attach remaining 9 feet of cable along length of pole with tape.

NOTE

Total length of cable and stub should not exceed 9 feet.

4.

Hold pole along side of antenna stub and wrap bare cable tightly around scraped portion of antenna stub and

wooden pole.

5.

Push cable into stub hole and jam in place with a wooden plug.

6.

Tape pole and peg to antenna stub.

7.

Record BDAR action taken.

When mission is complete, as soon as practical, repair the equipment/system using

standard maintenance procedures.

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