Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION

TM 11-5805-387-20-2

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

Section I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1-1. SCOPE

q Type of Manual: Organizational Maintenance

q Model Number and Equipment Name: Modem Radio Teletypewriter MD-522A/GRC

q Purpose of Equipment: Permits transmission and/or reception (transception) of teletypewriter

data and voice communications.

1-2. CONSOLIDATED INDEX OF ARMY PUBLICATIONS AND BLANK FORMS

Refer to the latest issue of DA PAM 310-1 to determine whether there are new editions, changes

or additional publications pertaining to the equipment.

1-3. MAINTENANCE FORMS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS

a. Reports of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory Equipment.

Department of the Army forms and procedures used for equipment maintenance will 1 be

those prescribed by DA Pam 738-750 as contained in Maintenance Management Update.

b. Report of Packaging and Handling Deficiencies.

Fill out and forward SF 364 (Report of Discrepancy (ROD)) as prescribed in AR 735-11-2/DLAR

4140.55/NAVMATINST 4355.73A/AFR 400-54/MCO 4430.3F.

c. Discrepancy in Shipment Report (DISREP) (SF 361).

Fill out and forward Discrepancy in Shipment Report (DISREP) (SF 361) as prescribed in AR 55-

38/NAVSUPINST 4610.33C/AFR 75-18/MCO P4610.19D/DLAR 4500.15.

1-4. DESTRUCTION OF ARMY ELECTRONICS MATERIEL

Destruction of Army electronics materiel to prevent enemy use shall be in accordance with

TM 750-244-2.

1-5. ADMINISTRATIVE STORAGE

Administrative Storage of Equipment issued to and used by Army activities will have preventive

maintenance performed in accordance with the PMCS charts (page 2-10) before storing. When removing

the equipment from administrative storage, the PMCS should be performed to assure operational readi-

ness. Disassembly and repacking of equipment for shipment or limited storage are covered in chapter 2,

section VI of this manual.

1-6. REPORTING EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (EIR'S)

If your Modem Radio Teletypewriter MD-522A/GRC needs improvement, let us know. Send us an

EIR. You, the user, are the only one who can tell us what you don't like about your equipment. Let us

know why you don't like the design. Tell us why a procedure is hard to perform. Put it on an SF 368

(Quality Deficiency Report). Mail it to Commander, US Army Communications-Electronics Command

and Fort Monmouth, ATTN: DRSEL-ME-MP, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 07703. We'll send you a

reply.

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