Ocs Comm By Tactical Radio

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACTION: COMMUNICATE BY A TACTICAL RADIO CONDITION: GIVEN AN AN/VRC88, ANCD, AND OPERATIONAL DISTANT TACTICAL RADIO STANDARDS: ESTABLISH VOICE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE DISTANT TACTICAL RADIO

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACTION: PLACE THE RADIO INTO OPERATION CONDITION: GIVEN AN AN/VRC88, ANCD, AND OPERATIONAL DISTANT TACTICAL RADIO STANDARDS: RADIO PASSES OPERATIONAL CHECKS

WORK STATION SETUP 1. Follow instructions 2. SELF TEST must be complete before you put the FCTN knob in any other position.

MENU SELECTION 1. Set the Volume. - Press menu - Volume=# - To change enter number of desired level 1-9 with 0 activating the WHSP 2. Set Channel. - Press menu - Channel= # - Cue=7 Man=0 - Chan 2=2 Chan 3=3 - Chan 5=5 Chan 6=6

Chan 1=1 Chan 4=4

MENU SELECTION 3. Set Power. - Press menu - Power= LO, MED, HI, PA - Press CHG/7 to change Power setting 4. Set Mode of Operation. - Press menu - Mode= SC, FH, FH-M - Press CHG/7 until desired Mode 5. Set COMSEC. - Press menu - COMSEC=PT, CT, TD, RV - Press CHG / 7 to desired setting

SINGLE CHANNEL OPERATIONS SC PRESETS: 1. CHAN 1-6 CUE or MAN 2. MODE SC 3. FCTN KNOB LD 4. COMSEC PT – PRESS - FREQ – PRESS - CLR – PROGRAM FREQUENCY – PRESS - STO

BASE FREQUENCY ALL FREQUENCIES IN SINGLE CHANNEL END IN:

00, 25, 50, 75 FREQ: 3 5 7 7 5 FREQ: 3 5 7 8 5

OFFSETTING FREQUENCY OFFSET PRESETS: 1. CHAN 1-6 CUE or MAN 2. MODE SC 3. FCTN LD 4. COMSEC PT/CT – PRESS FREQ – PRESS ERF / OFFSET – PRESS CHG / 7 [ 00, 05, 10, -10, -05 ]

CUE MAN CH 1 CH 2

PROGRAM FREQUENCIES 3 2 0 0 0 CH 3 4 9 0 0 0 3 8 2 4 5 CH 4 5 3 0 0 5 4 1 8 8 5 CH 5 5 5 0 9 0 4 6 0 5 0 CH 6 5 8 3 7 5

NOTE: DO NOT PRESS FREQ BUTTON AFTER YOU HAVE OFFSET A FREQUENCY

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACTION: ENTER THE NET CONDITION: GIVEN AN AN/VRC 88, ANCD, AND OPERATIONAL DISTANT TACTICAL RADIO STANDARDS: NET ACCESS IS ACCEPTED BY THE NCS

Net Discipline • • • •

Authorized transmissions only Enforce radio silence Use authorized prowords Prohibit profane, indecent, obscene language

Operator Actions • • • •

Listen before transmitting Minimize transmission time Speak naturally Pause after natural phrase

Phonetic Alphabet • Associates a word with each letter • Used to clarify transmissions • Do not substitute prowords for actual text of message

Phonetic Alphabet and Numbers A ALFA (AL FAH) F FOXTROT (FOKS TROT) K KILO (KEY LOH) P PAPA (PAH PAH) U UNIFORM (YOU NEE FORM) Z ZULU (ZOO LOO) 5 FIFE

B BRAVO (BRAH VOH) G GOLF (GOLF) L LIMA (LEE MAH) Q QUEBEC (KEH BECK) V VICTOR (VIK TAH) 1 WUN

C CHARLIE (CHAR LEE) H HOTEL (HOH TELL) M MIKE (MIKE) R ROMEO (ROW ME OH) W WHISKEY (WISS KEY) 2 TOO

D DELTA (DELL TAH) I INDIA (IN DEE AH) N NOVEMBER (NO VEM BER) S SIERRA (SEE AIR RAH) X XRAY (ECKS RAY) 3 TREE

E ECHO (ECK OH) J JULIETT (JEW LEE ETT) O OSCAR (OSS CAR) T TANGO (TANG GO) Y YANKEE (YANG KEY) 4 FOW ER

6 SIX

7 SEV EN

8 AIT

9 NIN ER

0 ZE RO

Phonetic Alphabet • • • • •

Ranger Infantry Signal Bayonet Artillery

• • • • •

Quartermaster Officer Victory Warrior Finance

Prowords • Words or Phrases which have assigned meanings • Designed to expedite message delivery

Prowords All After

All Before

The portion of the message to which I have reference is all that which follows The portion of the message to which I have reference is all that which precedes

Prowords Correct

You are correct, or what you have transmitted is correct

Correction

An error has been made in this transmission. The correct version is__________

Prowords Disregard this This transmission is in transmission error. Disregard it. —out Do not answer Stations called are not to answer this call.

Prowords Figures

Numerals or numbers follow

From

The originator of this message is_____

Prowords Grid

The portion following is a grid reference

I Spell

I will the next word phonetically

Message

A message which requires recording follows

Prowords More to follow Nothing Heard

Transmitting station has additional traffic for the receiving station Used when no reply is received from the called station

Prowords Out

Over

Used at the end of a transmission and no answer is required or expected. This is the end of my transmission, respond. Transmit now.

Prowords Read Back

Repeat the entire transmission back to me exactly as received

Relay (to)

Transmit this message to addressee _____

Prowords Roger

I have received your last transmission satisfactorily

Say Again

Repeat your last transmission

Prowords Silence

Cease transmissions immediately. Maintain until lifted.

Silence Lifted Silence is lifted. (authenticated by codeword)

Prowords This is

Through me

Time

This transmission is from the station whose designator immediately follows. Relay your message through me Time or DTG follows

Prowords To

Unknown Station

The addressees immediately following are addressed for action Identity of the station with whom I am attempting to establish communication is unknown.

Prowords

Wait

I must pause for a few seconds

Wait— Out

I must pause for longer than a few seconds

Prowords WILCO

Wrong

I have received your transmission, understand, and will comply. Your last transmission was incorrect. The correct version is___

Radio Checks • Rating signal strength and readability • A station is Loud and Clear unless told otherwise

Radio Checks • Radio Check

What is my strength and readability?

• Roger

I received your transmission satisfactorily

Radio Checks Strength Prowords • Loud • Good • Weak • Very Weak • Poor

Readability Prowords • Clear • Readable • Unreadable • Distorted • With Interference • Intermittent

CONVOY WILL ARRIVE AT 1600 HOURS AT GRID EF12359934 MOVE TANKS 400 METERS WEST OF YOUR LOCATION AIRCRAFT WILL ARRIVE A GRID ER 99933355 AT 0400 HOURS

REQUEST ORANGE 1 REPORT BE SENT TO BDE HQ’S BY 0800 HRS APC IS BROKEN DOWN AT GRID WE85553733. RECOVERY VEHICLE IS NEEDED.

ANCD MAIN MENU

SOI

RADIO

SUPERVISOR

SOI

MENU

qRef Group Net sufX Pyro 3

Tmpd 2

4

Set C/s Find Memo 1

ANCD MAIN MENU

SOI

RADIO

SUPERVISOR

ICOM FILL

ICOM FILL ICOM FILL PRESETS: 1. CHAN 01 2. MODE FH 3. FCTN LD 4. COMSEC CT LOAD ICOM DATA FROM ANCD

RADIO

MENU

Send Receive Database sEtup Comsec Time

ICOM FILL FROM ANCD TURN ON ANCD SELECT RADIO SELECT SEND SELECT RADIO SELECT ICOM

PRESS ENTER PRESS ENTER PRESS ENTER PRESS ENTER

ICOM FILL FROM ANCD CONNECT ANCD TO RT

PRESS ENTER

ENSURE FCTN SWITCH IS SET TO LD

PRESS ENTER

DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE TIME. (N)

PRESS ENTER

PRESS LOAD ON RT

PRESS LOAD

ESTABLISHING FREQUENCY HOPPING NET • SET PRESETS FOR SC OPS • PROGRAM SOI DATA (MAN AND CUE FREQs) • SET PRESETS FOR FH OPS • LOAD ICOM fill data FROM ANCD

SYNCH TIME SETTINGS 1. 2. 3. 4.

CHAN MODE FCTN COMSEC

ANY FH LD CT

-Use this method when you are reasonably certain that SYNC time is the problem

SYNCH TIME SETTINGS “TIME” # # WILL DISPLAY – “CLR” ENTER JULIAN DATE – “STO” – “TIME” AGAIN, # # # # HOURS & MINUTES WILL DISPLAY – PROGRAM HOURS & MINUTES – PRESS “STO”

Synch Time

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ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACTION: TRANSMIT A RADIO MESSAGE CONDITION: GIVEN AN AN/VRC 88, ANCD, AND OPERATIONAL DISTANT TACTICAL RADIO STANDARDS: DISTANT TACTICAL RADIO ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF TRANSMISSION

PE SC PRESETS: 1. CHAN MAN/CUE 2. MODE SC 3. FCTN LD 4. COMSEC PT – PRESS - FREQ – PRESS - CLR – PROGRAM FREQUENCY – PRESS - STO

ZEROIZE ALL RT Function knob to Z for 5 seconds