15 May 1978
| Element | Work Processes | Hours |
| A | Orientation-- (1) Use, care and maintenance of tools. (2) Shop procedures. (3) Troubleshooting procedures. (4) Parts requisitioning. (5) Cleaning electronic equipment. (6) Completing paperwork necessary for work orders. (7) Safety practices. | 500 |
| B | Trouble Diagnosis and Fault Isolation-- (1) Antenna and RF distribution systems. (2) Double frequency shift converters. (3) Digital demultiplexing equipment. (4) Narrow band and audio magnetic tape recorders. (5) Radio direction finding equipment. (6) Solid state or tube communications receivers. (7) Transportable electronic countermeasure transmitters. (8) Wide-band, multi-channel analog and digital magnetic tape recorders. | 2500 |
| C | Use of Test Equipment-- LRC Bridge, Tube testers, Transistor testers, LF Sine/function generators, Electronic counters, Dual trace triggered timebase oscilloscopes, Selective voltmeter, Sweep generators, RF meters, Time domain reflectometer, HF generators, Distortion analyzer, Digital multimeters, VOM/VTVM, UHF Generators, Spectrum Analyzer. | 1000 |
| D | Installation, Repair and Removal of Electronic Equipment-- (1) Installation and removing electronic equipment. (2) High reliability soldering. (3) Cable installation and rewiring. (4) Bench operations, repair and procedures. | 1000 |
| E | Systems Troubleshooting Determining Cause of Malfunctions in Major Equipment Configurations | 1000 |
| F | Performing System Checks and Periodic Operation Procedures | 1000 |
| Grand | Total | 7000 |
Special Instructions: Work processes completed in a state or federally recognized apprenticeship program will be accepted upon presentation of proper documentation to the appropriate service school.
A total of 504 hours of related instruction is required in order to complete this program. Related instruction credit may be awarded individuals registered in the trade of Electronic Communication Technician taken from an accredited institution, providing the courses are similar to the courses taken for a Electronic Communication Technician program in a community college/vocational school.
End of Pamphlet 621-120 Electronic Communication Technician
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