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V82A Surface HF Communications System Maintenance Technician

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating.

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Overview

A Surface HF Communications System Maintenance Technician monitors the operational readiness of a surface ship's exterior communications suite and performs preventive and corrective maintenance. The technician troubleshoots HF communications equipment, including the AN/URT-23 series, AN/URA-38, R2368A/URR receiver, CV-2460, AN/URA-17, and their interfaces.

Core Skills

  • Shipboard communications suite readiness monitoring
  • HF equipment and interface troubleshooting
  • LF, MF, and HF receiver troubleshooting

Civilian Career Paths

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Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers

Preventive and corrective maintenance of shipboard exterior communications systems, including HF equipment and interfaces, transfers directly to radio equipment troubleshooting and repair.

How to prepare: Complete hands-on practice testing civilian radio transmission components with sweep-testing equipment to bridge from shipboard HF maintenance to site equipment testing.

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

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC V82A

    [1] NEC entry "V82A - Surface HF Communications System Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 15380; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Shipboard communications suite readiness monitoring, HF equipment and interface troubleshooting, LF, MF, and HF receiver troubleshooting, Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers (O*NET 49-2021.00)

  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)

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