The Feasibility of Tactical VHF/UHF Facsimile ESM,

Abstract

This report examines the requirements for performing Electronic Warfare Support Measures (ESM) on VHF/UHF facsimile transmissions in the tactical environment. A complete description of the CCITT Group III recommendations is given. These specifications apply to over ninety percent of the facsimile machines currently in use. Both modulation techniques and image encoding formats are discussed thoroughly. A description is then given of the HIGHWIRE system. HIGHWIRE is a communications Electronic Warfare Support Measures System which has been developed in the Electronic Warfare Division at the Defence Research Establishment Ottawa to investigate the feasibility of tactical facsimile ESM. Current capabilities of the system are described, and future work is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA288790

Entities

People

  • Andrew Mudry
  • Brad Poulin
  • David Lee

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Transmission
  • Demodulators
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Error Correction Codes
  • Modulation
  • National Security
  • Radio Links
  • Standards
  • Symbols
  • Tactical Communications
  • Training
  • Transmitting
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics