HIGH ALTITUDE RADIO RELAY SYSTEMS

Abstract

Theoretical and analytical investigations were aimed at determining the key characteristics and parameters of systems to enable the use of military communications equipment over difficult paths. The operational parameters considered were traffic, transmission range, terrain, foliage, frequency range, modulation, and types of relay capabilities. Equipment parameters were: relay control, transmission modes, size and weight, radio frequency power levels, receiver sensitivities, power requirements, operational life, interference, jamming, platform performance, platform payloads, compatibility, basing, availability, and costs. The study was broken into four tasks: communication mission requirements, propagation analysis, relay analysis, and platform analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0675512

Entities

People

  • David Fales Iii

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Birds
  • Combat Areas
  • Communication Channels
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Geography
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • Multiple Access
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Repetition Rate
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control