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V41B AN/SRC-55(V) HYDRA, ENG WIFCOM, WPCS Technician

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Overview

An AN/SRC-55(V) HYDRA, ENG WIFCOM, and WPCS technician operates and performs organizational level maintenance on HYDRA, Engineering Wirefree Communications, and Wirefree Portable Communications systems. The technician manages system databases, programming, and radio inventory while maintaining repeaters, controllers, radios, battery chargers and conditioners, and the radiating transmission line antenna.

Core Skills

  • Radio system database management and programming
  • Repeater and radio controller maintenance
  • Radiating transmission line antenna maintenance
  • Portable radio programming and inventory control

Civilian Career Paths

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Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Maintenance of repeaters, controllers, portable radios, fixed radio stations, and radiating transmission line antennas transfers directly to radio equipment service work.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on antenna and transmission-line installation course covering cable connections and post-installation inspection, targeting radio equipment service openings first.

What the civilian work involves
  • Run appropriate power, ground, or coaxial cables.
  • Install all necessary transmission equipment components, including antennas or antenna mounts, surge arrestors, transmission lines, connectors, or tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs).
  • Inspect completed work to ensure all hardware is tight, antennas are level, hangers are properly fastened, proper support is in place, or adequate weather proofing has been installed.

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Organizational maintenance of radio controllers, repeaters, and battery chargers provides a foundation for electronics equipment maintenance and repair.

How to prepare: Take a bench-electronics lab course focused on schematic reading and test-equipment use to extend system-level maintenance experience into component diagnosis.

What the civilian work involves
  • Modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
  • Set up and operate specialized or standard test equipment to diagnose, test, or analyze the performance of electronic components, assemblies, or systems.
  • Read blueprints, wiring diagrams, schematic drawings, or engineering instructions for assembling electronics units, applying knowledge of electronic theory and components.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V41B

    [1] NEC entry "V41B - AN/SRC-55(V) HYDRA, ENG WIFCOM, WPCS Technician"; cached text line 14153; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Radio system database management and programming, Repeater and radio controller maintenance, Radiating transmission line antenna maintenance, Portable radio programming and inventory control, Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (O*NET 49-2021.00), Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

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

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

  3. O*NET: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians (O*NET 17-3023.00)

Defense contractor jobs for V41B

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