You absolutely need one of these sets to work on milrad chassis.  I repainted the outside of one of my PRC-10s and stripped the front panel of all its connectors with these things.  Easy enough to reinstall later.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


-----Original Message-----
From: B. Smith <smithab11@comcast.net>
To: milsurplus@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Fri, Jan 28, 2022 12:15 pm
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Military Connector/Plug Spanner Wrench Sets

Improvise-Adapt-Overcome
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On 1/28/2022 9:15 AM, Nick England wrote:
> Plaque over a buddy’s workbench-
> “It is a damn poor job that doesn’t require at least one new tool.”
>
> ……And he bought a router to make the plaque.
>
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 8:47 AM Ray Fantini <RAFANTINI@salisbury.edu
> <mailto:RAFANTINI@salisbury.edu>> wrote:
>
>    Cool, so that’s how you remove or tighten up those ring nuts on
>    power and other connectors on ground radio without galling them
>    up! Just have to decide if it’s worth $22 to do that. Have done
>    way too many by placing punch in the slot and hitting with a
>    hammer to break free and reverse to tighten.
>
>    Ray F/KA3EKH
>
>    eBay item 224809009976
>
>    https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Military-Cannon-Connector-Plug-Spanner-Wrench-Set-5120006589805-/224809009976
>    <https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Military-Cannon-Connector-Plug-Spanner-Wrench-Set-5120006589805-/224809009976>
>
>    Not mine, no connection to the seller
>
> --
> Nick England K4NYW
> www.navy-radio.com <http://www.navy-radio.com>
>
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