TM 11-6660-218-12
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Section I.
GENERAL
Shipment Report (DISREP) (SF 361) as pre-
1-1. Scope
scribed in AR 55-38/NAVSUPINST 4610.33B/
a. This manual describes Meteorological Sta-
AFR 75-18/MC0 P4610.19C and DLAR 4500.15.
tion, Manual AN/TMQ-4, and covers its installa-
tion, operation, and maintenance. It includes op-
1-3.1. Reporting Errors and Recommending
eration, cleaning and inspection of equipment,
Improvements
and replacement of parts.
You can help improve this manual. If you find
b. The basic issue items list is contained in
any mistakes or if you know of a way to improve
the procedures, please let us know. Mail your
letter, DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to
c. Official nomenclature followed by (*) is used
Publications and Blank Forms), or DA Form
to indicate all models of equipment items covered
2028-2 located in back of this manual direct to
in this manual. Thus, Barometer ML-102(*)
represents Barometers ML-102-B, ML102D,
tronics Materiel Readiness Command, ATTN:
ML-102-E, ML-102-F, and ML-102-G; Reel RL-
DRSEL-ME-MQ, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703. In
39( *) represents Reels RL-39, RL-39-A, and RP
either case, a reply will be furnished direct to you.
39B; Radiosonde Set AN/AMTA ( * ) represents
Radiosonde Sets AN/AMT-4A, AN/AMT-4B,
13.2. Reporting Equipment Improvement
I
AN/AMT-4C, AN/AMT-4D, and AN/AMT-4E;
Recommendations (EIR)
Radiosonde Recorder AN/TMQ5 ( * ) represents
If your AN/TMQ4 needs improvement, let us
Radiosonde Recorders AN/TMQ-5A, AN/TMQ-
know. Send us an EIR. You, the user, are the
5B, and AN/TMQ5C; Rawin Set AN/GMD-1
only one who can tell us what you don't like about
(*) represents Rawin Sets AN/GMD-1A and
your equipment. Let us know why you don't like
AN/GMD1B.
the design. Tell us why a procedure is hard to
perform. Put it on an SF 368 (Quality Deficiency
1-2. Indexes of Publications
Report ). Mail it to Commander, US Army Com-
Refer to the latest issue of DA PAM 3104 to
munications and Electronics Materiel Readiness
determine whether there are new editions,
Command, ATTN: DRSELMEMQ, Fort Mon-
changes, additional publications or modification
mouth, NJ 07703. We'll send you a reply.
work orders pertaining to the equipment.
1-3. Maintenance Forms, Records, and Reports
1 3.3. Administrative Storage
a. Report of Maintenance and Unsatisfactory
Administrative storage of equipment issued to
Equipment. Department of the Army forms and
and used by Army activities will have preventive
procedures used for equipment maintenance will
maintenance performed in accordance with the
be those prescribed by TM 38750, The Army
PMCS charts before storing. When removing the
Maintenance Management System.
equipment from administrative storage the PMCS
b. Report of Item and Packaging Discrepancies.
should be performed to assure operational readi-
FilI out and forward SF 364 (Report of Dis-
ness.
crepancy (ROD) ) as prescribed in AR 735-11-2/
DLAR
4140.55/NAVMATINST
4355.73/AFR
1 3.4. Destruction of Army Electronics Materiel
40054/MCO 4430.3E.
Destruction of Army electronics materiel to pre-
c. Discrepancy in Shipment Report (DISREP)
vent enemy use shall be in accordance with TM
(SF 361). Fill out and forward Discrepancy in
750-244-2.
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