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• What is the meaning of the acronym RADAR?

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Ans: RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING.

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• What is the meaning of the acronym SONAR?

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Ans: SOUND NAVIGATION AND RANGING.

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• State the two warfare areas that utilize naval gun systems?

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Ans: Air warfare and Surface warfare

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• State the four warfare areas that utilize naval missile systems?

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Ans: Air warfare, Undersea Warfare, Surface Warfare, Strike Warfare.

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• What is the purpose of fire control?

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Ans: To control weapon fire to ensure maximum kill probability.

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• What is the difference between two dimensional(2D) and Three dimensional(3D) radars?

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Ans: Two dimensional radars show range and bearing only, while three dimensional radars show range , bearing, and altitude.

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• What is the purpose of torpedo countermeasure systems?

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Ans: To decoy torpedo’s fired at the ship.

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• What is meant by Hang-fire?

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Ans: Undesired delay in a commanded weapons firing..

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• What is meant by Mis-fire?

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Ans: The weapon did not fire when commanded.

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• What is meant by Hot Gun?

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Ans: The round fired without the trigger being pulled due to the chamber
Overheating from an excessive amount of rounds expended during a relatively short time (number of rounds vs time is relative to each different weapon)

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• What is the Train warning circle:

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Ans: Circle painted outside the radius of a fire control system to keep personnel clear of MOVEMENT hazards only.

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• What are the four components of a weapon system?

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Ans: Detection, Direction, Delivery, Destruction

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• What is meant by HERO?

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Ans: Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance.

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Explain the term C4I

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Ans: Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Intelligence

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• What type of GYRO do we have on GW?

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Ans: AN/WSN-7.

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• An antenna with the base pained red is what type of antenna?

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Ans: Transmit

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• An antenna with the base pained blue is what type of antenna?

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Ans: Receive

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An antenna with the base pained gray is what type of antenna?

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Ans: Transmit/Receive

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• What does CIWS stand for?

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Ans: Close-in Weapons Systems.

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• How many CIWS mounts do we have and what are their numbers?

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Ans: 2, mount 21, 22

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• What is the rate of fire?

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Ans: 4500 rounds per minute in AIR.

3000 rounds per minute in SURFACE.

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• How many rates of fire are there on CIWS?

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Ans: 2

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• What type of round does the CIWS use?

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Ans: 20 mm white tipped tungsten rounds.

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• Why are the mounts numbered in the 20’s?

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Ans: They are 20 caliber rounds.

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25
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• Where are the CIWS Mounts

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Ans: next to NATO 1 and 2

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• What is the Max Capacity of the CIWS?

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Ans: 1550 rounds.

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How many rounds is CIWS normally loaded at?

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Ans: 1400

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• What is the effective range of the CIWS?

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Ans: 1 NM

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29
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• What is meant by TACAN?

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Ans: Tactical Air Navigation.

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30
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• Where is TACAN?

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Ans: Top of the mast

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• What are the 4 types of CASREP’s

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Ans: Initial, Update, Correction, Cancellation

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• What is a Cat 2 CASREP?

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Ans: Causes a minor degradation to a secondary mission.

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• What is a Cat 3 CASREP?

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Ans: Causes a minor degradation to the primary mission or a major
degradation to a secondary mission.

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• What is a CAT 4, CASREP?

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Ans: Causes a major degradation to a primary mission.

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35
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• How many NATO SEASPARROW launchers do we have?

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Ans: 2.

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36
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• How many missiles per mount.

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Ans: 8.

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37
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• What type of missiles is the NATO Seasparrow.

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Ans: RIM7 P

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38
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• What is the range of a NATO SEASPARROW?

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Ans: 9 NM.

39
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• What does RAM stand for

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Ans: Rolling Airframe Missile

40
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• What is the effective range of RAM

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Ans: 3 NM

41
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• How many missiles per RAM mount

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Ans: 21

42
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• What type of missiles does RAM use

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Ans: RIM 116

43
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• How many RAM mounts do we have

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Ans: 2

44
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• Where are the RAM mounts?

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Ans: Port Forward and Aft Starboard.

45
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• What is the freq range for High Frequency?

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Ans: 3-30MHZ

46
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• What is the freq range for VHF ?

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Ans: 30-300MHZ.

47
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• What is the freq range for UHF?

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Ans: 300MHZ to 3GHZ.

48
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• What is the freq range for SHF?

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Ans: 3-30GHZ

49
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• What is the freq range for EHF?

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Ans: 30-300GHZ

50
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• The RODMETER provides what to the ship?

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Ans: Speed of the ship in KNOTS and Distance traveled through the water in
Nautical Miles.

51
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What is another name for the Rodmeter?

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Ans: Pitsword

52
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• Where is the Pitsword located?

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Ans: JP-5 Pump room #2

53
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• How do we know how fast we are moving when in shallow waters?

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Ans: Dummy Log

54
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• What is the AN/SLQ-25?

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Ans: NIXIE

55
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• How many do we have?

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Ans: 2

56
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• How many 50 Cal mounts do we have?

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Ans: 10.

57
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• What does NATO stand for?

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Ans: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

58
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• What is the SPS-48

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Ans: Air Search Radar

59
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• What is the SPS-48’s display in regards to dimensions

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Ans: 3-D

60
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• What is the SPS-48’s range

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Ans: 220 NM

61
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• What is the SPS-49

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Ans: Air Search Radar

62
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• What is the SPS-49’s display in regards to dimensions

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Ans: 2-D

63
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• What is the SPS-49’s range

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Ans: 256 NM

64
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• What is the SPQ-9B

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Ans: Anti –ship Missile Defense (ASMD) Radar. Capable of both Air and Surface detection.

65
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• What is NSSMS

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Ans: NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System

66
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• What is the NSSMS Director

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Ans: Illuminates the target to guide the NATO Seasparrow Missile

67
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• How many directors do we have

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Ans: 4

68
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• What is the WQC-2

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Ans: Underwater Telephone line to Subs

69
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• What is the SPS-73

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Ans: Primary navigation, secondary surface search

70
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• What is the SPS-67

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Ans: Secondary navigation, primary surface search

71
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• What is the SPN-41

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Ans: Bullseye

72
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• How many SPN-41s do we have?

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Ans: 2

73
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• Where are the SPN-41s?

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Ans: 1 is on the 49 tower, the other on the fantail

74
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• What is the SPN-43

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Ans: Marshalling

75
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• How many SPN-41s do we have?

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Ans: 1

76
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• Where is the SPN-43

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Ans: Lower mast yard arm below SPQ-9B

77
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• What is the SPN-46

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Ans: Needles

78
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• How many SPN-46s do we have?

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Ans: 2

79
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• Where are the SPN-46s at?

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Ans: Port Aft side of the island.

80
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• What is the SLQ-32

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Ans: Anti-Air Defense / Passive Emitter

81
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• How many SLQ-32s do we have?

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Ans: 2

82
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• Where are the SLQ-32s located?

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Ans: Port forward on the flight deck aft of RAM1 and starboard off the island

83
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Where are the EHF antennas located

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Ans: FWD and AFT on the O-11 level

84
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• What are some of the capabilities of EHF?

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Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice and Data(512kb data), Highly Secure and
has Anti-Jamming features.

85
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• Where are the SHF antennas located

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Ans: WSC-6(DSCS) is located at the top of the mast;

WSC-8 (CWSP) is located aft of the LSO platform

86
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• What are some of the capabilities of SHF

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Ans: WSC-6(DSCS) 2 antennas for Secure Data (SIPRNET, SCI etc)
connected to a Satellite.
WSC-8 (CWSP) 1 antenna for Unsecure Data (NIPRNET, phone lines)
connected to a Satellite.

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• Where are the UHF LOS antennas located?

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Ans: Around the Bridge, they look like X-Mas Trees

88
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• What are some of the capabilities of UHF LOS?

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Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice up to 32 NM. Does not use a satellite.

89
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• Where are the UHF SATCOM antennas located?

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Ans: On the top yardarm of the mast next to DSCS and on the O-11 level.

90
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• What are some of the capabilities of UHF SATCOM

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Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice and Data worldwide via satellites.

91
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• Where are the VHF antennas located?

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Ans: On the ends of the top and middle yardarm of the mast.

92
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• What are some of the capabilities of VHF?

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Ans: Only 1 circuit, IAD (International Air Distress) 121.500Mhz

93
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• Where are the HF antennas located

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Ans: Along the catwalk of the flight deck both port and stbd sides. Also on
the O-11 level.

94
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• What are some of the capabilities of HF?

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Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice and Data. Used primarily with allied forces
or as a last resort with US Naval forces. HF is the only frequency band
that has the capability of worldwide range without the use of a Satellite.

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