National Weather Service Professional Development Series Professional Competency Unit

Description of Job Duty Competency to be Achieved

Knowledge and ability to perform complete NWR end-to-end system calibration to maintain operational availability and systems specifications integrity.

Description of Need

To be defined

Specific Job Task Skills and Knowledge

1. Knowledge and ability to operate and calibrate the CRS system.

2. Knowledge and ability to operate and calibrate audio level in accordance with respective transmission source, i.e., TELCO or UHF.

3. Knowledge and ability to operate and calibrate the associated NWR transmitter system.

4. Knowledge of product specifications and quality, i.e., does transmission satisfy EAS requirements?

5. Knowledge of acceptable VSWR levels.

6. Ability to inspect and perform quality control on associate transmission antenna and HELIAX components.

Instructional Components

Instructional Component 6.1: To be determined

Proposed Evaluation

To be defined

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