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Just noticed... Amazing to me that they did not use fore and aft chains to secure this rig to the flatbed.What are the correct antennas for a M1046a TOW Slantback? Mine is to be delivered Monday.View attachment 810701 Is it a MX-6707? Would this be used on the Slantback or on the transom of the truck?
Looks to be a car hauler and not a flatbed. Good chance there isnt a chain on that rig. Alot of those guys have never hauled anything but regular cars and trucks and those straps are quick. But I do agree the chains are safer and is what I use.Just noticed... Amazing to me that they did not use fore and aft chains to secure this rig to the flatbed.
Ideally I want to use VHF/UHF (Im a Licensed HAM) but aware tuning ma be an issue. Won’t be replicating military radios as I need the space and my frequencies for communications. Have a radiotray but top mounts look a bit different from The 998 type tray I have.There is no "correct antenna" specific to a model number, they were set up according to the specific mission they were being tasked for.
As time passes the equipment also changes.
Is your goal just to make it look cool with some antennas on it, or do you have specific radio equipment you would like to run as well?
She arrived last night and maiden drive was good. Wait light operated, oil pressure held, voltage/military batteries were at 24V, breaks looked good, transmission shifted smoothly. Couldn’t find power steering fluid check but fingers crossed she’s sound.Just to make sure; maybe you know all this already:
If this beauty was my new Humvee, I´d first worry about the typical automotive problems that come with this special vehicle, before caring about the outer appearance.
First point would be the wheel spindles in the hubs. Those are known to become loose, and one of your wheels overtaking you on the interstate might sound funny, but it isn´t. So I´d first, before any drive, open the inner hub covers and check if the spindle nuts are tight and secured by at least the second generation of star washer.
Then, the halfshafts are fixed to the brake disks with bolts, that have a tredency to shake loose, and then damage your brake calipers.
Also, I´d check all the bolts and nuts on the driveshafts, and refix them with Loctite.
I´d also check all the joints on the steering. Pitman arm and idler arm are notorious for being defective after a long time.
There´s more, of course, (tires, electrics, etc.), but those are the more dangerous things we have on our Humvees. There is a kind of FAQ in the sticky topics her in the Humvee section, lots of things to know.
P.S.: An MX-6707 antenna belongs to the VRC-12 series of radios that were swapped in the 90s for the newer SINCGARS radios. An A2-vehicle like yours would probably be more likely to have a SINCGARS than an VRC-12. For SINCGARS, a AS-3900 antenna would be typical, but that depends massively on the kind of radio you´ll put in.
Yup ... looks like I need the brackets to mount. My tray is this type (I have the feet on the tunnel). In the interim I may use industrial Velcro to lock it down to the duct face.Please post a pic of the radio shelf mounts you have. There are a couple different combinations of feet bolted to the hull and the threaded socket in the air duct housing, some have two threaded sockets on the top, some have two on the air duct face, some have one on top and one on the air duct face that requires an adapter bracket that looks like a piece of angle iron with a 5/16"-24 fine thread stud on the side, some trucks need two of these adapter brackets.
Edit: These brackets are Part 12446763 NSN 2590014398268
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This is the configuration I’m thinking of (I have the trays - as well as the smaller shelf if I don’t like it).Not necessarily ... What do your top mounting holes look like?
Top of the duct? Then you need those angle brackets.
Face of the duct? Just bolt it direct
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