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V26B High Frequency Radio Group (HFRG) Maintenance Technician

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Overview

The High Frequency Radio Group Maintenance Technician performs organizational level preventive maintenance on AN/URC 131 HFRG systems. The technician also conducts corrective maintenance on these radio group systems.

Core Skills

  • Organizational-level preventive and corrective AN/URC-(131) maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Preventive and corrective maintenance on AN/URC-(131) radio systems transfers to electronic equipment maintenance and repair.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on commercial electronics troubleshooting lab that includes diagnosing a fault, repairing it, and documenting the test results.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test faulty equipment to diagnose malfunctions, using test equipment or software, and applying knowledge of the functional operation of electronic units and systems.
  • Maintain equipment logs that record performance problems, repairs, calibrations, or tests.
  • Inspect components of industrial equipment for accurate assembly and installation or for defects, such as loose connections or frayed wires.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Organizational-level maintenance of high-frequency radio systems provides a foundation for civilian radio equipment repair, with installation and tower transmission work extending beyond the documented duties.

How to prepare: Take a practical course in coaxial cable installation and transmission-line sweep testing before targeting installation-focused openings.

What the civilian work involves
  • Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables.
  • Test operation of tower transmission components, using sweep testing tools or software.
  • Read work orders, blueprints, plans, datasheets or site drawings to determine work to be done.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V26B

    [1] NEC entry "V26B - High Frequency Radio Group (HFRG) Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 13657; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Organizational-level preventive and corrective AN/URC-(131) maintenance, Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00), Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (O*NET 49-2021.00)

  2. O*NET: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  3. O*NET: Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (O*NET 49-2021.00)

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