Tactical High Frequency Communications in the Land Arena - The Current State of the Art

Abstract

This report seeks to inform the reader as to the state of the art' of tactical HF data communications. HF Communications provide a large utility in the military arena where ad-hoc communications are required with minimal assets and planning. A review of the relevant HF standards is performed, with a discussion on the technical aspects and impacts. A product review is also performed, which informs the reader as to the devices currently available on the market. Finally some recommendations are made as to the standards to use and as to what is happening within the HF market.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA397807

Entities

People

  • A. B. Reynolds
  • W.D. Blair

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Bandwidth
  • Communication Systems
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Links
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Modulation
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Radio Communications
  • Standards

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.