Communications/Electronics – February 1966

 

Communications/Electronics

  1. General
  2. The overall effectiveness of Battalion Communication is considered excellent, although continuously plagued by the shortage of batteries BA-279’s, BA-386’s and wire.  The Battalion received one (1) AN/PRC-83 under R&E 66 program and two (2) AN/TGC-14A/V replacement items for the teletypewriter set AN/TPC-14/V.  Proper first and second echelon maintenance is being enforced and performed and a keen awareness of the equipment, both operationally and monetarily, exist.
  3. During this period the Battalion operated a forward and rear echelon Command Post, with additional communication equipment and personnel on a continuous standby basis for contingency commitments.
  4. Dead lined Equipment
  5. Third Echelon

AN/PRC-6         7

AN/PRC-10      1

TA-1                    1

TPC-21

(PU-422)           2

AN/PRC-83      1

  1. Second Echelon

AN/PRC-6        5

AN/PRC-10       1

TA-1                    8

AN/PRC-47      1

AN/PRC-41      1

BB-451               9

KW-7                  1

  1. Message Traffic
  2. Radio – Incoming 559, Outgoing 140
  3. Message Center

(a)               Classified – Incoming 271, Outgoing 1

(b)               Unclassified – Incoming 201, Outgoing 8

  1. Personnel Status

MOS            Overage        Shortage

2531                                            3

2533                3

2539                 1

2540               2

2581                1

2841                1

5931                1

  1. Operational Training
  2. Message Center

(a)               Typing                                                       60 hours

(b)               Logs & Files                                            12 hours

(c)               Operational check of online crypto          9 hours

(d)               Messenger Service                                 56 hours

  1. Radio

(a)               Communication Security                   2 hours

(b)               Radio Set AN/PRC-25                         30 hours

(c)               Maintenance Procedures                   15 hours

(d)               Voice Radio Procedure                        2 hours

  1. Wire

(a)               Field Wire Ties and splices                10 hours

(b)               Preventative Maintenance of Field

Wire in Service                                                            20 hours

(c)                Communications Security                2 hours

  1. Operations
  2. The Battalion operated two Command Posts, controlling two TAORs for the full month.  Battalion units within each TAOR were widely dispersed, constantly operating at distances of several thousand meters from each Command Post.  This necessitated a constant, maximum commitment of personnel and equipment, drastically reducing turn around capability of defective equipment and ability to react to varying emergency situations.  The deployment over a large physical area required that several units of platoon size operate as stations on the Bn TAC Net, thus causing excessive traffic at times on that net.  This was over come, for the most part, by good circuit discipline.
  3. The Battalion participated in three Battalion (-) operations using five radio sets AN/PRC-25.  The Battalion TAC Net and Regt TAC Net operated at extended ranges with excellent results.

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