Single Channel Ground/Airborne Radio System (Sincgars) Operation

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Single Channel Ground/Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) Operation

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SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM

(SINCGARS) OPERATION
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SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM (SINCGARS)

OPERATION
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
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A.
SINGLE CHANNEL
OPERATION
GROUND/AIRBORNE
RADIO
SYSTEM
(SINCGARS)
Conditions
You have been given an AN/PRC-119 or an installed AN/VRC-90

SINCGARS radio, ECCM fill device with cable, and SOI.
Standards
You must answer all check on learning questions correctly and operate the
SINCGARS radio in the Single Channel (SC) and substation Frequency
Hopping (FH) secure modes IAW TM-5820-890-10-1. To receive a GO for
this lesson unit, you will complete the written test with 70% accuracy.
Safety
Instructions
The student will be informed of lithium battery hazards and handling of

antennae when working with a manpack and warned of high voltage at J1 if
working with a vehicular radio set. A Safety Handout is provided in this
Student Guide.
Tools,
Equipment
and Materials
Student Guide and notepad
References
SINCGARS ICOM Ground Radio Operators Pocket Guide
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Performance
Measures
a. Procedures to Prepare a Manpack for Operation:

Step
Procedures
1.
Assemble the manpack:

Stand the Receiver-Transmitter (RT) on front panel
guards.
Place battery box on bottom of RT, aligning battery
box systems connector with RT systems connector.
Secure the battery box using four latches.
Inspect battery for damage, corrosion, or leakage.
For a new battery, remove the round piece of tape
from the connector and place the tape on the side of
the battery. For a used battery, note battery life
condition written on the tape.
2.
Open battery box cover, place battery in box, mate

connectors, and secure cover with latch.
Connect manpack antenna and handset to RT.
Set/Check battery life condition:
Set FCTN switch to LD.
Depress keypad BATT CALL button.
Enter 00 for a new battery or use the numbers
written on the side of a used battery.
Press STO button to start clock.
During operation, check battery life by setting FCTN

switch to SQ ON, depressing keypad BATT CALL
button, and writing numbers displayed on the side of
battery (when removed from battery box).
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b. Procedures to Perform Before-Operation PMCS:

Step
Procedures
1.
Set RT controls to appropriate positions.
FCTN to OFF
RF to LO
CHAN to MAN
MODE to SC
COMSEC to CT
2.
VOL to middle of the range

DIM to middle of the range
Test RT circuits.
Set FCTN to Z-FH; wait for display to show
GOOD.
Key handset twice to clear COMSEC alarm.
3.
Set FTCN to TST.

Watch as displays cycle in sequence. Display should
display GOOD at the end of the test.
Test the transmitter.
4.
Set FTCN to SQ ON.

Depress and hold the handset Push-To-Talk (PTT)
switch, look for signal indicator to light at 1 or 2,
and release PTT switch.
Test mounting adapter and base (vehicle-mounted radios only).
Set FCTN to SQ OFF and observe noise level.
Set FCTN to SQ ON and observe noise level.
Confirm that noise level is lower when FCTN is set
to SQ ON.
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c. Procedures to Load and Operate a SINCGARS Radio in SC Mode:

Step
Procedures
1.
Load SC frequency:
Set CHAN to designated channel.
Set FCTN to LD.
Depress keypad FREQ and CLR buttons.
2.
Enter desired frequency.

Depress STO function (display will blink).
Load the Traffic Encryption Key (TEK).
Connect KYK-13 fill device to RT AUD/FILL
connector with fill cable.
Turn KYK-13 MODE switch to ON and FILL
switch to TEK position.
Depress keypad LOAD button. Display shows
LOAD then H TEK (the H means holding).
Press keypad STO and 1 buttons. Display shows
STO ___ then STO 1 and blinks.
Load TEK into channels 2 through 5.
eliminate the need for scrolling.
This will
Depress keypad LOAD, STO, and number 2 buttons.

Wait for display to blink.
Repeat previous step using the number 3, 4, and 5
buttons.
3.
Turn KYK-13 OFF and disconnect fill cable from

RT and KYK-13.
Set FCTN to SQ ON.
Operate on the secure SC net.
Wait for NCS net call.
Respond to net call.
Wait to be informed by NCS that the net is
successfully opened.
Communicate on net, making sure a beep is heard in
handset each time the PTT switch is pressed.
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d. Procedures to Load and Operate a SINCGARS Radio in

FH Mode:
Step
Procedures
1.
Load hopset:
Connect ECCM fill device to RT.
Set fill device to ON and RT to FH MODE.
Depress keypad LOAD button.
Depress STO and number 1 buttons.
2.
Set CHAN to 1 and reset to MAN.

When RT display shows COLD, disconnect fill
cable and ECCM fill device.
Perform a net member cold start net opening.
Set RT control settings: FCTN set to LD, MODE
set to FH, CHAN set to MAN, COMSEC set to CT
(display should read COLD).
Wait for NCS to call the net and establish
communications on MAN channel.
Answer in sequence with other net members.
Listen for NCS to announce a standby for ERF, and
provide a channel for storing loadset.
Net members store ERF by depressing STO and the
appropriate number button and setting CHAN switch
to channel directed by NCS.
Set FCTN to SQ ON.
Wait for NCS to call net and
communications on designated channel.
establish
Net members answer in sequence a second time.
3.
Wait to be informed by NCS that the net is

successfully opened.
Communicate on net, making sure a beep is heard in
handset each time the PTT switch is pressed.
Perform a CUE late net entry, when needed.
Set CHAN to CUE.
Perform procedures used for loading a manual
channel.
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Set RT controls: FCTN to LD, MODE to FH,

CHAN to CUE, and RF to appropriate power level.
Initiate CUE call by setting COMSEC switch to PT,
key handset PTT switch for 4-6 seconds, reset
COMSEC switch to CT, and repeat every 30,
seconds as needed (the NCS or alternate NCS is
unable to receive your CUE signal when anyone is
talking on the net).
When the NCS responds, report intent to enter the
net.
NCS and net member then conduct normal cold start
net opening.
e. Procedures to Perform After-Operations PMCS on a
SINCGARS Radio:
Step
Procedures
Set COMSEC switch to Z and wait seven seconds.
1.
Set COMSEC switch to CT.
2.
Check RT battery life condition (SINCGARS manpack users
3.
only).
Set RT FCTN switch to TST. Display cycles the same as in
4.
before-operation PMCS.
Set RT FCTN switch to Z-FH. Wait for display to show
5.
Good.
Set RT FCTN switch to OFF.
6.
Turn CB1 to OFF (Vehicle-mounted radio users only).
7.
Manpack users disassemble system and write battery life
8.
condition on battery.
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OPERATION
SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION:
In your small groups, you will be discussing the features and operation of a SINCGARS-V radio.
Use these questions to guide you in an open discussion of each topic. Your student group leader
will refer you to appropriate viewgraphs at several points during this small group instruction.
The SINCGARS Receiver-Transmitter (RT):

1. For what is the Retransmission (RXMT) connector used?
2. What do each of the following Function (FCTN) switch settings do?
OFF
Z-FH
REM
RXMT
SQ OFF
SQ ON
LD
TST
STBY
3. How do the four settings (LO, M, HI, and PA) on the RF switch differ?
4. For what purpose are the Channel (CHAN) and Mode switches used?
5. What is the importance of the DIM control?
6. What function does each button on the keypad serve?
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION (continued):
7. What does the WHSP selection on the volume knob do?
8. What are the settings available on the Communications Security (COMSEC) switch?
9. What are the HUB (Hold Up Battery), AUD/FILL (Audio Fill) connector, and AUD/DATA
(Audio Data) connector used for?
Preparing a SINCGARS Manpack for Operation:

10. When and how should the manpack be assembled?
11. When preparing a manpack, how do you set and/or check battery life condition?
Perform Before-Operation PMCS:

12. To what positions should the RT controls be set?
13. How are the RT circuits tested during before-operation PMCS?
14. What other PMCS are required before loading the SINCGARS RT?
Loading and Operating a SINCGARS Radio in Single Channel (SC) Mode:

15. How is an SC frequency loaded?
16. What are the steps required to load the TEK?
17. After the manpack has been prepared, before-operation PMCS have been performed, and the
SC frequency and TEK have been loaded, secure SC communications must be established.
How is this accomplished?
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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION (continued):
18. How do you know you are communicating in the secure mode?
Loading and Operating a SINCGARS Radio in Frequency Hopping (FH) Mode:

19. What is the difference between operating in SC mode and operating in FH mode?
20. What is a loadset?
21. How is the FH hopset loaded?
22. Once the hopset is loaded, what are the steps for a cold start net opening?
23. What is a CUE late net entry and how is it performed?
Closing the SC or FH Net and Performing After-Operation PMCS:

24. How is the net closed?
25. What actions are taken to complete after-operation PMCS?
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STUDENT HANDOUTS
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Student Handout #1
SINCGARS-V Radio Operation Safety Warning
1.
A lithium battery used with your manpack radio contains pressurized sulfur
dioxide gas. The gas is toxic, and the battery MUST NOT be abused in any way
which may cause the battery to rupture.
2.
DO NOT heat, short circuit, crush, puncture, mutilate, or disassemble batteries.
3.
DO NOT USE any battery which shows signs of damage, such as bulging,
swelling, disfigurement, a brown liquid in the plastic wrap, a swollen wrap, etc.
4.
DO NOT test lithium batteries for capacity.
5.
DO NOT recharge lithium batteries.
6.
DO NOT dispose of lithium batteries with ordinary trash/refuse. Turn in

discharged batteries to local supply.
7.
If the battery compartment becomes hot to the touch, if you hear a hissing or
burping (i.e. battery venting), or smell irritating gas (sulfur dioxide).
IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF the equipment and leave the area.
1. Allow the equipment to cool at least one hour.
2. Remove and replace the battery after the equipment has cooled to the touch.
3. If there is a safety incident, or if you believe a safety hazard exists, notify
your local Safety Office/Officer, file a Product Quality Deficiency Report.
SF Form 368, and notify the CECOM Safety Office, Ft. Monmouth, NJ at
AV 995-3112.
8.
DO NOT use a Halon type fire extinguisher on a lithium battery fire.
9.
In the event of a fire near a lithium battery, rapid cooling of the battery is
important. Flood the equipment with water, or use a carbon dioxide
extinguisher. Control of the equipment fire and cooling may prevent the battery
from venting and potentially exposing lithium metal. In the event that the
lithium metal becomes involved in fire, the use of a graphite based Class D fire
extinguisher is recommended.
10.
DO NOT store batteries in unused equipment.
11.
DO NOT store lithium batteries with other hazardous materials. Keep them
away from open flame or heat.
12.
DO NOT place BA-5800 lithium batteries in fire or water, they may explode.
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OPERATION
VIEWGRAPHS
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Single Channel Ground/Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) Operation

SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM

SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM (SINCGARS)

You have been given an AN/PRC-119 or an installed AN/VRC-90

The student will be informed of lithium battery hazards and handling of

Student Guide and notepad

SINCGARS ICOM Ground Radio Operators Pocket Guide

a. Procedures to Prepare a Manpack for Operation:

Assemble the manpack:

Open battery box cover, place battery in box, mate

During operation, check battery life by setting FCTN

b. Procedures to Perform Before-Operation PMCS:

VOL to middle of the range

Set FTCN to TST.

Set FTCN to SQ ON.

c. Procedures to Load and Operate a SINCGARS Radio in SC Mode:

Enter desired frequency.

Depress keypad LOAD, STO, and number 2 buttons.

Turn KYK-13 OFF and disconnect fill cable from

d. Procedures to Load and Operate a SINCGARS Radio in

Set CHAN to 1 and reset to MAN.

Net members answer in sequence a second time.

Wait to be informed by NCS that the net is

Set RT controls: FCTN to LD, MODE to FH,

SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM (SINCGARS)

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION

The SINCGARS Receiver-Transmitter (RT):

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION

Preparing a SINCGARS Manpack for Operation:

Perform Before-Operation PMCS:

Loading and Operating a SINCGARS Radio in Single Channel (SC) Mode:

SMALL GROUP INSTRUCTION

Loading and Operating a SINCGARS Radio in Frequency Hopping (FH) Mode:

Closing the SC or FH Net and Performing After-Operation PMCS:

SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM

DO NOT heat, short circuit, crush, puncture, mutilate, or disassemble batteries.

DO NOT test lithium batteries for capacity.

DO NOT recharge lithium batteries.

DO NOT dispose of lithium batteries with ordinary trash/refuse. Turn in

DO NOT use a Halon type fire extinguisher on a lithium battery fire.

DO NOT store batteries in unused equipment.

SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM (SINCGARS)

SINGLE CHANNEL GROUND/AIRBORNE RADIO SYSTEM

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