Communications/Electronics – November 1965

 

Communications Electronics

Section VI

  1. General
  2.       Considering the non-availability of spare parts, the equipment is in reasonably good condition.  Proper first and second echelon maintenance is performed and a keen awareness of the value of the equipment, both operationally and monetarily exists.
  3. Deadline Equipment
  4. Third Echelon
  5. AN/PRC-6      6

                                    AN/PRC-10    9

                                    TA-1                 8

                                    TPS-21            2

                                    PU-388           1

                                    PU-38             1

                                    URM-48        1

  1. second Echelon
  2. AN/PRC-6      3

                                    AN/PRC-10      3

                                    AN/PRC-47     2

                                    AN/PRC-41      1

  1. Security Violations
  2. Two violations were reported for passing coordinates of future rendezvous points in the clear.
  3. Message Traffic
  4. Radio
  5. incoming 1375
  6. outgoing 267
  7. Message Center
  8. classified
  9. incoming 135
  10. outgoing  1
  11. unclassified
  12. incoming 167
  13. outgoing  1
  1. Personnel Status
  2. 2511
  3. over – 1
  4. shortage – 0
  1. 2531
  2. over – 0
  3. shortage – 4
  1. 2533
  2. over – 2
  3. shortage – 0
  4. 2543
  5. over – 0
  6. shortage – 2
  1. 2811
  2. over – 0
  3. shortage – 1
  4. 2822
  5. over – 1
  6. shortage – 0
  7. 2841
  8. over – 1
  9. shortage – 0
  10. Operational Training
  11. Message Center
  12. offline crypto – 20 hours
  13. online crypto – 10 hours
  14. typing – 6 hours
  15. message format – 4 hours
  16. Radio
  17. radio voice procedure – 10 hours
  18. maintenance and operation of AN/PRC-6, AN/PRC-10 and AN/GRA-6 – 30 hours
  19. Wire
  20. field wire techniques – 24 hours
  21. trouble shooting – 16 hours
  22. preventive maintenance – 16 hours
  23. Operation
  24. The battalion participated in no major operations during the month of November.