Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leader Course RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE COMMUNICATIONS...

Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leader Course

RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE COMMUNICATIONS

RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE COMMUNICATIONS

RECONNAISSANCE & SURVEILLANCE LEADER COURSE


ACCURATE AND TIMELY REPORTING OF

INFORMATION IS ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF A SUCCESFUL

RECONNAISSANCE OR SURVEILLANCE MISSION

ACCURATE AND TIMELY REPORTING OF

INFORMATION IS ONE OF THE MOST

IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF A SUCCESFUL

RECONNAISSANCE OR SURVEILLANCE MISSION

COMMUNICATIONS


RELIABLE, MODERN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL REPORTING OF INTELLIGENCE

RELIABLE, MODERN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL REPORTING OF INTELLIGENCE

THE USE OF RADIO SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE AUTOMATED-DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IS A MUST FOR A RECON UNIT TO OPERATE ON THE MODERN DIGITIZED BATTLEFIELD.

THE USE OF RADIO SYSTEMS THAT UTILIZE AUTOMATED-DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IS A MUST FOR A RECON UNIT TO OPERATE ON THE MODERN DIGITIZED BATTLEFIELD.

COMMUNICATIONS


• LRS TEAMS DEPLOY FARTHER THAN LINE-OF-SIGHT (LOS) COMMUNICATION RANGE

• ORDINARY CNR SYSTEMS CANNOT SUPPORT THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE LRSU. TACTICAL FM RADIOS, SUCH AS SINCGARS, MUST BE IN SIGHT OF EACH OTHER ELECTRONICALLY TO COMMUNICATE

• LRS TEAMS DEPLOY FARTHER THAN LINE-OF-SIGHT (LOS) COMMUNICATION RANGE

• ORDINARY CNR SYSTEMS CANNOT SUPPORT THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE LRSU. TACTICAL FM RADIOS, SUCH AS SINCGARS, MUST BE IN SIGHT OF EACH OTHER ELECTRONICALLY TO COMMUNICATE

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LRS TEAMS MAY HAVE TO COMMUNICATE OVER GREATER DISTANCES THAN VHF/SINCGARS CAN SUPPORT

LRS TEAMS MAY HAVE TO COMMUNICATE OVER GREATER DISTANCES THAN VHF/SINCGARS CAN SUPPORT

COMMUNICATIONS


LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE UNITS MUST RELY ON, AND TRAIN WITH COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH EXTENDED RANGE, THAT INCORPORATE BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT (LOS) CAPABILITIES .

LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE UNITS MUST RELY ON, AND TRAIN WITH COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH EXTENDED RANGE, THAT INCORPORATE BEYOND LINE-OF-SIGHT (LOS) CAPABILITIES .

TWO COMMON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS USED BY LRSU TODAY ARE:

- MODERN HIGH‑FREQUENCY (HF) SYSTEMS

-TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIOS.

TWO COMMON COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS USED BY LRSU TODAY ARE:

- MODERN HIGH‑FREQUENCY (HF) SYSTEMS

-TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIOS.

COMMUNICATIONS


HIGH FREQUENCY IS THE ONLY TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSET THAT MAY ACHIEVE LONG-RANGE COMMUNICATIONS, INDEPENDENT OF SATELLITE RELAYS.

HF COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE EITHER

SECURE VOICE OR DATA. HF IS ALSO USEFUL WHERE LOS CANNOT BE ACHIEVED.

HIGH FREQUENCY IS THE ONLY TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSET THAT MAY ACHIEVE LONG-RANGE COMMUNICATIONS, INDEPENDENT OF SATELLITE RELAYS.

HF COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE EITHER

SECURE VOICE OR DATA. HF IS ALSO USEFUL WHERE LOS CANNOT BE ACHIEVED.

HF COMMUNICATIONS


• HIGH REQUENCY RADIOS USE THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE TO PROPAGATE RADIO WAVES

• RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE RADIO OPERATORS MUST BE TRAINED IN THE AREAS OF:– RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION

– ANTENNA THEORY

– FIELD EXPEDIENT ANTENNA TECHNIQUES

• HIGH REQUENCY RADIOS USE THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE TO PROPAGATE RADIO WAVES

• RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE RADIO OPERATORS MUST BE TRAINED IN THE AREAS OF:– RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION

– ANTENNA THEORY

– FIELD EXPEDIENT ANTENNA TECHNIQUES

HF COMMUNICATIONS


ALTHOUGH HF RADIOS ARE SLIGHTLY

HARDER TO MAINTAIN THAN THE COMMONLY USED LOS RADIO, THEY PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF RELIABILITY, ECONOMY, TRANSPORTABILITY, AND VERSATILITY THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MATCH.

ALTHOUGH HF RADIOS ARE SLIGHTLY

HARDER TO MAINTAIN THAN THE COMMONLY USED LOS RADIO, THEY PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF RELIABILITY, ECONOMY, TRANSPORTABILITY, AND VERSATILITY THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MATCH.

USING READILY AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT, HF RADIO SYSTEMS CAN BE USED OVER ALMOST ANY DISTANCE, AIR-DROPPED, AND INSTALLED/DISMANTLED QUICKLY. UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, 20 WATTS OF TRANSMITTER POWER MAY BE USED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATE OVER THOUSANDS OF MILES.

USING READILY AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT, HF RADIO SYSTEMS CAN BE USED OVER ALMOST ANY DISTANCE, AIR-DROPPED, AND INSTALLED/DISMANTLED QUICKLY. UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, 20 WATTS OF TRANSMITTER POWER MAY BE USED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATE OVER THOUSANDS OF MILES.

Communications

HIGH FREQUENCY


HIGH FREQUENCYHIGH FREQUENCY

MODERN HF RADIOS (SUCH AS THE AN/PRC-150), THAT INCORPORATE THE TECHNOLOGIES OF AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT (ALE), LINK QUALITY ANALYSIS (LQA), EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION SECURITY (COMSEC), AND DIGITAL MODEMS, HAVE SIMPLIFIED HF RADIO COMMUNICATION AND INCREASED RELIABILITY AND INTEROPERABILITY.

MODERN HF RADIOS (SUCH AS THE AN/PRC-150), THAT INCORPORATE THE TECHNOLOGIES OF AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT (ALE), LINK QUALITY ANALYSIS (LQA), EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION SECURITY (COMSEC), AND DIGITAL MODEMS, HAVE SIMPLIFIED HF RADIO COMMUNICATION AND INCREASED RELIABILITY AND INTEROPERABILITY.


TWO HF RADIO SYSTEMS BEING USED IN RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE UNITS TODAY ARE:

TRANSFORMATION HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEM (THFRS) AN/PRC-

150 AND THE AN/PRC-137

TWO HF RADIO SYSTEMS BEING USED IN RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE UNITS TODAY ARE:

TRANSFORMATION HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEM (THFRS) AN/PRC-

150 AND THE AN/PRC-137

HF COMMUNICATIONS


• FREQUENCY RANGE FROM 1.6 TO 60 MHZ IN SSB AND FM MODES

• ABILITY TO INTERFACE WITH THE ARMY’S SINCGARS RADIOS

• MULTI-WAVEFORM HIGH SPEED DATA RATES (UP TO 9600 BPS)

• DIGITAL VOICE CAPABLILITY

• AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT

• EASY INTERFACE WITH DATA AND IMAGING DEVICES ( DIGITAL CAMERAS, LAPTOP COMPUTERS)

• FREQUENCY HOPPING

• MENU-DRIVEN INTERFACE

• ADVANCED COMSEC FEATURES

• FREQUENCY RANGE FROM 1.6 TO 60 MHZ IN SSB AND FM MODES

• ABILITY TO INTERFACE WITH THE ARMY’S SINCGARS RADIOS

• MULTI-WAVEFORM HIGH SPEED DATA RATES (UP TO 9600 BPS)

• DIGITAL VOICE CAPABLILITY

• AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT

• EASY INTERFACE WITH DATA AND IMAGING DEVICES ( DIGITAL CAMERAS, LAPTOP COMPUTERS)

• FREQUENCY HOPPING

• MENU-DRIVEN INTERFACE

• ADVANCED COMSEC FEATURES

AN/PRC-150


• AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT (ALE) IS A TECHNIQUE THAT PERMITS HF RADIOS TO AUTOMATICALLY CALL OTHER STATIONS AND LINK ON THE BEST HF CHANNEL.

• ALE SYSTEMS USE LINK QUALITY ANALYSIS (OR “SCORES”) STORED IN MEMORY.

• AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT (ALE) IS A TECHNIQUE THAT PERMITS HF RADIOS TO AUTOMATICALLY CALL OTHER STATIONS AND LINK ON THE BEST HF CHANNEL.

• ALE SYSTEMS USE LINK QUALITY ANALYSIS (OR “SCORES”) STORED IN MEMORY.

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TO OP 3

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ALE


• PRIMARILY USED BY SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNITS

• FREQUENCY RANGE 1.6 TO 60 MHZ

• 10 WATT POWER OUTPUT

• ALE CAPABLE

• EMBEDDED MODEMS

• MUST BE INTERFACED WITH A DATA MESSAGING DEVICE TO OPERATE/PROGRAM

• USES ONLY ONE BATTERY

• SMALLER AND LIGHTER THAN THE AN/PRC-150

• PRIMARILY USED BY SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNITS

• FREQUENCY RANGE 1.6 TO 60 MHZ

• 10 WATT POWER OUTPUT

• ALE CAPABLE

• EMBEDDED MODEMS

• MUST BE INTERFACED WITH A DATA MESSAGING DEVICE TO OPERATE/PROGRAM

• USES ONLY ONE BATTERY

• SMALLER AND LIGHTER THAN THE AN/PRC-150

AN/PRC-137


TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO IS ANOTHER RELIABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH AN UNLIMITED RANGE. TACSAT COMES IN BOTH MAN-PACK AND BASE STATION VERSIONS. THEY RELY ON SATELLITE RELAYS TO COMMUNICATE LONG DISTANCE

TACTICAL SATELLITE (TACSAT) RADIO IS ANOTHER RELIABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH AN UNLIMITED RANGE. TACSAT COMES IN BOTH MAN-PACK AND BASE STATION VERSIONS. THEY RELY ON SATELLITE RELAYS TO COMMUNICATE LONG DISTANCE

NORMALLY THE PRIORITY FOR TACSAT CIRCUITS GOES TO ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS AND TO OTHER STRATEGIC OPERATIONS, LRSUs NORMALLY HAVE VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO CIRCUITS ON OVERCROWDED SATELLITE CHANNELS. FOR THIS REASON, THE HF RADIO CIRCUIT IS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE UNITS.

NORMALLY THE PRIORITY FOR TACSAT CIRCUITS GOES TO ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS AND TO OTHER STRATEGIC OPERATIONS, LRSUs NORMALLY HAVE VERY LIMITED ACCESS TO CIRCUITS ON OVERCROWDED SATELLITE CHANNELS. FOR THIS REASON, THE HF RADIO CIRCUIT IS THE PRIMARY MEANS OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE UNITS.

TACSAT


TWO SATCOM RADIO SYSTEMS IN USE TODAY BY RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE UNITS ARE:

-AN/PRC-117

-AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE

TWO SATCOM RADIO SYSTEMS IN USE TODAY BY RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEILLANCE UNITS ARE:

-AN/PRC-117

-AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE

SATCOM RADIOS


• MULTI-BAND RADIO SYSTEM• THE AN/PRC-117F(C) PROVIDES

CONTINUOUS COVERAGE OVER THE FULL 30-512 MHZ BAND.

• STATE-OF-THE-ART MODEM TECHNOLOGY

• THE AN/PRC-117F(C) IS INTEROPERABLE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXISTING MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUNICATION

SYSTEMS.

• MULTI-BAND RADIO SYSTEM• THE AN/PRC-117F(C) PROVIDES

CONTINUOUS COVERAGE OVER THE FULL 30-512 MHZ BAND.

• STATE-OF-THE-ART MODEM TECHNOLOGY

• THE AN/PRC-117F(C) IS INTEROPERABLE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXISTING MILITARY AND CIVILIAN COMMUNICATION

SYSTEMS.

AN/PRC-117


THE AN/PRC-117D ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR LRS TEAMS TO CARRY MANY DIFFERENT RADIO SYSTEMS. IT IS A MULTI-BAND (30-512 MHZ) MULTI-MODE RADIO THAT IS THE OVERWHELMING CHOICE OF U.S. LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

THE AN/PRC-117D ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR LRS TEAMS TO CARRY MANY DIFFERENT RADIO SYSTEMS. IT IS A MULTI-BAND (30-512 MHZ) MULTI-MODE RADIO THAT IS THE OVERWHELMING CHOICE OF U.S. LONG RANGE SURVEILLANCE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

AN/PRC-117


PROVIDES C2 FOR THE CORPS AND DIVISION WAR FIGHTER NETS AND SUPPORTS ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES C2 IN WAR AND OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR. COMPLIES WITH JCS MANDATE FOR ALL USERS TO BE DEMAND ASSIGNED MULTIPLE ACCESS (DAMA) AND ADVANCED NARROW BAND DIGITAL VOICE TERMINAL (ANDVT) CAPABLE.

PROVIDES C2 FOR THE CORPS AND DIVISION WAR FIGHTER NETS AND SUPPORTS ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES C2 IN WAR AND OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR. COMPLIES WITH JCS MANDATE FOR ALL USERS TO BE DEMAND ASSIGNED MULTIPLE ACCESS (DAMA) AND ADVANCED NARROW BAND DIGITAL VOICE TERMINAL (ANDVT) CAPABLE.

AN/PSC-5


SECURE HAND-HELD, LIGHTWEIGHT RADIOS LIKE THE MULTI-BAND INTRA-TEAM RADIO (MBITR) ARE NOT ONLY SECURE, BUT ALSO INCORPORATE FREQUENCY-HOPPING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SINCGARS RADIOS SYSTEMS. MULTI-PURPOSE RADIOS SUCH AS THE MBITR, THAT CAN BE USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF A JOINT TASK FORCE (INCLUDING FIXED AND ROTARY WINGED AIRCRAFT), ARE IDEALLY SUITED FOR LRS AND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS.

SECURE HAND-HELD, LIGHTWEIGHT RADIOS LIKE THE MULTI-BAND INTRA-TEAM RADIO (MBITR) ARE NOT ONLY SECURE, BUT ALSO INCORPORATE FREQUENCY-HOPPING TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE SINCGARS RADIOS SYSTEMS. MULTI-PURPOSE RADIOS SUCH AS THE MBITR, THAT CAN BE USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF A JOINT TASK FORCE (INCLUDING FIXED AND ROTARY WINGED AIRCRAFT), ARE IDEALLY SUITED FOR LRS AND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS.

AN/PRC-148 MBITR


• 30-512 MHZ CONTIGUOUS FREQUENCY

• COVERAGE

• AM/FM; VOICE/DATA

• SELECTABLE RF OUTPUT POWER

• US TYPE 1 COMSEC

• IMMERSIBILITY

• 20 METER MARITIME VERSION

• 2 METER URBAN VERSION

• LESS THAN 29 OUNCES, 34 CUBIC INCHES

• SINCGARS SIP/HAVEQUICK II OPTIONAL

• 30-512 MHZ CONTIGUOUS FREQUENCY

• COVERAGE

• AM/FM; VOICE/DATA

• SELECTABLE RF OUTPUT POWER

• US TYPE 1 COMSEC

• IMMERSIBILITY

• 20 METER MARITIME VERSION

• 2 METER URBAN VERSION

• LESS THAN 29 OUNCES, 34 CUBIC INCHES

• SINCGARS SIP/HAVEQUICK II OPTIONAL

AN/PRC-148 MBITR


• DRSTA IS A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO CAPTURE, COMPRESS AND TRANSMIT IMAGES FROM AN OUTSTATION TO A BASE STATION OVER MILITARTY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

• USES COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT INTERFACED WITH MILITARY SYSTEMS

• DESIGNED TO REPLACE LVRS

• STILL IN DEVELOPMENT STAGE

• WILL LIKELY USE A “PDA”, A DIGITAL CAMERA, AND OPTICS.

• DRSTA IS A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO CAPTURE, COMPRESS AND TRANSMIT IMAGES FROM AN OUTSTATION TO A BASE STATION OVER MILITARTY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

• USES COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT INTERFACED WITH MILITARY SYSTEMS

• DESIGNED TO REPLACE LVRS

• STILL IN DEVELOPMENT STAGE

• WILL LIKELY USE A “PDA”, A DIGITAL CAMERA, AND OPTICS.

DRSTA


IMAGERY SOFTWAREIMAGERY SOFTWARE


• RUGGEDIZED STANDARD COMPUTER LAPTOP

• INTERFACES WITH AN/PRC-150 AND AN/PRC-117D RADIO SYSTEMS

• USES TEXT MESSAGING SOFTWARE OR STANDARD E-MAIL CLIENT SOFTWARE (MS OUTLOOK)

• INTERFACES WITH STANDARD DIGITAL CAMERAS AND OTHER PERIPHERALS

• OPERATORS ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH STANDARD PCs AND SOFTWARE

• RUGGEDIZED STANDARD COMPUTER LAPTOP

• INTERFACES WITH AN/PRC-150 AND AN/PRC-117D RADIO SYSTEMS

• USES TEXT MESSAGING SOFTWARE OR STANDARD E-MAIL CLIENT SOFTWARE (MS OUTLOOK)

• INTERFACES WITH STANDARD DIGITAL CAMERAS AND OTHER PERIPHERALS

• OPERATORS ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH STANDARD PCs AND SOFTWARE

TOUGHBOOK


• THE USE OF STANDARD LAPTOPS HAS GREATLY IMPROVED THE FLOW OF INTELLIGENCE

• HF E-MAIL AND “HF CHAT” SOFTWARE ARE BEING USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE STANDARD LRS MESSAGE FORMATS

• MESSAGES CAN BE SENT THOUGH “GATEWAYS” THAT INTERFACE WITH THE INTERNET (WWW)

• THE USE OF STANDARD LAPTOPS HAS GREATLY IMPROVED THE FLOW OF INTELLIGENCE

• HF E-MAIL AND “HF CHAT” SOFTWARE ARE BEING USED TO SEND AND RECEIVE STANDARD LRS MESSAGE FORMATS

• MESSAGES CAN BE SENT THOUGH “GATEWAYS” THAT INTERFACE WITH THE INTERNET (WWW)

DATA MESSAGING


• RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION• ANTENNA THEORY• ELECTRONIC WARFARE• MESSAGE FORMATS• AN/PRC-138/150• OA-8990 DMDG• FIELD EXPEDIENT TECHNIQUES• ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNICATIONS

RSLC STUDY AREAS


• COMMEX

• COMMUNICATIONS REVIEW

• COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN EXAM

• COMMUNICATIONS HANDS ON EXAM

• COMMUNICATIONS RETEST (IF NEEDED)

• COMMEX

• COMMUNICATIONS REVIEW

• COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN EXAM

• COMMUNICATIONS HANDS ON EXAM

• COMMUNICATIONS RETEST (IF NEEDED)

COMMUNICATIONS

STUDY AREAS


RSLC Homepage: www.benning.army.mil/rtb/RSLC/index.htm

Communications Instructor. (RSLC) – SFC David Kachel SSG Timothy [email protected] [email protected](706) 544-7095 DSN 784-xxxx

RSLC Homepage: www.benning.army.mil/rtb/RSLC/index.htm

Communications Instructor. (RSLC) – SFC David Kachel SSG Timothy [email protected] [email protected](706) 544-7095 DSN 784-xxxx

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