TM 32-5985-343-14&P
Section II. SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIEL
2-6 UNPACKING. The Antenna Tower TS-1A is
b. Check the equipment against the component
shipped to the installation site completely disassembled
listing in this manual and the packing slip to see if the
and crated. Equipment and materials should be
shipment is complete. Report all discrepancies in
unloaded carefully and stored systematically to prevent
accordance with instructions set forth in TM 38-750.
damage and to allow rapid identification of related parts.
The equipment should be placed in service even though
a minor assembly or part that does not affect proper
2-7 CHECKING UNPACKED EQUIPMENT.
functioning is missing.
c. Check to see whether the equipment has been
modified. (Equipment which has been modified will
a. Inspect the equipment for damage incurred
have the Modification Work Order (MWO) number on
during shipment. If the equipment has been damaged,
the equipment.) Check also to see whether all currently
report the damage on SF Form 364, Report of
applicable MWO's have been applied.
Discrepancy (ROD).
Section III. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
the Antenna Tower TS-1A. No test equipment or special
2-8 TOOLS, TEST EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS
tools are required.
REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION. Table 2-2 lists the
tools and materials needed for assembling and erecting
Table 2-2. Tools and Materials Required for Installation
Item
Purpose
Applicable
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Clamps, open wire
Secures winch cable.
Helmet, safety, (1 per person)
Protects personnel.
Ladder, 20-foot
Used while erecting tower.
Level, spirit, 48-inch
Levels parts of tower structure.
Level, spirit, 78-inch
Levels parts of tower structure.
Level, transit
Levels erection site and concrete piers.
Strap, safety, industrial*
Protects personnel while erecting
tower faces.
Tape, measuring, general purpose*
Measures lengths of parts.
Tripod
Supports transit level.
Truck, winch, 1-ton capacity
Raises and restrains tower assemblies
during erection.
*Part of Antenna Installation Tool Kit TK-202/G. Item is authorized for use.
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