Day 2 Week 3

Question 1

What are the frequency coverage bands?

Answer 1

Band __ Frequency (MHz) __ Military Band
HF __ 2 - 30 __ 2 - 30
VHF __ 30 - 300 __ 108 - 136.975
UHF __ 300 - 3000 __ 225 - 399.975

Question 2

Define authentication

Answer 2

Protects communications system against acceptance of fraudulent transmission

Question 3

What are the two challenge and response code systems?

Answer 3

AMSL 1800 = aircraft

AMSC 1800 = ground agencies

Question 4

Explain Time authentication

Answer 4

Used to signifiy the validitiy of statement on an unsecure net
Times are always in Zulu and includes the day
Two minute validation window
Single or multiple assests

Question 5

Explain characterstics of Challenge-Response Authentication 3

Answer 5

Primary means of establishing identity on unsecure net
Attempts to ensure every C-R sequence is unique
Protects against replay attacks

Question 6

When would you wish to authenticate? 5

Answer 6

Imposing or lifting emergency silence
Cancelling emergency silence
When ordered to do so
Validate a message of operational importance 
When in doubt

Question 7

What is a Tactical Report (TACREP) 2 points

Answer 7

Tactical reports given on Voice Product Net indicating the collection of tactical intelligence

Assigned an alphanumeric designatior

Question 8

Awake? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 8

Land or surface emitter activity detected via communications intelligence

Question 9

Active? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 9

Indicates that EW emissions are currently being detected from radar site

Question 10

Down? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 10

Emissions have ceased

Question 11

Asleep? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 11

No longer detecting land or surface emitter activity via communications intelligence

Question 12

Rotator? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 12

Moving target indicator returns that signifies a high probability of a rotating antenna

Question 13

Reported? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 13

Information provided is derived from off-board sensor

Question 14

Colour? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 14

Request for information on a type (system) at stated location; implies a request for ambiguity resolution.

Question 15

Tag? (SIGINT Terminology)

Answer 15

Response to an emitter ambiguity resolution request (colour)

Question 16

What is this?

“AGENT, TACREP E-04, SIX TARGET ACQUISITION ACTIVE, BULLSEYE 2-3-5/18, FREQ XXXXX, TRACK NUMBER 13207”

Answer 16

TACREP

Question 17

What is a Situation Report (SITREP)?

Answer 17

SIGINT, IMINT and MTI information on surface emitters is passed on the voice product net (VPN)

Passed 5 minute prior to the package LOWDOWN

Emitters passed using system type, digital bullseye location and operating frequency

Question 18

What are the reporting priorities for a SITREP?

Answer 18

Air activity and location in absense of an air picture
Active/awake or previously active (within last 8 hours) strategic SAMs what were not a part of the briefed EOB
Any active or previously active/awake (within last hour) tactical SAMs
EW/GCI radars

Question 19

What is this?

“AGENT, SU-27 AIRBORNE TONOPATH, TWO TRACKER ACTIVE BULLSEYE 1-2-1/20, FREQ XXXXX, TRACK NUMBER 06023; SIX AWAKE BULLSEYE 1-3-5/40, TRACK NUMBER 06004, ROLAND AWAKE BULLSEYE 1-2-5/035, TRACK NUMBER 06037; TALL KING ACTIVE BULLSEYE 0-9-0/6 FREQ XXXXX

Answer 19

SITREP

Question 20

What is a LOWDOWN

Answer 20

Request to provide tactical ground information pertinent to the mission in digital bullseye format

Question 21

What is Imminent Threat Warning (ITW)

Answer 21

Surface-to-air threat warning from a C2ISR platform to a friendly assest

When a friendly aircraft is within 5 NM of any active, awake, launching or firing threat

Question 22

What is this?

HOSS 1, AGENT, EIGHT ACTIVE BULLSEYE 0-1-5/9

Answer 22

Imminent Threat Warning (ITW)

Question 23

Explain Trespass

Answer 23

Called when an aircraft is within the MEZ of a surface-to-air missles MEZ that was previously unknown (e.g. tactical SAM)

Question 24

What is this?

HOSS 1, TRESPASS SIX BULLSEYE 1-5-5/52

Answer 24

Trespass call

Question 25

Explain Combat Advisory Broadcast (CAB)

Answer 25

Active surface-to-air threat emitters are passed on the tactical frequency using prebriefed labels or digital bullseye format

Not a threat warning

Question 26

What is this?

BANDSAW, TWO ACTIVE BULLSEYE 0-3-5/8

Answer 26

Combat Advisory Broadcast

Question 27

Contents of a Join Message?

Answer 27

Callsign/Mission Number/Type
ETA
Serviceability
Operating Intentons/Limitations
Planned Operating area & heigh/height block
Latest SPINs changes
Weapon load out
Crew Compliment

Question 28

Contents of a Handover message? 8

Answer 28

Estimated time of departure/off-station time
Current Tasking
Issues encountered/expected
Other callsigns operating in area
Comms Nets/Data Links
Weather in area
Departure Point and Flight Level
Threats in Area

Question 29

Explain Join and Handover Messages

Answer 29

Used to enable timely & seamless exchanges of information between oncoming and/or off-going units

Question 30

What is an ELNOT?

Answer 30

ELint NOTation

Unique 5 character alphanumeric identifier for a specific emitter

Question 31

Explain the structure of ELNOT

Answer 31

First character = Platform and originiating block
Middle three numbers - Just a sequence
Last character = Indicates family relationships