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For more factors
affecting transmission and reception, you should read US Army
field manual FM
24-18, Tactical Single-Channel Radio Communications Techniques.
NOTE
If you think that conditions at the exercise
site could have an adverse effect on radio
transmission or reception, conduct a pre-
exercise dry run.
b.
Operation
of
the
Simulator
System
Make sure Assembly and Preparation
for
Use
Instructions
(Paragraph
1.
2-5) have been performed.
2.
Repeat
Step
1
for
every
M43A1
Detector
to
be
used
in
training
exer-
cise.
No detectors should be located more than 1000 meters from transmit-
3.
No detector should be located less than 25 meters from any
ter.
other detector. Carefully note location of each detector, and
record each detector location using UNIT digit recorded on receiver
Reset every detector to be used in
GROUP/UNIT identification plate.
training exercise.
To imitate movement of chemical agent cloud, activate receivers
in
4.
order of location (left-to-right, closest-tofarthest, etc.).
a.
Turn the transmitter CHAN SEL switch to select the channel
matching the unit number of the receiver which is to respond.
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