A Determination of the Minimum Frequency Requirements for a PATRIOT Battalion UHF Communication System.

Abstract

This thesis presents a methodology which simulates the UHF communications network for the Army's PATRIOT battalion. A computer simulation model was developed that reads in coordinates for eleven communicating nodes and their interconnections, and results in the minimum number of frequencies required to support the UHF communications network. Current concepts of PATRIOT battalion employment doctrine determine the frequency requirements obtained. Concepts of antenna rejection at transmitting and receiving nodes, propagation losses, and radio rejection characteristics are incorporated in the model. The model was experimented upon, using deployments currently accepted within the Air Defense Community, and the results of the model are analyzed in this report. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124773

Entities

People

  • Gregory H. Swanson

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Antennas
  • Army
  • Communication Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Radio Stations
  • Radio Transmission
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Simulations
  • Transmitters
  • Transmitting

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Military Science
  • Radio communications and signal processing.