Title :
SINCGARS frequency hopping multiplexer
Author :
Wedaman, C.F. ; Eichstadt, James
Author_Institution :
Xetron Corp., Cincinnati, OH, USA
Abstract :
In October of 1989, the US Army Communications and Electronics Command of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, awarded a full-scale-development contract to Xetron Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio, to design, develop, build and qualify twenty SINCGARS radio-compatible antenna multiplexer (multicoupler) units. The desired multicoupler is intended to replace the TD-1288/VRC and TD-1289/VRC multicouplers currently used with the single channel RT-524 and RT-246 radios of the VRC-12 family. These radios are being replaced by SINCGARS vehicular variants in the VRC-89, VRC-90, and VRC-91 configurations. It is concluded that the Xetron frequency hopping multiplexer is an essential accessory to the command and control radio user, performing the vital functions of antenna signature reduction and cosite performance improvement while maximizing the effectiveness of the tactical radio in a cosite environment. As of April 1992, Xetron has completed the assembly and test of unit number one
Keywords :
antenna accessories; frequency agility; military equipment; mobile radio systems; multiplexing equipment; SINCGARS; US Army; Xetron Corporation; antenna signature reduction; command and control; cosite performance; frequency hopping multiplexer; radio-compatible antenna multiplexer; tactical radio; Contracts; Creep; Design engineering; Frequency; Multiplexing; Qualifications; Testing; Tuning; Vehicles; Vibrations;
Conference_Titel :
Tactical Communications Conference, 1992. Vol. 1 Tactical Communications: Technology in Transition., Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Fort Wayne, IN
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0745-3
DOI :
10.1109/TCC.1992.247156
