CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION - TM-11-6625-467-120007

TM 11-6625-467-12

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL

36 l). Fill out and forward Discrepancy in Shipment

1-1. Scope

Report (DISREP) (SF 361) as prescribed in AR

a. This manaul describes Test Set, Electronic

55-38/NAVSUPINST 4610.33B/AFR 75-18/MCO

Circuit Plug-In Unit AN/ARM-87 (test set) and

P4610.19C and DLAR 4500.15.

c o v e r s its operation and operator/crew and

organizational maintenance.

1-4. Administrative Storage

b. Throughout this manual, where appropriate,

Administrative storage of equipment issued to and

references are made to other publications which

used by Army activities will have preventive

cover the operation and maintenance of the test set.

maintenance performed in accordance with the

A complete listing of applicable reference

PMCS charts before storing. When removing the

publications is provided in appendix A.

equipment from administrative storage, the PMCS

c. The maintenance allocation chart appears in

s h o u l d be performed to assure operational

appendix D.

readiness. Disassembly and repacking of equipment

for shipment or limited storage are covered in

1-2. Indexes of Publications

paragraphs 2-1 and 2-2.

a. DA Pam 310-4. Refer to the latest issue of DA

Pam 310-4 to determine whether there are new

1-5. Destruction of Army Electronics Materiel

editions, changes, or additional publications per-

Destruction of Army electronics materiel to prevent

taining to the equipment.

e n e m y use shall be in accordance with TM

b. DA Pam 310-7. Refer to DA Pam 310-7 to

760-244-2.

determine whether there are modification work

orders (MWO's pertaining to the equipment.

Equipment

1-6. Reporting

Improvement

Recommendations (EXR)

1-3. Maintenance Forms, Records and Reports

If your test set needs improvement, let us know.

a Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory

Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the only one who

Equipment. Department of the Army forms and

can tell us what you don't like about your equip-

procedures used for equipment maintenance will be

ment. Let us know why you don't like the design.

t h o s e prescribed by TM 38-750, The Army

Tell us why a procedure is hard to perform. Put it on

Maintenance Management System.

an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to

b. Report of Item and Packaging Discrepancies.

C o m m a n d e r , US Army Communications and

Fill out and forward SF 364 (Report of Discrepancy

Electronics M a t e r i e l R e a d i n e s s C o m m a n d ,

( R O D ) ) as prescribed in AR 735-11-2/DLAR

A T T N : DRSEL-ME-MQ, Fort Monmouth, NJ

4140.55/NAVSUPINST

4 4 4 0 . 1 2 7 E/AFR

07703. We'll send you a reply.

400.54/MCO 4430.3E.

c. Discrepancy in Shipment Report (DISREP) (SF

Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA

1-7. Purpose and Use

circuitry.

The test set (fig. l-l) is portable and provides

1-8. Description

simulated input signals and output loads to test the

a. The test set is 14 inches high, 22 inches wide,

modules of Radio Set AN/ARC-54. It is completely

and 16 inches deep, and weighs 95 pounds. It

self-contained and requires no. additional test

contains power supplies, oscillators, loads, filters,

equipment for operation. Power supplies within the

and various circuits to simulate normal input

test set provide operating power for the

s i g n a l s and output loads of the AN/ARC-54

AN/ARC-54 modules and internal circuits. The test

modules. The equipment is enclosed in a water-tight

set has a provision for providing operating power

aluminum case with a snap-on cover that protects

for a complete Radio Set AN/ARC-54 and also

the front panel controls when the set is not in use. A

includes a self-check feature for checking its internal

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