Radios Flashcards
What does the acronym VULOS stand for
VHF, UHF, Line of Sight
What is the frequency of HF?
2 to 29.999 MHz which is a long haul freq max range 40 km
What is the Very High Frequency Low band (VHF Low)?
30 to 89.999 MHz
What is the Very High Frequency high band (VHF High)?
90 to 224.999
What is the Ultra High Frequency LOS/SATCOM (UHF)
225 to 511.999 MHz
What are sky waves?
Radio waves that travel up up into the atmosphere.
What is the problem with sky waves?
Sky waves are restricted to frequencies from approximately 2 to 12 MHz and produce “skip zones”.
What are several factors that can affect distance/range ground waves?
Dense vegetation, mountainous terrain, dry desert soul
Man manse features i.e. bldgs, power lines or water towers
Severe weather, i.e. sandstorms, t-storms, blizzards.
What’s does the acronym SINCGARS stand for?
Single Channel Ground Air Radio System
What is frequency hopping?
A transmission technique that changes the frequency of a radio chnl automatically at a pseudo random rate common to both to the transmitter & receiver.
The 5 variable for freq hopping are?
Net ID Time Transmission encryption key (TEK Fill) Transmission security key (TSK) Hopset
What are the 4 areas of comsec?
Crypto
Emission
Physical
Transmission
What is essential elements of friendly information ( EEFI) ?
Specific items of info that could have a negative impact on friendly operations. i.e. position, capabilities, operations, personnel, comsec,
What are preventive measures to avoid enemy exploitation of electronic warfare?
- Reduce electronic traffic to a minimum
- Brevity codes
- alternate means of comm messenger, wire, visual.
Fire support nets use what frequency?
VHF