CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION - TM-11-5820-670-120011

TM 11-5820-670.12

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

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General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I

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Equipment Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II

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Technical Principles of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ill

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OVERVIEW

This chapter supplies both general and specific information about Radio Set AN/ARC-131 and

acquaints the user with the equipment's purpose, basic principles of operation, and characteristics.

Also furnished is information regarding proper forms used to document equipment maintenance and

status, packaging and handling deficiencies, and discrepancies in shipment.

Section I GENERAL INFORMATION

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Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Reporting Equipment Improvement Recommendations (EAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Consolidated Index of Army Publications and Blank Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Destruction of Army Electronics Materiel to Prevent Enemy Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Administrative Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Nomenclature Cross-Reference List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Safety, Care, and Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Type of Manual: Operator's and Organizational Maintenance.

Equipment Name and Model Number: Radio Set AN/ARC-131.

Purpose of Equipment: The AN/ARC-131 is a lightweight, airborne radio set that provides two-way

communications between air-to air and air-to-ground stations within the tactical frequency-modu-

lation (fro) band of 30 to 75.95 mega Hertz (MHz). The radio set also provides the pilot with retrans-

mission capability as well as fm and continuous wave (CW) homing.

1 - 2 . MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS.

REPORT OF MAINTENANCE AND UNSATISFACTORY EQUIPMENT

Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will be those pre-

scribed by DA Pam 738-750 as contained in Maintenance Management Update.

REPORT OF PACKAGING AND HANDLING DEFICIENCIES

Fill out and forward SF 364 (Report of Discrepancy (ROD)) as prescribed in AR 735-11-2/DLAR

4140.55/NAVMATlNST 4355.73A/AFR 400-54/MCO 4430. 3F.

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