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Principal Technical Characteristics of U.S. Marine Corps Communication-Electronics Equipment TM 2000-OD/2C U.S. MARINE CORPS TECHNICAL MANUAL PRINCIPAL TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATION-ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT THIS PUBLICATION IS REQUIRED FOR OFFICIAL USE OR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OR OPERATIONAL PURPOSES. DISTRIBUTION IS LIMITED TO U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ONLY. OTHER REQUESTS FOR THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE REFERRED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS (ARD) WASHINGTON, D.C. 20380-0001. DESTRUCTION NOTICE: FOR UNCLASSIFIED, LIMITED DOCUMENTS, DESTROY BY ANY METHOD THAT WILL PREVENT DISCLOSURE OF CONTENTS OR RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DOCUMENTS. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DECEMBER 2005 PCN 180 002310 00 TM 2000-OD/2C UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Marine Corps Systems Command Quantico, Virginia 22134-5010 30 December 2005 1. This Technical Manual (TM), authenticated for Marine Corps use and effective upon receipt, provides technical characteristics information for Marine Corps Communication-Electronics Equipment. 2. This manual supersedes TM 2000-15/2B dated April 1993. 3. Submit notice of discrepancies or suggested changes on a NAVMC 10772. The NAVMC may be submitted via the Internet using website https://pubs.ala.usmc.mil/navmc, scrolling down to the NAVMC 10772 Tracking Program and following instructions provided. It may also be submitted by electronic mail to [email protected], or by mailing paper copy NAVMC 10772 in an envelope addressed to Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command, Attn: Assistant Commander Acquisition and Logistics (LOG/TP), 814 Radford Blvd, Suite 20343, Albany, Georgia 31704-0343. BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMANDER MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND OFFICIAL: KATRINA G. WAHL JAMES L. RIORDAN Product Group Director, PGD-11 Product Group Director, PGD-12 Marine Corps Systems Command Marine Corps Systems Command DISTRIBUTION: PCN 180 002310 00 1/(2 blank) RECORD OF CHANGES CHANGE DATE TITLE OR BRIEF ENTERED BY NO. DESCRIPTION TM 2000-OD/2C INSERT LATEST CHANGED PAGES. DESTROY SUPERSEDED PAGES. LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES NOTE: The portion of the text affected by the changes is indicated by a vertical line in the outer margin of the page. Changes to illustrations are indicated by miniature pointing hands. Changes to wiring diagrams are indicated by shaded areas. Dates of issue for original and changed pages are: Original. .0. December 2005 TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES IN THIS PUBLICATION IS 364 CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: Page No. *Change No. Page No. *Change No. Title 0 Blank 0 1 0 2 blank 0 A - B blank 0 Legend 0 i-viii 0 1-1 - 1-180 0 2-1 - 2-34 blank 0 3-1 - 3-42 0 4-1 - 4-50 0 A-1 - A-14 blank 0 B-1 - B-22 blank 0 Index I-1 - Index I-8 0 Index II-1 - Index II-8 0 *ZERO IN THIS COLUMN INDICATES AN ORIGINAL PAGE TM 2000-OD/2C DATA SHEET LEGEND The following information is meant as a legend for information presented on TM 2000-OD/2C data sheets. As a quick search option, a Model Number Index I and TAMCN Index II are provided at the end of this manual. NOMENCLATURE (LONG TITLE, ACRONYM, MODEL NUMBER) TAMCN NSN ID (Table of Authorized Material Control Number) (National Stock Number) (Identification Number) Digital Photo or No Illustration Available DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTION (One or more paragraphs which provides the systems basic information.) Manufacturer: (System integrator or fabricator) Marine Corps Systems Command: MC2I Product Group 11 or CINS Product Group 12 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Lists system specifics by columns, the first column should designate a function (i.e., power requirement, installation, and size and weight). The second column represents a value corresponding to the first column (i.e., 28 VDC, fixed or manpackable, and weight, length, width and height)). MAJOR COMPONENTS This section should only list the major components of the end item. These items are in a table with the first column designating a quantity and the second column representing the specific name of the component. LEGEND TM 2000-OD/2C TABLE OF CONTENTS TAMCN PAGE SECTION I. EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS/PRINCIPAL END ITEMS 1-1 Advanced Air Delivered Sensor (AADS).................................. A00017G 1-2 Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), AN/GYK-60 .............................................................................. A25557G 1-3 Air Defense Communications Platform (ADCP), AN/MSQ-124 ............................................................................ A00257G 1-4 Air Defense Communications Platform (ADCP) Enhancement Package (EP).............................................................................. A00487G 1-6 Amphibious Assault Vehicle, Full Tracked, AAVC7A1........... E07967K 1-7 Antenna Group, OE-254/GRC................................................... H20472G 1-8 Basic Network Virtual Storage Wide Area Network (VSWAN) A00087G 1-9 Blackjack Facsimile Set, AN/UXC-10 ...................................... A08927G 1-10 Blue Force Tracker (BFT), Backpack Variant........................... TBD 1-11 Blue Force Tracker (BFT), V-4 Variant .................................... HL243 1-12 Central Office, Telephone, Automatic, AN/TTC-42(V)............ A02487G 1-13 Combat Operations Center (COC) Tactical Command System, AN/TSQ-XXX(V)3 ................................................................... A02547G 1-14 Combat Operations Center (COC) Tactical Command System, AN/TSQ-XXX(V)4 ................................................................... A02557G 1-16 Command Communication System, AN/MSQ-115................... A02607G 1-18 Command and Control On-The-Move Network, Digital Over-The-Horizon Relay (CONDOR)....................................... TBD 1-19 Command Tactical Terminal Three (CTT/H3), Intelligence Broadcast Receiver (IBR), AN/USC-55A ................................. A25517G 1-20 Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) ... A00307G 1-22 Communication Emitter Sensing and Attacking System (CESAS), AN/USQ-146(V)3..................................................... TBD 1-23 Communication Equipment Interface Device, J-6333/U........... A32637G 1-24 Communication Group, Satellite, OS-302/U ............................. A09207G 1-25 Communications Data Link System (CDLS), AN/TYQ-101A . A00217G 1-26 Communications Distribution System (CDS) (V)1 ................... A00237G 1-28 Communications Distribution System (CDS) (V)2 ................... A00247G 1-29 Communications Infrastructure Equipment Suite...................... A08257G 1-30 Communications Interface System (CIS), AN/MRQ-12(V)1.... A32707G 1-31 Communications Interface System (CIS), AN/MRQ-12(V)2.... A08217G 1-33 Communications Terminal, AN/UGC-74C(V)3........................ A02847G 1-34 Composite Tracking Network (CTN) ........................................ A26007G 1-35 Control Monitor Set (CMS), AN/PTW-1 .................................. A26307G 1-36 Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence (CI/HUMINT) Equipment Program (CIHEP).................................................... A12807G 1-37 Data Distribution System (DDS), AN/TSQ-228(V)1, -228A(V)1 .................................................. A25387G 1-38 Data Distribution System (DDS), AN/TSQ-228(V)2 ................ A25347G 1-40 Data Distribution System (DDS), AN/TSQ-228(V)3, -228A(V)3 .................................................. A25337G 1-41 Day/Night Imager (V)2, (IMAGER 2), AN/PSQ-21................. A00037G 1-43 Deployed Ku-band Earth Terminal (DKET) ............................. TBD 1-44 Digital Technical Control (DTC) Facility, AN/TSQ-227.......... A04997G 1-45 Digital Terrain Analysis Mapping System (DTAMS), AN/PYQ-1................................................................................. A05047G 1-47 i TM 2000-OD/2C TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) TAMCN PAGE Direct Air Support Central, Airborne System (DASC, AS), AN/UYQ-3B.............................................................................. A00207G 1-49 Dismounted-Data Automated Communications Terminal (D-DACT), AN/PSC-13 ............................................................ A02857G 1-50 Enhanced Position Locating and Reporting System Network Manager ((EPLRS) ENM), AN/TSQ-158B............................... A12257G 1-51 Enterprise-Land Mobile Radio (E-LMR) .................................. TBD 1-52 General Field Artillery Computer Set, AN/GYK-47(V)6.......... A25427G 1-53 General Field Artillery Computer Set, AN/GYK-47(V)7.......... A25457G 1-54 Geodetic Survey Set .................................................................. A24767G 1-55 Geographic Information System-1 (GIS-1), PT-560/TSQ......... A08097G 1-56 Geographic Information System-2 (GIS-2), PT-561/TSQ......... A08107G 1-57 Geographic Information System-3 (GIS-3), EMG-0023 ........... A08117G 1-58 Global Broadcast Service (GBS), Transportable Ground Receive Suite (TGRS) Enhanced, AN/TRS-9 ........................... A00907G 1-59 Global Command and Control System (GCCS), AN/GYQ-92(V)1, 92(V)2 ......................................................... A08197G 1-61 Global Command and Control System-Integrated Imagery and Intelligence (GCCS-I³)........................................................ TBD 1-62 Horn of Africa-Support Wide Area Network (HOA-SWAN) ... TBD 1-63 Improved Air Delivered Sensor II (IADS II)............................. A00027G 1-64 Intercommunications System, AN/VIC-2(V) ............................ H23012B 1-65 Interconnecting Group, ON-373B/GRC .................................... H23022B 1-66 Interface Device, J-6334/U........................................................ A32647G 1-67 Interrogator-Transponder Set, Forward Pass, AN/USQ-80A .... A04477G 1-68 Intra
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