Radio Beacon Equipment RC-163
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: TM 11-2609 Radio Beacon Equipment RC-163, 1944-05-29
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents; title: Paragraph Page; title: SECTION I. Description.; title: General 1 1; title: Power source 2 3; title: Power consumed 3 3; title: Frequency range 4 3; title: Range 5 3; title: List of components 6 4-5; title: Antenna Mount MP-67 7 6; title: Antenna system 8 7; title: Tuning Indicator 1-234 9 12; title: Compass and tripod 10 14; title: Cables 11 15; title: Control Panel PN-26 12 17; title: Oscillator BC-1304 13 19; title: Resonance Tuner BC-1305 14 19; title: Motor 15 20; title: Clutch 16 21; title: Automatic code keyer 17 21; title: Code disc 18 23; title: Emergency keyer 19 23; title: Mounting FT-492 20 25; title: II. Installation and Operation.; title: General 21 26; title: Initial procedure 22 27; title: Installation 23 29; title: Cable connections 24 29; title: Assembly of antenna array 25 31; title: Tuning the transmitter 26 34; title: Antenna pattern tuning 27 37; title: Orientation and alignment of beacon to compass 28 39; title: Receiver operation 29 44; title: Homing operation 30 46; title: Directive transmission and reception 31 47; title: Standby operation 32 47; title: Direction finding 33 47; title: Directing a friendly station 34 47; title: Navigating with the beacon 35 47; title: Use of antenna array to overcome enemy jamming 36 48; title: Emergency keying 37 48; title: III. Functioning of Parts.; title: General 38 49; title: Resonance Tuner BC-1305 39 51; title: Oscillator BC-1304 40 52; title: Automatic code keyer 41 52; title: Clutch assembly 42 52; title: Tuning Indicator 1-234 43 54; title: IV. Maintenance.; title: Cleanliness 44 56; title: Lubrication 45 56; title: Gear adjustment 46 57; title: Variable capacitor tuning knobs 47 57; title: Mast sight care 48 57; title: Rotating link coupling-adjustment 49 57; title: Tuning Indicator 1-234 50 58; title: Emergency replacement of Mast Sections MS-120 and MS-121 51 58; title: Bent mast sections 52 58; title: Code-keyer contact 53 58; title: Variable capacitor care 54 59; title: Tube replacement 55 59; title: Fuse replacement 56 59; title: Motor brush replacement 57 59; title: Pilot light replacement 58 59; title: Compass care 59 60; title: Battery replacement 60 60; title: Removing r-f cable from Mast MS-119 61 60; title: Replacing r-f cable in Crossarms M-407 and M-408 62 61; title: Replacing r-f line in mast stub 63 62; title: Motor 64 62; title: Pattern maintenance: testing 65 63; title: Trouble chart 66 64; title: Moistureproofing and fungiproofing 67 66; title: V. Supplementary Data.; title: Maintenance parts list for Radio Beacon Equipment RC-163 68 68; title: List of Illustrations; title: Fig. No. Title Page; title: 1 . Radio Beacon Equipment RC- 163 2; title: 2. Antenna Mount MP-67 6; title: 3- Antenna array, assembled 8; title: 4. Phase-load box, side view 9; title: 3. Phase-load box, bottom view 10; title: 6. Crossarms M-407 and M-408 11; title: 7. Mast sight 12; title: 8. Tuning Indicator 1-234 8; title: 9. Compass MC-323 14; title: 10. Compass and tripod 15; title: 11. Cords CD-1151, CD-1155, and CD-1156 16; title: 12. Control Panel PN-26 17; title: 13. Oscillator BC-1304 18; title: 14. Resonance Tuner BC-1305 19; title: 15. Motor 20; title: 16. Clutch, exploded view 21; title: 17. Code-keyer well 22; title: 18. Code disc 23; title: 19. Mounting FT-492 24; title: 20. Bolting mounting plate to floor of vehicle 26; title: 21. Beacon mounted in various vehicles 27; title: 22. Cording diagram 28; title: 23. Transmitter base, ground connection 30; title: 24. R-F cable connection to transmitter 31; title: 25. Placing crossarms in mast 32; title: 26. Placing mast sections in crossarms 33; title: 27. Placing assembled antenna array on antenna mount 34; title: 28. Adjustment tank circuit trimmer capacitor of transmitter 35; title: 29. Adjusting antenna tuning capacitor of transmitter 36; title: 30. Beacon clearance 38; title: 31. Orienting the beacon 40; title: 32. Azimuth correction for beacon 41; title: 33. Table of code discs 42; title: 34. Homing disc 45; title: 35. Schematic diagram of antenna array 50; title: 36. Schematic diagram of oscillator 53; title: 37. Schematic diagram of tuning indicator 54; title: 38. Removing connector from crossarm 61; title: 39. Antenna pattern 63; title: 40. Components of Antenna Mount MP-67 94; title: 41. Control panel and resonance tuner 95; title: 42. Clutch 9 6; title: 43.   Oscillator 97; title: 44. Tuning indicator 98; title: 43. Phase-load box 99; title: 46. Tool kit 100; title: 47. Mast sections 101