GENERAL INFORMATION

TM 11-5820-890-10-8

The Principles of Operation chapter covers how SINCGARS

OPERATIONS

radios and associated equipment are employed to accomplish

various communications requirements during unit mission

operations. Some specific subjects addressed are single

channel communications, frequency hopping nets, use of Julian

Date and GPS Zulu time, net openings and late net entry

methods, updating procedures, retransmission operations, use

of antennas, r e m o t e c o n t r o l o p e r a t i o n s , a n d f r e q u e n c y

management.

Specific tasks covered in terms of sequential procedures are

TASKS

Operator Primary and Special, NCS Primary and Special, plus

PLGR, FHMUX, and STU Transfer tasks. ANCD tasks are

addressed as integral parts of Operator and NCS tasks.

Operator level maintenance pertaining to SINCGARS radios is

MAINTENANCE

treated in the form of Preventive Maintenance Checks and

Services (PMCS). Essential operator maintenance requirements

for associated equipment is covered briefly and references are

cited for each.

Because of the critical Importance of batteries to the operation of

BATTERIES

SINCGARS radios and associated equipment, a Battery

Requirements section provides general guidance regarding the

number of hours of service that may be expected of various types

of batteries under differing operational conditions.

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.3.

Maintenance Forms, Records And Reports

1.3a.

Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory Equipment.

DA Pam 738-750

Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment

maintenance will be those prescribed by DA Pam 738-750, as

contained in Maintenance Management Update.

Reporting of Item and Packaging Discrepancies.

SF 364 (ROD)

Fill out and forward SF 364 (Report of Discrepancy (ROD) as

prescribed

735-11-2/DLAR

4140.55/SECNAVINST

4355.18/AFR 400-54/MCO 4430.3J.

Transportation Discrepancy Report (TDR) (SF 361).

SF 361 (TDR)

Fill out and forward Transportation Discrepancy Report (TDR) (SF 361)

as prescribed in AR 55-38/NAVSUPINST 4610.33C/AFR 75-18/MCO

P4610. 19D/DLAR 4500.15.

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