OHIO WING CONFERENCE

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OHIO WING CONFERENCE

• OHWG Communications
• Where we are now
• Where we are going
• Lt Col Ron Bricker
• 21 November 2009
• GLR-OH-001
• racebricker_at_eathlink.net
• [phone]

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OHIO WING CONFERENCE

• THIS PRESENTATION IS INTENDED AS AN OVERVIEW
  ADDRESSING OHWG COMMUNICATIONS.
• IT HAS BEEN CREATED TO INFORM OHWG MEMBERS OF
  WHAT THEY WILL BE INVOLVED WITH IN THE NEAR
  FUTURE.
• EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO PRESENT THE
  INFORMATION IN BASIC TERMS ADDITIONAL INFO CAN BE
  MADE AVAILABLE.

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• COMMUNICATIONS - IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A
  PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY TO CAP,
  USAF, ASSOCIATE AGENCIES AND CUSTOMERS, WE MUST
  RE-DEDICATE OURSELVES TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF
  INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM.
• WE STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THESE VALUES THRU

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• TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN SUCH SUBJECTS AS
• EQUIPMENT FAMILIARITY
• RAPID DEPLOYMENT
• REMOTE LOCATION OPERATIONS
• AIRBORNE REPEATERS
• GROUND/MOBILE REPEATERS

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• Where we are now VHF-FM
• Narrow Band Repeater Sites
• Radios
• ICOM-IC-4008M ISR
• E.F. Johnson-5112 5317
• Tait- T-2020
• Neutec- SM1645H
• Aircraft VHF-FM- Various

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• NARROW BAND REPEATER SITES
• REPEATER UPGRADES
• 92 COMPLETE.
• AWAITING MULTI-AGENCY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
  (MARCS) SUPPORT FOR LANCASTER.

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• REPEATER ANTENNA PROBLEMS
• PROBLEMS WITH CAREY, JACKSON, AND LANCASTER
  ANTENNAS (HIGH VSWR).
• BIDS ARE INTO NATIONAL CAP FOR REMAINING WORK AT
  CAREY AND JACKSON. FUNDING WILL BE ACQUIRED FROM
  ALTERNATIVE SOURCING.
• AWAITING (MARCS) SUPPORT FOR LANCASTER. MARCS
  PERSONNEL TO ACCOMPLISH ANTENNA RELOCATION WORK.

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• RADIOS
• ICOM THESE UHF-FM RADIOS WILL BE USED FOR AIR
  SHOWS, ENCAMPMENTS, AND OTHER SUPPORT
  FUNCTIONS.
• NEUTEC THESE RADIOS ARE NOT NARROW BAND CAPABLE
  AND WILL BE RETURNED TO WING FOR DISPOSITION.
• TAIT THESE RADIOS, WHILE NARROW BAND CAPABLE,
  WILL BE USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE (NON-MISSION)
  COMMUNICATIONS ONLY.

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• RADIOS
• E.F. JOHNSON THESE WILL BECOME THE MAINSTAY FOR
  VHF-FM GROUND COMMUNICATIONS.
• VHF-FM AIRCRAFT RADIOS NECESSARY TO COMMUNICATE
  WITH GROUND STATIONS. WILL BE ADDRESSED BY
  NATIONAL CAP IN FUTURE.

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS
• WIDEBAND FM - USED EXTENSIVELY IN BROADCAST
  RADIO/TV AS IT DELIVERS THE BEST AUDIO AND VIDEO
  INTELLIGENCE TO THE RECEIVER BUT IT OCCUPIES A
  MUCH LARGER BANDWIDTH.
• NARROWBAND FM - OCCUPIES LESS BAND-WIDTH BUT IS
  WELL-SUITED FOR DATA
• OR STANDARD VOICE COMMUNICATIONS.

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS
• NARROWBAND/WIDEBAND FM THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE
  BETWEEN THE TYPES OF FM IS THE NUMBER OF
  SIDEBANDS IN THE MODULATED SIGNAL.WHEREAS
  WIDEBAND CARRIES AN INFINITE NUMBER OF SIDEBANDS,
  NARROW-
• BAND SIGNALS HAVE ONLY A SINGLE PAIR OF
  SIGNIFICANT SIDEBANDS. 

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS
• VHF-FM
• NARROWBAND FM OPERATION
• P25 OPERATION (DIGITAL SIGNAL)
• ENCRYPTION NOW BEING DISCUSSED
• HF
• AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT (ALE)
• RAPID DEPLOYMENT
• MOBILE OPERATIONS
• TRAINING, TRAINING, TRAINING

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS VHF-FM
  (P25)
• PHASE I-12.5 KHZ BANDWIDTH
• PHASE II- 6.25 KHZ BANDWIDTH
• COMMON AIR INTERFACE (CAI) ALLOWS RADIOS TO
  INTEROPERATE AND COMMUNICATE DIGITALLY ACROSS
  P-25 NETWORKS AND DIRECTLY.
• NTIA STANDARDS

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS VHF-FM
  (P25)
• IMPROVED MULTI-BAND EXCITATION (IMBE)VOCODER
• MAKES VOICES (MALE AND FEMALE) AUDIBLE AGAINST
  BACKGROUND NOISE SUCH AS TRAFFIC, SIRENS, MOVING
  VEHICLES.
• COUPLED WITH P25 ALLOWS FOR TRUNKING,
  RE-KEYING(OTAR), AND ENCRYPTION PROVIDING FOR
  HIGHER DEGREE OF INTEROPERABILITY.

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS- VHF-FM
  (P25
• AFTER WE BECOME P-25 OPERATIONAL (DIGITAL) THE
  ABILITY TO MANIPULATE THE SIGNALS MULTIPLY
  EXPONENTIALLY.

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS -HF

MOTOROLA MICOM 2
1.6 TO 30 MHZ 125 WATTS 100 MEMORIES PROGRAMMABLE
NOT ALE CAPABLE
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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS-HF

MOTOROLA MICOM 3
1.6 TO 30 MHZ 125 WATTS 100 MEMORIES ALE
CAPABLE RDP PACKAGE MOBILE DIGITAL(?)
NOTE KEYPAD
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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS- HF
• WHAT IS ALE?ALE IS THE ACRONYM FOR AUTOMATIC
  LINK ESTABLISHMENT. IT IS THE WORLDWIDE STANDARD
  FOR INITIATING AND SUSTAINING HF RADIO
  COMMUNICATIONS VIA IONISPHERIC PROPAGATION.
• ALE USES MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES TO DECIDE BEST
  PROPAGATION PATH WITHOUT OPERATOR ASSISTANCE.

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• ALE CONTROLLERS FUNCTION ON THE BASIC PRINCIPLES
  OF LQA (LINK QUALITY ANALYSIS) AND
  SOUNDING. THESE TASKS ARE ACCOMPLISHED USING THE
  FOLLOWING ELEMENTS
• EACH CONTROLLER HAS A PRE-DETERMINED SET OF
  FREQUENCIES IN MEMORY THAT ARE CONTINUOUSLY
  SCANNED (TYPICALLY 2 PER SECOND)

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• EACH CONTROLLER ALSO HAS A PREDETERMINED SET OF
  CALL SIGNS PROGRAMMED INTO MEMORY WHICH INCLUDES
  ITS OWN STATION CALL SIGN (e.g. 0010OHCAP(SELF)),
  NETWORK CALL SIGNS, GROUP CALL SIGNS AND
  INDIVIDUAL CALL SIGNS.
• ALE CONTROLLERS TRANSMIT LQAs WHICH SOUND THE
  PROGRAMMED FREQUENCIES FOR THE BEST LINK QUALITY
  FACTORS ON A REGULAR, AUTOMATED, OR OPERATOR
  INITIATED BASIS.
• WHEN LISENING, ALE UNITS LOG STATION CALL SIGNS,
  FRQUENCIES HEARD ON, AND ASSIGN A RANKING SCORE
  RELEATIVE TO THE QUALITY OF THE ON A PER CHANNEL
  BASIS.

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS-HF
• Rapid Deployment Package (RDP)
• Micom 3 Transceiver AC/DC Power ALE Capable
• Automatic Antenna Tuner
• Antenna (INVERTED-L/NVIS)
• Hardened Transit Case

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS HF
• MOBILE HF EQUIPMENT
• MICOM 3 XCVR ALE CAPABLE
• AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER
• MOBILE VERTICAL/NVIS ANTENNA

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS HF
• NVIS - NEAR VERTICAL INCIDENCE SKYWAVE
• EFFECTIVE RADIATION MODE FOR COMMUNICATIONS WITH
  OTHER STATIONS LOCATED 0-200 MILES DISTANT.
• RADIATES SIGNAL UP RATHER THAN OUT FOR SKIP OR
  DISTANCE.

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• WHERE WE ARE GOING WITH COMMUNICATIONS HF NVIS

STANDARD RADIO
NVIS RADIO
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• SOME ISSUES OHWG MUST ADDRESS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE
  TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY
  EXPECTED OF OHWG CAP.

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• MAXIMIZE UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE ASSETS.
• POSITIVE CONTROL OF ALL OHWG COMMUNICATIONS
  ASSETS.
• RE-DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS ASSIGNING ASSETS
  BASED UPON USE AND EFFECTIVENESS .

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• INTEROPERABILITY MOUs MUST BE DEVELOPED TO
  INTERACT WITH ALL AGENCIES IN OHIO.
• MOUS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH CHANNELS TO OHWG
  FOR APPROVAL, THEN TO NATIONAL. IF THE MOU IS NOT
  APPROVED BY NATIONAL, THERE IS NO MOU.
• PREFER MOU STATEWIDE VERSUS INDIVIDUAL MOUs WITH
  88 COUNTIES.

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• PROVIDE INNOVATIVE MISSION TASKING THAT EXERCISES
  ASSETS AND PERSONNEL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT.
• DEVELOP TRAINING THAT ADDRESSES NEW METHODS AND
  CORRECT PROCEDURES.
• NEGATE/ELIMINATE THE WEVE ALWAYS DONE IT THAT
  WAY PHILOSOPHY. INNOVATE.