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Category: Commo/Electronics

MEP-903A: Engines Wanted—Dead or Alive
June 11, 2020 — Does your unit have Kubota® engine model D722TB-11, NSNs 2815-01-456-6955 or 2815-01-543-7016? It supports the 10-kW auxiliary power unit (APU) model MEP-903A. Don’t scrap these engines! ... MORE

AN/TIC-43: Training Now Online
June 5, 2020 — PM Close Combat Systems is currently fielding the AN/TIC-43 Acoustic Hailing Device (AHD) to military police and transportation units across the Army. ... MORE

SINCGARS: Keep it Cool
June 4, 2020 — Dear Half-Mast, the unit I’m with keeps our SINCGARS stored in our vehicles (HMMWVs, Bradleys, M1 tanks, etc). The temperatures here routinely hit triple digits and can easily go a hundred degrees or higher inside the vehicles. And the radios often stay there for days or weeks at a time between operations. Is there something official we can use to require removing the receiver-transmitters from the vehicles and storing them inside to protect the components from heat damage?... MORE

DAGR: RSAM Software on Horizon
May 26, 2020 — A Resiliency and Software Assurance Measures (RSAM) software update will be available for the Defense Advanced GPS Receivers (DAGRs) in September 2020. Learn more here... MORE

SINCGARS: Missing Installation Kits
May 22, 2020 — Dear Editor, I serve as the SINCGARS team lead at CECOM. We manage the SINCGARS installation kits (IKs). From discussions with subject matter experts in our division, we discovered that the available information to the field regarding SINCGARS is inadequate. As a result, it seems that units are ordering kits they don’t require because they need components in the available kits. Here's how to correct that problem... MORE

SATCOM: Go Green with Guidance
May 18, 2020 — This article originally appeared in PS 789 (Aug 18), Page 47. Dear Half-Mast, Our unit’s equipment is supposed to be painted green here in Europe. Do we need special paint for the satellite terminal reflectors?... MORE

AN/TPQ-53: Bumpy Ride Busts ACPIA
April 21, 2020 — Heeding this article could save your unit over $60,000 AN/TPQ-53(V): Shelter VPC-95 and Antenna TPY-3(V) (Courtesy photo) The AN/TPQ-53(V) radar consists of two (2) M1092 trucks, the VPC-95 shelter and the TPY-3(V) antenna.A 45-percent failure rate of the AC Power Input Assembly (ACPIA) on the TPY-3(V) is happening due to operator error. The... MORE

CSS VSAT AN/TSC-183A: New TM Powers Up
April 7, 2020 — TM 11-5895-1817-23&P (Jan 20) is the new field manual available for the Combat Service Support (CSS), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), Satellite Communication AN/TSC-183A, NSN 5895-01-559-1209... MORE

Power Supply: Unpack PDISE Promptly to K.O. CORROSION!
April 6, 2020 — This article initially appeared in PS 784, Pages 52-53. An Army investigation determined that new PDISEs, stored in shipping crates that were exposed to weather, showed corrosion on the connectors and mounting hardware when unpacked... MORE

SINCGARS RT-1523G: How to Fix HUB Expiration Date
March 30, 2020 — This article originally appeared in PS 774, P. 47. The RT-1523G has a hold up battery (HUB) circuit card assembly (CCA) that needs to be replaced, unlike an E or F model SINCGARS that has a built-in HUB. One issue is that the RT-1523G’s HUB CCA is only rated to last 5-10 years, depending on the use of the RT. But once it expires and is replaced, the HUB installation and expiration date stay the same on the radio display. Click more to learn how to resolve this issue... MORE

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