TM 1-1520-240-10
3-2-10
NOTE
The antenna select system has no effect on
the FM homing antenna. The homing antenna
(towel bar) is on the bottom of the fuselage aft
of the cockpit (fig. 3-2-3) and is connected to
the FM set only.
3-2-14. Controls and Function, VHF AM/FM Radio
Set. (fig. 3-2-5)
CONTROLS/
INDICATOR
FUNCTION
Mode Select Switch
Three position rotary switch
used to select radio operating
mode. Power is applied to ra-
dio in all positions except OFF.
OFF
Power to set is disabled, radio
is inoperative.
TR
Radio operates in the transmit-
receive mode.
DF
Radio operates in the direction
finder mode.
Frequency Control/
Emergency Select
Switch
Four position rotary used to
select radio frequency tuning
mode.
EMER AM
Radio is tuned to AM Guard
channel frequency.
EMER FM
Radio is tuned to FM Guard
channel frequency.
MAN
Allows manual tuning of radio
operating frequency.
PRE
Allows selection of any 20 pre-
set operating frequencies.
VOL
Rotary control adjusts radio
output volume.
SQ DIS/TONE
Switch
Three position toggle switch
used to select radio squelch
operations.
Normal (center
position)
Preset squelch level is se-
lected.
SQ DIS
Squelch operation is disabled.
TONE
Not used - maintenance opera-
tion only.
Preset Channel Se-
lector
Twenty position rotary control
used to select any 20 preset
channel frequencies.
CHAN
Display selected radio operat-
ing preset channel.
CONTROLS/
INDICATOR
FUNCTION
Frequency Controls
Four rotary controls used to
manually select radio operat-
ing frequency.
10 MHz Control
Thirteen position (03 through
17) rotary control used to se-
lect first and second digits of
operating frequency.
1 MHz Control
Ten position (0 through 9)
rotary control used to select
third digit of operating frequen-
cy.
0.1 MHz Control
Ten position (0 through 9)
rotary control used to select
fourth digit of operating fre-
quency
0.025 MHz Control
Four position rotary control
used to select fifth and sixth
digits (00 through 75) of oper-
ating frequency in 0.025 MHz
increments.
Frequency Display
Display selected radio operat-
ing frequency.
WB/NB/MEM LOAD
Switch (under chan-
nel card)
Three position toggle switch
used to select radio operating
band, and during preset chan-
nel frequency loading.
NB
Places radio in NB (narrow
band) operation.
WB
Places radio in WB (wide
band) operation.
NOTE
Switch will remain in WB position unless
otherwise instructed by radio set controller.
MEM LOAD
Momentary contact position
used with frequency controls
and channel selector to load
preset channels.
3-2-15. Normal Operation AM/FM Radio Set.
The following steps provide operating procedures.
a. Starting.
(1)
Interphone control panel - Set switches as
follows:
(a)
Receiver 3 switch ON
(b)
Selector switch 3.
(2)
VHF ANT SEL switch SYS 2 SYS 1.