CHAPTER 1 lNTRODUCTION

TM 11-5895-555-24

CHAPTER 1

lNTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL

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Scope

1-3.1. Reporting Equipment Improvement

Recommendation (EIR)

This manual describes Control Indicator C-8157/

If your equipment needs improvement, let us know.

ARC (fig. 1-1, 1-2) and Mounting MT-3802/

ARC (fig. 13). The manual provides instruc-

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

tions for operation, organisational, direct sup

tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us

port, and general support maintenance, and func-

know why you don't like the design. Put it on an SF 368

tioning of the equipment.

(Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to Commander,

US Army Communications-Electronics Command

and Fort Monmouth, ATTN: AMSEL-ME-MP, Fort

1-2. Consolidated Index of Army Publications

and Blank Forms

Monmouth, New Jersey 07703-5007. We'll send you a

Refer to the latest issue of DA Pam 310-1 to determine

reply.

whether there are new editions, changes or additional

publications pertaining to the equipment.

1-3.2. Administrative Storage

1-3. Maintenance Forms, Records, and

a. Administrative storage of equipment issued to

Reports

and used by Army activities will have preventive main-

tenance performed in accordance with the PMCS

a. Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory

charts before storing. When removing the equipment

Equipment. Department of the Army forms and

procedures used for equipment maintenance will be

from administrative storage, the PMCS should be per-

those prescribed by DA Pam 738-750 as contained in

formed to assure operational readiness. Removal and

Maintenance Management Update.

repacking equipment for shipment or limited storage is

covered in chapter 2 and SB 38-100.

b. Report of Packaging and Handling Deficiencies.

b. COMSEC. equipment must be removed before

Fill out and forward SF 364 (Report of Discrepancy

storage, and turned in to the COMSEC account

(ROD)) as prescribed in AR 735-1l-2/DLAR 4140.55/

custodian.

NAVMATINST 4355.73A/AFR 400-54/MCO 4430.3F.

1-3.3. Destruction of Army Electronics Materiel

c. Discrepancy in Shipment Report (DISREP) (SF

Destruction of Army electronics materiel to prevent

361). Fill out and forward Discrepancy in Shipment

enemy use shall be in accordance with TM 750-244-2.

Report (DISREP) (SF 361) as prescribed in AR 55-38/

COMSEC equipment and keying information have

NAVSUPINST 4610.33C/AFR 75-18/MCO P461O

first priority.

.19D/DLAR 4500.15.

Section II. DESCRIPTION AND DATA

NOTE

1-4. Purpose and Use

a. Control Indicator C-8157/ARC (fig. 1-1, 1-

MWO 11-5821-244-30/2, 12 September

2) is used as auxiliary equipment to provide

1966 must be applied to Radio Set AN/

control of the TSEC/KY-28 Cipher voice secur-

ARC-54 for operation with Control Indi-

ity equipment (CX mode) operation.

cator C-8157/ARC and TSEC/KY-28

b. Control Indicator C-8157/ARC is used by

in the (X) Mode.

the pilot and co-pilot of an aircraft to control

c. Mounting MT-3802/ARC (fig. 1-3) pro-

TSEC/KY-28 and Radio Set AN/ARC-54 (or

vides a secure mount for the TSEC/KY-28 Ci-

equivalent for operation in either the plain or

pher equipment within an aircraft or radio con-

the ciphony made). In addition retransmission

facilities are available through the C-8157/ARC.

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