A rescue radio set's needed as much as
sitting comfy and cozy at home base.
 But, get dunked into the sea, miles frc
to keep you company and a radio set car
rescuers beam in on you and come to yoi


 THIS LL
 HELP GET
 l Ou HOME!
 IF YOU TAKE
 CARPE OP IT.


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 A D /U RA RESCUE, MARCUS ANTONIO! HH
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an extra leg on a centipede when you're The Urk-10, a 30-mile range UHF receiver-transmitter, operates on a fixed
 243.0 megacycle crystal, so there's no need to open 'er up and break the water-
am nowhere, with only oodles of waves tight seal.
be mighty comforting. It'll help your ,W PLACES TO STORE
ur aid. V
 Storing the emergency set's no problem for high flying air-types. Just keep
 So, get acquainted with the AN/ it from under foot and near at hand.
URC-10 radio set... the mightiest of If you have an overwater survival kit (LIN 561568) like the one in the OV-1
the midget class rescue radios. Mohawk, snuggle it inside... or, hang the electrical power cable assembly
 The URC-10 out-does, out-distances
 The URC-10 out-does, out-distances around the back of your neck, putting the RT-278 in one life jacket or vest
and out-lasts the AN/URC-4, -11 and the other
-14 which it's replacing. And, if that ocket and the BA-
doesn't perk you up to its potency, it's SURVIVAL KIT _i_ -_ LIFE RAFT


 smaller and lighter, and requires less
 maintenance.

 BATTERY FSN
 The only replacement item is its 16-
 volt DC BA-1387/U battery (FSN
 6135-889-1485). The battery's listed in
 Army Supply Catalog SC 6135/40-IL,
 2 dated March 1965.
 If that compact power pack's treated
 right, it'll give you 120 hours of sweet
 saving sounds as compared to the other
 Assets with about 24 hours of life.

 Repairs to the RT-278()/URC-10 (FSN 5820-858-5721) receiver-transmitter
are made through maintenance float. That is, when the RT-278 goes on the
blink, you turn it in to your support and get a replacement.


 Stashing the radio set in a bag with a life raft's another good storing place.
 But, once it's put in a safe and handy place, don't forget it's there. 'Cause a
forgotten battery is a rotten battery. In time it'll corrode, break and spew,
damaging the radio set and anything with which it might be stored. V
 The set should be inspected at least every 90 days under cold or normal
weather conditions and every 30 days where the temperatures get over 100
degrees or the air is damp, damp, damp. al ...aI.
 A good inspection time for the set is when you're checking other survival
equipment.
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