TM 11-5820-890-30-4
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
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General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
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Equipment Description and Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II
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OVERVIEW
This chapter provides general information about the communication-electronics (C-E) items of equipment that
make up the RT-1523 series of radio sets.
The principles of operation and specific maintenance instructions for the RT and the maintenance group are
included in the maintenance chapters.
Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION
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Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
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Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
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Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EIR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
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Administrative Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
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Destruction of Army Electronics Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
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Nomenclature Cross-Reference List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
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1-1. SCOPE.
Type of Manual: This manual covers the direct support level of maintenance for the RT-1523 series of radio sets.
The following equipment is covered:
Model Numbers and Equipment Names:
Receiver-Transmitter, Radio RT-1523(C)/U
Maintenance Group, Electrical Equipment OA-9297/GRC
Amplifier-Adapter, Vehicular AM-7239/VRC* or AM-7239B/VRC
Amplifier, Radio Frequency AM-7238/VRC
Control-Monitor C-11291/VRC
Mounting Base, Electrical Equipment MT-6352/VRC
Battery Box CY-8523A/PRC
Mounting Base, Electrical Equipment MT-6353/VRC
Antenna Base, Electrical Equipment AS-3684/VRC* or AS-3900/VRC
Cable Assembly, Special Purpose, Electrical CX-13313/VRC*
Control, Receiver-Transmitter C-11561(C)/U
Power Supply Adapter, Vehicular MX-10862/VRC
Tray, Battery CY-8664/VRC
Mounting Base, Electrical Equipment MT-6576/VRC
Loudspeaker-Control Unit LS-671/VRC
Fill Device, ECCM MX-18290/VRC
The listed components, except those noted with an asterisk, are shown in figure 1-1.
Purpose of Radio Sets: The purpose of the RT-1523 series of radio sets is to provide short-range, two-way radio
communication in the 30 to 87.975 MHz range, using frequency-modulated (FM) transmission and reception.
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