COMM ops

Question 1

What information is displayed for each radio on COMM 1/2?

Answer 1

1. radio label
2. current waveform
3. preset
4. fm hopset of HF net number
5. Preset ID
6. FM hopset address name or HF Net address name
7. COMSEC mode and net variable
8. active frequency
9. FM hopset channel
10. HAVEQUICK Net ID1. or HF ALE Call Address

Question 2

What is the purpose of the COMM CONFIG page?

Answer 2

allow access to radio and assign M6 waveform pages

Question 3

What does an asterisk represent on a radios assign waveform page?

Answer 3

keep current setting and return to COMM CONFIG page

Question 4

What happens if a selection is made to a bezel key with an arrow displayed next to it on a radios assign waveform page?

Answer 4

changes arrow to asterisk, changes waveform, tunes radio to the first valid preset of the waveform, and returns to comm config page

Question 5

What are the WAVEFORM identifiers for each radio?

Answer 5

F1- F,E
U2-U,H
V3- V,F
F5-F,E
M6- F,L,U,S,H,V,M,E,D

Question 6

What are the maximum number of presets for each waveform?

Answer 6

F 20
L 20
U 20
S 20
H 20
V 20
M 20
E 6
D 30

Question 7

What are all the selections available for the M6 radio on the DATA LOAD pages?

Answer 7

UHF, HAVEQUICK, VHF, FM, M6 SINGARS, LMR, Maritime, and SATCOM

Question 8

Which preset lists are shared between multiple radios?

Answer 8

UHF, HAVEQUICK, VHF, and FM

Question 9

Which radios share the FM preset list?

Answer 9

F1, V3, F5, and M6 radios

Question 10

Which selection from the DATA LOAD pages is used to load the DAMA presets?

Answer 10

SATCOM

Question 11

How are the COMSEC Transmission Encryption Keys loaded?

Answer 11

Loaded directly into the receiver transmitter or KY-58 with an SKL

Question 12

Which radios use KY-58s?

Answer 12

U2 and V3

Question 13

Can a radios preset list be modified using the CDU after the list is loaded?

Answer 13

yes, on the specific radio preset page

Question 14

What can be modified through the CDU preset list and how would you do it?

Answer 14

CALLSIGN, COMSEC mode and variable frequency or NET can be changed individually or together. If the frequency is going to be changed then change the frequency first then the CALLSIGN

Question 15

Will the MFD DATA button work if the CDU is on COMM 1/2?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

What page must be accessed for the MFD DATA function to work for communication
purposes?

Answer 16

Any radios preset will work.

Question 17

Which MFD page is the COMM selection available from?

Answer 17

SYS IDX (T5)

Question 18

What is the reason you would type an “O” in the scratchpad prior to selecting the MFD DATA button in reference to the communication radios?

Answer 18

To drive the preset list up on the OUTBOARD MFD

Question 19

Which two radios gives the operator the ability to change KY-58 control from KY to Remote

Answer 19

U2 and V3

Question 20

What preset number denotes a manually tuned frequency?

Answer 20

0 (zero)

Question 21

What is the correct order of scratchpad entries to change preset callsign and frequency?

Answer 21

change frequency and then assign new call sign

Question 22

What are the Wave mode Identifiers for the M6 radio?

Answer 22

FLUSHVMED

Question 23

You have change preset frequencies many times. What keys must be selected on the COMM page to recall the last manually entered frequency?

Answer 23

type 0 into the scratch pad

Question 24

What is the M6 waveform identifier for Hopset frequencies?

Answer 24

E is hopset, fewest frequencies (6)