CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

*TM 11-5821-284-34

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

(ROD)) as prescribed in AR 735-11-2/DLAR 4140-

1-1.

Scope

55/NAVSUPINST 4440.127E/AFR 400 54/MCO 4430 E

a. This manual covers direct support (DS) and

c. Discrepancy In Shipment Report (DISREP)

general support (GS) maintenance, or Aviation

(SF 361). Fill out and forward Discrepancy in Shipment

Intermediate Maintenance (AVIM), for Blade Antenna

Report (SF 361) as prescribed in AR 55-38/NAV-

AS-2285/ARC and AS-2285A/ARC (antenna). It includes

SUPINST 4610.33B/AFR 75-18/MCO P4610.19C and

instructions appropriate to DS and Gs (AVIM)

DLAR 4500.15.

maintenance categories for the troubleshooting, testing,

1-4.

Reporting

Equipment

Improvement

and repairing of the antenna and the replacement of

maintenance parts. Detailed functioning of the antenna

Recommendations (EIR)

is covered in chapter 2 of this manual. The manual also

If your blade antenna needs Improvement, let us know

lists tools, materials, and test equipment required for DS

Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who

and GS (AVIM) maintenance.

can tell us what you don't like about your equipment Let

b. Operating instructions and organizational

us know why you don't like the design. Tell us why a

maintenance for the antenna are contained in TM 11-

procedure is hard to perform Put it on SF 368 (Quality

5821-284-20.

Detailed information pertaining to

Deficiency Report) Mall it to Commander, US Army

functioning and DS and GS (AVIM) maintenance of

Communlcatlons-Electronlcs

Command,

ATTN.

auxiliary Items of equipment used with the antenna is

DRSEL-ME-MQ, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703

contained in technical manuals with a system using the

We'll send you a reply.

antenna (appx A).

1-5.

Administrative Storage

c. Different models of the antenna (437S-1,

Administrative storage of equipment issued to and used

1A, 1B, and IC) are similar in purpose, operation, and

by Army activities will have preventive maintenance

appearance. The AS-2285/ARC includes models 437S-

performed in accordance with the PMCS charts before

1, 1A, and 1B; the AS-2285A/ARC includes model 437-

storing.

When removing the equipment from

lC.

Some models include higher power handling

administrative storage the PMCS should be performed to

capabilities and a manual tuning circuit. Refer to

assure operational readiness.

Disassembly and

paragraph 1-9 of TM 11-5821-284-20 for differences in

repacking of equipment for shipment or limited storage

models.

are covered in paragraphs 4-4 through 4-7 for TM11-

1-2.

Index of Publications

5821-284-20

Refer to the latest issue of DA Pam 310-4 to determine

1-6.

Destruction of Army Electronics Materiel

whether there are new editions, changes, additional

Destruction of Army electronics materiel to prevent

publications, or modification work orders pertaining to the

enemy use shall be In accordance with TM 750-244-2.

equipment.

1-7.

Use of Term Herz

1-3.

Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports

The National Bureau of Standards has officially adopted

a. Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory

the term Hertz (Hz) to replace cycles per second (cps)

Equipment.

Department of the Army forms and

The chart below provides the common equivalents of the

procedures used for equipment maintenance will be

unit/quantity terms The term Hertz is used throughout

those prescribed by TM 38-750, the Army Maintenance

this manual except where equipment markings or decals

Management System.

reflect the old term.

b. Report of Item and Packaging Deficiencies.

Fill out and forward SF 364 (Report of Discrepancy

Old

New

Unit/quantity

Old term

abbreviation

term

abbreviation

Frequency

Cycles per second

cps

Hertz-

10 cycles per second

Kilocycles per second

Kilohertz-

kHz

10 cycles per second

Megacycles per second

Megahertz-

MHz

10 cycles per second

Gigacycles per second

Gigahertz-

GHz

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