RADIO COURSE OF THE 290TH GDS. RIFLE REGT.

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY 'Austria
SUB7.ECT Radio Course of the 290th Gds. Rifle Regt.
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DATE OF INF
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
The instruction in the introduction to radio communication was Ruh-
divided into the
a. Description of radio sets, RBM, RBM-l,and RB.
b. Purpose of radiocommunication,
c. Combat standard operating instructions (SDI's).
The course on familiarization with Morse code was carried out in the
following manner:
five letters and a numeral to learn at one time
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s arting.with the code letters consisting only of dots, progres-
sing to those with only dashes, and finally to combinations of
ARMY review completed.
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dots and dashes. Each group of five letters and one numeral
took-about.three hours of instruction to learn.
b. Next, the students sat. together in class with earphones con-
nected to the instructor's sending key. The instructor would
call out a letter and then. send it by key. The students would
then verbally repeat the sound, using "ti" for dots and "ta",.
for dashes. This process lasted about one week.
c. A system of examination was used in which the instructor asked
each student 'Individually to identify a letter orally which he
had sent in code; the instructor gradually progressed to having
the students identify groups of ten letters at a time. This
phase also lasted about a week.
ing in sending and receiving code; after this, greater emphasis
was placed on other subjects.
Other subjects of instruction in the radio course were:
did not print the letters; but wrote simple symbols for them).
Messages were sent in groups of five letters. After the class
could receive four to five groups of letters in code without
too many errors were given instruction in sending code. 25X1
This phase was accomplished by the end of the third week,
e. The class was next instructed in how to sit and hold the tele-
graphic key in order to send code correctly. Then exercises.
were given to strengthen the right wrist, by repeatedly sending
the letter "T" (tyerye). After the letter "T" could be sent
properly, i.e., not too long, or short, the class began to learn
how to send one dot (the letter "YE"). A total of two weeks .
was spent in such exercises. About two hours a day were spent
in gist exercises and familiarization with the telegraph key,
..the rest of the day, in receiving code.
f. From the sixth to the eighth week, we received intensive train-
a. Electricity: Ohm's law, definitions of amperes, volts; electri-
cal applications and other principle"s.of electricity.
b. Radio technique: principles of wave lengths, basic structurE'
of the radio, study of diodes, triodes, and antennas.
c. Principles and limitations of telephone communication (two
hours).
d. Military tactics.
e. .T/O&E
f. Physical training.
g. Close-order drill, and.compass marches.
h. Political indoctrination.
The following equipment was used in the radio course:
a. Earphones: one pair Der student. Earphones were of German
b. Telegraphic sending keys: one per student. These keys were
wooden, and fastened to tables.
make, World War II,
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Mock-ups models of radio sets, radio principle illustrator
and actual radio; illustrations, charts and posters; models:?f
radio nets; and models illustrating the,principals of electri-
city.
This course of radio instruction was expected to give the students
the following degree of efficiency:
a.. The ability to receive 12 groups of 5 letters'per minute.
b. The same ability in numbers.
c. The same ability in receiving messages composed of groups of.
letters and groups of numbers (this was not required, but desired).
This was called the three texts of sending and receiving. Sending
eight groups a minute was'considered satisfactory.
{fnu), leader of the Radio Plat., 290th Gds. Rifle Regt. Sig. Co.
There was only one instructor for this course, Sr. Lt. KRYZHANOVSKIY.
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