TM-9-2350-273-BD M60 M48 Battle Damage Assessment and Repair Download
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TM 9-2350-273-BD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Procedural Steps (Cont'd) 8. Cut a piece of telephone cable long enough to reach from the radio to the desired height of the antenna. 9. Strip the insulation from one end of the two cable wires. Untwist the wires enough to splice one wire to a bare section of the radiating element and the other wire to a bare section of the reflectors. 10. Toss the suspension rope or wire over the limb of a tree, and pull the antenna up to the desired height. 11. Strip insulation wire to a screw on antenna connector. from the other end the radio (ground) of the two-wire cable. and the other wire to Untwist and connect one the center of the radio 12. If communications are not satisfactory, reverse the connections at the radio. 13. Record the BDAR action taken. When the mission is completed, as soon as practicable, repair vehicle using standard maintenance procedures. 11-22. INTERCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FIELD EXPEDIENT General Information: This procedure gives instructions for constructing field expedient intercoms. Limitations: ● If the AM-1780 is non-operational, the radio systems will not be usable through the intercom. Personnel/Time Requred: ● 1 soldier ● 10 minutes Materials TOOls: ● One TA-312/PT intercom exists. or TA-l/PT field telephone for each station where requirement for ● Cable, telephone, WD-1/TT, 10 to l5-foot length. Other Option(s): ● Replace with Soviet R-124 intercom. (Refer to paragraph 11-28). CAUTION Do not crank or ring the field telephone because damage could occur to the AM-1780 and/or the entire AN/VIC-1 system. 11-25