ACP 190 US SUPP-1, CH. 1-8 Flashcards
What is the frequency range managed by ACP 190 US SUPP-1?
9 kHz to 275 GHz
Which year was the role of the International Telegraph Union expanded to include access to the radio
spectrum?
1903
Which year did the ITU become a specialized agency of the United Nations?
1947
Which agency regulates the global use of the radio spectrum?
ITU
Which article of the ITU Constitution states that ITU members retain freedom with regard to military
radio installations?
Article 48
What is performed to meet the needs of radio services within a geographic area and is based on the
allocation tables in the Radio Regulations?
Frequency Planning
What is it known as in military operations when the same frequency is used on a predetermined
schedule?
Timesharing
Which type of calculations are necessary to guide the choice of the most suitable communication
techniques to be used as well as where to place radio repeaters, surveillance and weapons sites?
Propagation
To perform propagation calculations it is essential to have knowledge of the effects of atmospheric
absorption and climatic conditions for frequencies above about which frequency?
10 GHz
What is the authorization given by an appropriate authority for a radio station to use a radio frequency or
radio frequency channel under specified conditions?
Assignment
Where does the ITU coordinate and register frequency assignments if protection beyond national
borders is appropriate?
IFL
What is defined as one or more frequencies or blocks of frequencies within a band, given to a
subordinate authority charged with the responsibility of providing frequency assignments?
Allotment
Which organization plans the civil aviation communications band and the frequency bands for aeronautical navigation systems?
ICAO
Which type of radio interference is defined as that which endangers the functioning of a radio
navigation service or other safety service or seriously degrades, obstructs, or repeatedly interrupts a radio
communications service operating in accordance with the Radio Regulations?
Harmful
What does military spectrum management aim to control the use of?
Electromagnetic Enviornment
What is the application of spectrum management control concepts to hostilities referred to as?
BSM