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INCH-POUND

MIL-DTL-55288E

19 November 2012

SUPERSEDING

MIL-DTL-55288D

7 February 2005

DETAIL SPECIFICATION

ANTENNA AS-1729/VRC

This specification is approved for use by all Departments

and Agencies of the Department of Defense.

Inactive for new design

4 June 1999

1. SCOPE

1.1 Scope. This specification covers one type of center-fed whip antenna intended for use in a vehicular

communications system operating over the frequency range of 30.00 to 76.00 MHz and designated as Antenna AS-

1729/VRC (see 6.1 and 6.6). The antenna consists of the following units:

Antenna Element AT-1095/VRC (Upper Whip Section).

Antenna Element, AS-1730/VRC (Lower Whip Section).

Matching Unit-Base, Antenna MX-6707/VRC (Base Assembly).

1.2 Appendix. Appendix A (Calibration and Alignment Procedures for the Matching Unit Base Alignment Cavity)

forms a part of this specification.

1.3 Antenna elements. Quality assurance requirements in this specification applicable to Antenna Elements AT-

1095/VRC and AS-1730/VRC spare part acquisitions are listed under 4.14.

2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3 and 4 of this specification. This

section does not include documents cited in other sections of this specification or recommended for additional

information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document

users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirements of documents cited in sections 3 and 4 of this

specification, whether or not they are listed.

2.2 Government documents.

2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a

part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are

those cited in the solicitation or contract.

Comments, suggestions or questions on this document should be addressed to DLA Land and Maritime, ATTN:

VAT, Post Office Box 3990, Columbus, OH 43218-3990, or emailed to Tubesamps@dla.mil. Since contact

information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST

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