Block V

Question 1

HF radio hazard areas

Answer 1

10 ft for personnel
150 ft for explosives
200 ft for fuel

Question 2

UHF SATCOM & C3 radio hazard area

Answer 2

HPA OFF or MILSTAR SATCOM - 1 ft
HPA ON - 17 ft

Question 3

Exposure should be limited to how many mins inside main MILSTAR EHF beam?

Answer 3

6 mins

Question 4

MILSTAR EHF radome hazard areas inside the main beam

Answer 4

322 ft for personnel
360 ft for explosives
10 ft for fuel

Question 5

MILSTAR EHF radome hazard areas outside the main beam

Answer 5

19 ft for personnel
21 ft for explosives
6 ft for fuel

Question 6

This serves as a ground plane for the RF driven antenna

Answer 6

Long Trail Wire Antenna (LTWA)

Question 7

Serves as an RF driven antenna (transmitting plane) for the counterpoise antenna

Answer 7

Short Trail Wire Antenna (STWA)

Question 8

The LTWA and STWA operates over what frequency range?

Answer 8

17 to 60 KHz

Question 9

This provides amplification of signals, and coupling to the DTWA system

Answer 9

Solid State Power Amplifier/Coupler (SSPA)

Question 10

SSPA/C enables a high power transmit capability of how many kilowatts?

Answer 10

200

Question 11

Global strategic and tactical communication satellite system capable of surviving in a conflict-stressed environment

Answer 11

Military Strategic/Tactical Relay (MILSTAR) communications subsystem

Question 12

This system is a secure, hardened, electronic missile launch and control system

Answer 12

Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS)

Question 13

This is a secure alternative control center for selective programming and launch of Minuteman and Peacekeeper ground-based missile force

Answer 13

ALCS

Question 14

This receives, conditions, and retransmits the full spectrum of Minuteman and Peacekeeper missile data communications

Answer 14

ALCS

Question 15

Provides a secured multi-level data processing and distribution interface between data communications equipment and the user

Answer 15

Multi-Level Security

Question 16

Interfaces with other mission avionics by accepting, processing, and providing communications data.

Answer 16

Mission Avionics Processing System (MAPS)

Question 17

What are the 3 UHF transceivers?

Answer 17

UHF-3, UHF-4, and UHF-5

Question 18

Provides clear/secure onboard communications and interfaces to external voice communications and voice-band data communications equipment

Answer 18

Voice Over Internet Protocol Inter-Communication System (VOIP ICS)

Question 19

VoIP ICS consists of how many chassis and how many crew station unit-mains?

Answer 19

2 chassis and 15 CSU-Ms

Question 20

This is a high power line of sight airborne communication system with voice and data capabilities

Answer 20

UHF C3

Question 21

Provides a transmit and receive data path for the ALCS system

Answer 21

UHF C3

Question 22

How many HF radio sets are there?

Answer 22

5

Question 23

Which HF radio is the primary flight crew radio?

Answer 23

1

Question 24

Which HF radio is a receive-only radio?

Answer 24

2

Question 25

Which HF radios are primarily mission radios?

Answer 25

2, 3, 4, and 5

Question 26

Performs weather detection, ground mapping, air-to-air search, and beacon interrogation

Answer 26

AN/APS-133(V) color Weather Radar (WXR)