EVALUATION OF VULNERABILITY OF RADIO INTERCOM AN/PRC-43

Abstract

Tests were conducted to evaluate the vulnerabil ity of Radio Intercom AN/PRC-43 to intercept, direction finding, and jamming. The AN/PRC-43 is a lightweight, medium-power receiver-trans mitter designed to demonstrate single-sideband (SSB) use in forward aareas of Army operation. Tests determined that the AN/PRC-43 presented no unusual problems to intercept and DF, and that it is highly vulnerable to jamming; fm jamming signals proved superior to am. and cw signals. During the field tests, the intercept operator was able to fully understand and copy unjammed messages using a conventional am. receiver. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0340818

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Army Operations
  • Direction Finding
  • Field Tests
  • Intercommunication Systems
  • Lightweight
  • Medium Power
  • Power
  • Sidebands
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.