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V78A AN/WSC-6(V)7 Combatant Super High Frequency (SHF) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Maintenance

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Overview

An AN/WSC-6(V)7 Combatant SHF SATCOM Maintenance Technician operates and conducts operational tests on the AN/WSC-6(V)7 satellite communications terminal and related baseband equipment. The technician uses general purpose and built-in test equipment and diagnostic computer programs to perform PMS checks, align equipment, analyze trouble, and restore equipment to optimum operating condition.

Core Skills

  • SATCOM terminal and baseband operational testing
  • Fault isolation using built-in tests and diagnostics
  • Preventive maintenance checks and equipment alignment

Civilian Career Paths

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Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

Operational testing and trouble analysis on SATCOM terminals and baseband equipment transfer directly to telecommunications equipment fault isolation and post-repair testing.

How to prepare: Complete a hands-on telecommunications repair lab that uses circuit diagrams and test meters to isolate faults and verify repaired equipment against specifications.

What the civilian work involves
  • Test circuits and components of malfunctioning telecommunications equipment to isolate sources of malfunctions, using test meters, circuit diagrams, polarity probes, and other hand tools.
  • Test repaired, newly installed, or updated equipment to ensure that it functions properly and conforms to specifications, using test equipment and observation.

Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment

Using general-purpose test equipment, built-in tests, and diagnostic programs to restore SATCOM equipment transfers to diagnosing and testing commercial and industrial electronics.

How to prepare: Practice troubleshooting a commercial or industrial electronic unit using its service documentation, recording the fault, test results, and repair verification.

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.
  • Set up and test industrial equipment to ensure that it functions properly.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Circuit evaluation software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V78A

    [1] NEC entry "V78A - AN/WSC-6(V)7 Combatant Super High Frequency (SHF) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Maintenance"; cached text line 15255; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: SATCOM terminal and baseband operational testing, Fault isolation using built-in tests and diagnostics, Preventive maintenance checks and equipment alignment, Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00), Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (O*NET 49-2094.00)

  2. O*NET: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers (O*NET 49-2022.00)

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

    [3] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

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

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