TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Question 1

WHAT IS EEFI?

Answer 1

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF FRIENDLY INFORMATION.

EEFI INCLUDES POSITION, CAPABILITIES, OPERATIONS, FRIENDLY ELECTRONIC WARFARE, PERSONNEL, COMSEC, WRONG CIRCUIT.

Question 2

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURAL WORD WHEN THE ENEMY IS SUSPECTED OF USING IMITATIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC DECEPTION ON THE NET?

Answer 2

GINGERBREAD

UPON ALERT, SEND A MIJI REPORT.

Question 3

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURAL WORD WHEN A FRIENDLY UNIT PASSES AN EEFI OVER AN OPEN NET?

Answer 3

BEADWINDOW

Question 4

WHICH COMSEC WILL WORK ON SINGLE CHANNEL (SC) AND FREQUENCY HOPPING (FH)?

Answer 4

CYPHER TEXT WILL WORK ON FREQUENCY HOPPING (FH).

PLAIN TEXT WILL WORK ON SINGLE CHANNEL (SC).

Question 5

WHAT IS SINCGARS?

Answer 5

The primary MAGTF VHF radio is the Single Channel Ground Air Radio System.

Question 6

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF TACTICAL COMMUNICATION?

Answer 6

TO SERVE COMMAND

Question 7

WHAT ARE THE 5 VARIABLES REQUIRED TO FREQUENCY HOP?

Answer 7

1. HOPSET
2. TSK
3. TEK
4. TIME
5. NET ID

Question 8

WHAT IS NET ID USED FOR?

Answer 8

AUTO FREQUENCY HOPPING.

Question 9

WHAT IS VULOS?

Answer 9

VHF

UHF

LINE OF SIGHT

Question 10

WHAT IS ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (SATCOM) USED FOR?

Answer 10

PROVIDES LONG RANGE TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS.

CAN ACCESS 5K OR 25K CHANNELS DAMA OR DEDICATED.

Question 11

WHAT IS HIGH FREQUENCY (HF) USED FOR?

Answer 11

WHEN LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS ARE NECESSARY AND NO SATCOM IS AVAILABLE.

Question 12

WHAT IS VERY HIGH FREQUENCY (VHF) USED FOR?

Answer 12

MOST WIDELY USED IN INFANTRY BATTALIONS.

Question 13

WHAT IS ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (LOS) USED FOR?

Answer 13

GROUND-TO-AIR COMMUNICATIONS

AND

AIR-TO-AIR COMMUNICATIONS

NOTE: MUST HAVE CLEAR LINE OF SIGHT IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE

Question 14

WHAT ARE THE RADIO WAVE FUNDAMENTALS?

Answer 14

FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH - THE LONGER WAVELENGTH (LOWER FREQUENCY) ALLOWS THE WAVE TO BEND AROUND AND OVER LARGE OBSTACLES, SUCH AS HILLS OR BUILDINGS AND AS WAVELENGTH SHORTENS (INCREASE IN FREQUENCY), THE WAVES ABILITY TO BEND AROUND OBSTACLES DECREASES.

GROUND WAVES - GROUND WAVES TRAVEL FROM THE TRANSMITTING ANTENNA ALONG THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

SKY WAVES - RADIO WAVES THAT TRAVEL UP INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.

Question 15

WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATION?

Answer 15

1. RELIABILITY
2. SECURITY
3. SPEED
4. FLEXIBILITY
5. SURVIVABILITY
6. INTEROPERABILITY

Question 16

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS?

Answer 16

1. MESSENGER
2. WIRE
3. SOUND
4. VISUAL
5. RADIO
6. DATA

Question 17

WHAT TYPE OF FREQUENCY DOES THE COM-201B ANTENNA UTILIZE AND WHAT RANGE?

Answer 17

VHF 30 - 87.975 MHZ

Question 18

WHAT TIME OF ANTENNA WILL WORK ON FM AND AM MODULATIONS FOR PRC-152?

Answer 18

FM WILL WORK ON 3FT BLADE.

AM WILL WORK ON WHIP.

Question 19

PRC-152 TRANSMITS ___ WATTS ON HIGH.

Answer 19

5 WATTS

Question 20

WHAT COMM EQUIPMENT IS USED TO RETRIEVE GPS AND GLOBAL TIME OF DAY?

Answer 20

AN/PSN-13 DAGR

Question 21

WHICH MODULATION WILL WORK ON TWO NUMBERS, 3 NUMBERS, AND NET ID FOR PRC-152?

Answer 21

2 NUMBERS WILL WORK ON FM

3 NUMBERS WILL WORK ON AM

NET ID WILL WORK ON FM

Question 22

WHAT OTHER COMM EQUIPMENT CAN THE PRC-152 TALK TO?

Answer 22

AN/PRC-148

Question 23

WHAT IS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE OF THE PRC-119E?

Answer 23

LOW POWER = 0M - 400M

MEDIUM POWER = 400M - 5KM

HIGH POWER = 5KM - 10KM

POWER AMPLIFIER = 10KM - 40KM

Question 24

WHAT IS THE OPERATING RANGE AND MAX WATTAGE OF COM-201B ANTENNA?

Answer 24

MAX RANGE IS 15 MILES USING NON-POWER AMPLIFIED VHF COMM.

MAX WATTAGE IS 200W.

Question 25

WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY RANGE OF PRC-119E?

Answer 25

VHF 30.MHZ - 87.975 MHZ