OE-292/OE-254 guide wires and coax cable

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Post by KSDUSTOFF34 » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:58 pm

yeah it does and i want to say they both have the same type of coax cable that lets it plug into the radio. and there is a vender in texas that has the heads and mast sections. have not found if the have the elements for the antenna.


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Post by wa5cab » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:48 pm

Well, when the parts manual arrives, maybe it will shed light.
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Post by wa5cab » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:31 am

I received the Illustrated Parts Manual on the OE-254/GRC. This antenna shares, so far as I can decipher, only one component in common with the RC-292, the 2-1/2 pound hammer.
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Post by sigo » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:20 am

KSDUSTOFF34 wrote:
Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:21 am
Yeah Willy i think so if its the one that was replaces by the OE-254? The head if it have 4 elements to it one pointing up anf the other three point down.
I'm very late to this party, but I'll answer the original question since I didn't see it answered. The OE-254 replaced the RC-292 in the '80s. The OE-254 is a frequency matching antenna designed to accommodate the SINCGARS frequency hopping radio, whereas the RC-292 had to be manually matched to different ranges within the 30-88 Mhz VHF band current military tactical radios use. What the OP is asking about is a COM-201. It has not replaced the OE-254, but it is often procured by units to use in place of the OE-254. The OE-254 is still the MTOE authorized antenna, and when a unit orders a replacement for the authorized item, they still receive an OE-254. The COM-201 is not a substitute within the supply system. Units order a COM-201 as a repair part and just use it with the AB-1244 mast component of the OE-254 in place of the AS-3166 antenna component of the OE.

Although it is easier to use, and the COM-201 design offers more flexibility in terms of mounting options, the OE still comes out superior in some aspects. I've used the COM-201 extensively, and for most voice, cipher-text/frequency hopping applications there is no noticeable difference in performance. Where the COM-201 shines is its ease of use and robust design. I believe COM-201s don't get coded out as surplus by themselves since they are not an end-item. If you see one come out in surplus, it's usually part of a scrap lot, or as part of another unrelated end-item.


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