----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Orpe <sgtorpe@sierratel.com>
To: Tony Castagno <tcastagno@careerstream.com>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] HMMWV Radio Installation
> Generally you don't see the power conditioner in other than track mounts.
It
> is an additional surge protector for the radio system and considering that
> people starting vehicles with the radios on killed half of the sets, maybe
> installing it might help.
>
> The 442 can be hooked to a tuning base although most often it is attached
to
> an AB-15 and a straight whip. As this radio is a receive only you can hook
> it to a piece of WD wire and have it work. Tuning bases ( that WORK )
become
> really critical when you are transmitting because they tune or match an
> electrically poor antenna to the frequency that you are on. Electrically
> speaking, the VRC whips are pieces of crap in terms of efficiency. But we
> break off enough whips thrashing around under trees etc., without putting
> tuning coils half way up the whip.
>
> Or so I'm told
> Randy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tony Castagno <tcastagno@careerstream.com>
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 6:15 AM
> Subject: [MV] HMMWV Radio Installation
>
>
> > Hello List,
> >
> > Well I finally got to "installing" my RT-524/VRC and R-442/VRC in my
> HMMWV.
> > I found my missing instructions and got to it yesterday. My
installation
> > kit was pieced together with the help of Julian Burke (thanks
Julian)....
> > Since It was not one of the ones that come complete sealed in the box, I
> > have some extra pieces and some potentially missing pieces.... The
> > instructions I have reference the Interconnector Box that gets bolted
> inside
> > of the 524 mount... no problem there, I installed it... not exactly
sure
> > what it does but its snuggly in there... the instructions also
reference
> a
> > vehicle power conditioner which I can't find... I don't remember this
box
> > being on the mount from my time in the service but at the time I never
> > really looked very closely at the mount... The cables for the radio I
> > have, have terminal connectors that I thought just went into the battery
> box
> > and connected to a bus bar.... my instructions don't reference that
> > connection... am I missing something? And could somebody answer the
> > following.... Is the power conditioner optional? What is the purpose
of
> > the interconnector, how and where do I connect my power cables in the
> > battery box.... can I connect the 442's antenna cable to an antenna with
a
> > matching base if so, what freq should it be preset to if it matters.
Any
> > help is greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tony
> >
> >
> >
> >
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