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I finally got the RT246 up and running, tested on a stationary antenna and it works great. Installed the radio in my truck and waited for my radio guru to come over to tune it to the antenna on the truck. We could receive but no transmit to a PRC68B 3 ft. away. Checked the coax which was new...

I got it off of ebay from a guy in Italy, but not the same guy with the RT covers. It was $50 shipped NOS. I think he had more. I'll check, pm me.

To install core plugs/freeze plugs the plugs are pushed into the holes and swaged into place by flattening the dome with a piece of bar stock and a hammer. This flattens the dome and forces/locks the plugs into the hole making them water and pressure tight. The plugs must be the correct size...

I heard about the reasons that the military quit using these covers. I have a RT246 mounted in my M37 which has the carc paint and kind of ratty looking. I didn't want to tear it down to repaint it and figured the cover look pretty cool. The truck stays in the garage, not heated but out of the...

Anyone know where to find the canvas cover for the RT 246/524 radios? I've found one on ebay NOS but it's $100 plus $30 shipping from Italy. Like to find a good repro if not the real deal. Beechwood said they would make a cover, but not original style f0r $150 to $200. Way too much $$ for me...

I agree on the water heater type. It will even put out heat when the fan is not running, just from the air flowing through it. I had to shut the water valves off at the block in the summer as the heater was still blowing heat when I drove down the road.

Any idea what these rigs cost new?

I know what you mean. I remember them from Germany and Nam. I don't know if I will ever use it but, I like stuff to work and it looks great in the truck.

RT246 repair saga It's finally over. The RT246 is running well. We finally went through and cleaned all of the contacts and checked all of the jumper wire plugs and reseated boards etc. With the radio on a real antenna instead of a dummy load we've got 5-6 watts on low and 35 watts on high...

The A/C fed power supply is putting out 27vdc. I'm leaning toward the A9400 with that loose lead connection on the transistor. I may tear it back down and cut a notch with a dremel and use a heat sink to solder that lug onto the transistor lead. Thanks for the tip on the filter.

RT246 repair saga Well, after installing the new A9400 switching pwr supply, and putting the HV pwr supply back in, put pwr to the radio and instant smoke. Pwr off immediately and looked for source, found lead on one transistor on the new A9400 was so long that it was grounding to the chassis...

brakes Almost forgot, installed 10lb check valve for rear and 2lb for front discs.

I did my conversion about 4 months ago. Took about half a day with bleeding lines etc. Not bad at all. Would do it again in a heart beat. PO put silicone fluid in and replaced all the brakes, lines etc. Never could get a good pedal. I put in a dual master cylinder first, still not good, adjusted...

Rt246 This is great, it cleared all of my questions. Thanks, CT

Rt246 Here is what we've done. Radio was dead, checked the A9400A and determined it had two bad transistors. Replaced the A9400 with a new one from American Milspec. Next problem, radio receives but doesn't transmit. Checked the A9000A test points and don't have 25.5+ vdc at the test point...

I/ we ( a very knowledgable military radio/Ham guy) are trying to get my RT 246 functional. We found a bad switching power supply and got one from American Milspec. Now the radio will receive but will not transmit. We checked the D connector on the chassis and got the +25 vdc on the appropriate...

rtk, thanks, pics would be great. I knew there should be some support since the sheet metal is too thin anyplace I would need to bolt the belts into. I've to the material, just thought if someone had already done it and it worked well, why reinvent the wheel. I've seen pics of the belts being...

Anyone have good information about where and how to mount seatbelts in an M37. It looks like where ever I mount them, I will need to reinforce the area. Ideas and pics would be great. Thanks CT

Anyone know about or where to find gun laws for displaying active weapons auto or semi auto on a military vehicle for show or parade? Just curious as I've seen one real 1919a4 and one 1917a1 displayed on jeeps. One guy said he had his NFA papers with him but, I'm not sure it is still legal?

42" without fording kit, 48" with fording kit. Where did you get your kit? Is it a complete system?