TM 1-1510-225-10
3B-2
Section II. COMMUNICATIONS
3B-4. COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT
GROUP
DESCRIPTION.
The communications equipment group consists
of an intercom system connected to a dual audio
control panel serving both the pilot and copilot, which
interfaces
with
VHF,
SATCOM
V /UHF,
HF
transceivers, and provides reception of audio from
VOR, Localizer, Marker Beacon, DME and ADF
receivers. Also included is the ELT, Voice Cockpit
Recorder OSA , and Flight Data Recorder OSA .
3B-5. MICROPHONES, SWITCHES, AND JACKS.
a. Description. The communication group is
comprised of an interphone system connected to a
dual audio control panel, with separate controls for the
pilot and copilot that interface with VHF SATCOM and
HF communication units. HF radio, cockpit voice
recorder, and flight data recorder equipment are not
installed in ANG aircraft. Hand held boom and oxygen
mask microphones can be utilized in the aircraft.
b. Controls and Functions.
(1) Control Wheel Microphone Switches.
The pilot and copilot are each provided with control
wheel microphone switches, placarded MIC, located
behind the outboard handgrip of their respective
control wheels, Figure 2-22. When the control wheel
microphone switches are pressed, voice audio signals
from the respective microphones are routed to the
transmitter selected by the respective transmitter
selector switch, located on the audio control panel,
Figure 3B-1.
(2) Cockpit Floor Foot-Operated Microphone
Switch. The copilot is provided with a foot-operated
microphone switch, placarded MIC, located on the
cockpit floor, forward of his respective seat position.
Pressing the foot-operated microphone switch routes
audio signals to the device selected by the copilots
transmitter selector switch located on the audio control
panel.
(3) MIC NORMAL / OXYGEN MASK Switch.
This switch is located on each pilots respective
outboard
subpanel
and
selects
microphone
in
OXYGEN MASK or MIC NORMAL selects boom or
hand held microphone.
(4) Microphones Jacks. Two jacks are
located in the side walls of the aircraft to the left of the
pilot and to the right of the copilot. Hand held mike
uses only the MIC jack. Boom mikes use both jacks,
to include MIC HEADSET jack.
3B-6. AUDIO CONTROL PANELS.
a. Description. A dual audio control panel
located on the instrument panel serves both the pilot
and copilot. Its respective 2-ampere circuit breaker,
placarded PILOT AUDIO and COPILOT AUDIO,
located on the right sidewall circuit breaker panel
powers each audio control panel.
b. Audio
Control
Panel
Controls
and
Functions. Refer to Figure 3B-1.
(1) Pilots COMM 1 Switch Selects No. 1
very high frequency receiver.
(2) Pilots COMM 2 Switch Selects No. 2
very high frequency receiver.
(3) Pilots
HF
Switch
Selects
high
frequency receiver.
(4) Pilots MBND RADIO Switch Selects
ARC-210 radio transmitter.
(5) Pilots NAV 1 Switch Selects No. 1
VOR audio.
(6) Pilots NAV 2 Switch Selects No. 2
VOR audio.
(7) Pilots MKR BCN 1 Switch Receives
audio from No. 1 marker beacon.
(8) Pilots MKR BCN 2 Switch Receives
audio from No. 2 marker beacon.
(9) Pilots DME Switch Receives DME
audio.
(10) Pilots ADF Switch Receives ADF
audio.
(11) Copilots COMM 1 Switch Selects No. 1
very high frequency receiver.
(12) Copilots COMM 2 Switch Selects No. 2
very high frequency receiver.
(13) Copilots HF Switch Selects high
frequency receiver.
