TACTICAL JUNGLE COMMUNICATIONS STUDY

Abstract

Present HF and VHF inter-troop communications equipment are unsatisfactory for operation in tropical rain forests. This is a direct result of excessive path losses for ground-wave and line-of-sight propagation, caused by dense jungle growth and tall trees. Purpose of the study was to devise antenna equipment that would improve the operational range of reliable communications, between/to man-pack equipment in dense jungle areas. Emphasis was also given to techniques, such as balloon-borne dipoles, for obtaining useful line-of-sight VHF transmissions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 1963
Accession Number
AD0445943

Entities

People

  • F. Wezner
  • H. Mason
  • N. Artuso
  • R. Thowless
  • S. Krevsky

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Engineering
  • Line Of Sight
  • Line Of Sight Propagation
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Partial Pressure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Transmission
  • Radio Waves
  • Test Equipment
  • Transmission Lines
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Forest Ecology
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.