MCEB Equipment Frequency Application Guidance

0106-EX-PL-2008 Text Documents

DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.

2008-03-05ELS_88527

UNCLASSIFIED MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS BOARD (MCEB) EQUIPMENT FREQUENCY ALLOCATION GUIDANCE Wilitery Department Equipment Stage AN/PPS—5C Radar Set . Air Force 4 — Operational Army ection 1% {zNchosumES Enclosure Number Description 1 J/F 127779272 — To——> : 7 — 7 Ergrparmm en Section 2: OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS FOR,WHICH SUPRORT T/ Frequency (GKz) Emission Power (Peak) Type of Service Operating Location 16.75—17.25 11M593N 6.8 Watts Radiolocation US&P 12M2 0N 15mamIN 4111 PON a ‘Section 3: MNCEB GUIDANCE ) 1. The enclosed application, as shown in Section 2, is approved for operational use subject to the qguidance provided in the following paragraphs. 2. For the intended operation in the radiolocation service, the subject equipment is in accordance with the ITU and US Tables of Frequency Allocation. 3. Based on the information provided, a. The transmitters comply with NTIA Manual, Section 5.2.1, requirements for frequency tolerance. b. The transmitters comply with NTIA Manual, Section 5.2.2, requirements for spurious level. c. The transmitters comply with the requirements of the NTIA Manual, Section 5.5, Radar Spectrum Engineering Criteria A (RSEC A). 6. The transmitters comply with the requirements of MIL—STD—469B Criteria A. e. The transmitters do not comply with the spurious emissions requirement of MIL—STD—461E. 4. Frequency assignment requests must be submitted using Standard Frequency Action Format {SFAF) and coordinated with the cognizant Area Frequency Coordinator ({AFC) in accordance with ACP 190 US SUPP—1(C), Guide to Frequency Planning, prior to activation. Steering Member iqnature ) Date IRAC/828 Nunber Page ESG Working Group — : SP8—12796/3 yone, Frequeney R 21 2004 poc. s194a73 1 of 2 MCEB Frequenc Downgrading Instructions \) pistribution MCEB g—12 Nunber Classified by: NA Declassify on: NA J—12 Holders 779273 UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONICS BOARD (MCEB) EQUIPMENT FREQUENCY ALLOCATION GUIDANCE Mess cutpance Equipment CONTINUATION PAGE AN/PPS—5C Radar Set 7w~smcite,Gurbanc® Trry s a ok en c /(contiqued) $ ) 3 IFF#F¢PIHF / 5. Coordination with NTIA/SPS was completed and the following US certification statements were received, a. NIIA certify Stage 4 spectrum support for AN/PPS~5C Redar Set as specified in Section 2. b. Army and Air Force be aware that failure of this system to comply with the policy guidance in the Section 8.2.46 of the NTIA Manual may increase the difficulty of coordinating interference—free frequency assignments. 6. Authorization for use outside of the US&P is dependent on receiving a statement of supportability from the appropriate COCOM. Host nation coordination has been initiated. Page MCEB J—12 Number 2 of 2 t T792/3 UNCLASSIFIED

CLASSIFICATION Di APPLICATION FOR EQUIPMENT yyo|ASSIFIED Ate we rmiorrear FREQUENCY ALLOCATION u252008 Page 1 of 10 Pages Dob GENERAL INFORMATION 10 USMCEB FROM Office of the Army Spectrum Manager Submitied by: (Ground Combat and Support Systems; ATTN: SFAE—GCSS—w—BV) 1. APPLICATION TITLE (U) ANIPPS—5C Redar Set 2. SYSTEM NOMENCLATURE (U) ANIPRS—5C Redar Set, Man—portable Surveilance and Target Acquisiton Radar (MSTAR) 3. STAGE OF ALLOCATION (U) D a. STAGE 1 D b. STAGE 2 D c. STAGE 3 d. STAGE 4 concEPTUAL EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL OPERATIONAL 4. EREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS a. FREQUENCY(ES) ) 18.75 GHz — 17.25 GHz b. EMISsION DEsIGNATORS (u) «1M1PON 1SM4MIN 12M2PON rimsaan 5. TargEt sTaRtiNG DaTe FoR SUBSEQUENT STAGES a. STAGE2 (U) NA b. STAGE3 (U) NA c.STAGE4 (U) NA 6. EXTENT OF USE (U) Continous — Up to 24/7 during deploymont and contingencies 7. eeoorapHicat arEA FoR a. STAGE2 (U) NA b. STAGE3 (U) NA c. STAGE 4 (U) US&P and Worldwide 8. NUMBER oF units a.STAGE2 (U) NA b.STAGE3 (U) NA c.STage« (U) 520 o. NuMBER oF uniTs OPERATING SIMULTANEOUSLY iN THE SAME ENVIRONMENT(U) __5 10. OTHER U/F 12 APPLICATION In(S) To BE 1. is THERE ANY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT AS DESCRIBED IN ) a SUPERSEDED uF 127702 THE INSTRUCTIONS FoR PARAGRAPH 112 6. RELATED JF 120129472 & a. ves m b. NO c. NAVAIL 12. NAMES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS (U) a. PROGRAM MANAGER LTC Peter Ostrom (1) commeRrciAL. s10.574.6422 (2) DSN 7ee.s422 . b. PROJECT ENGINEER Ronald Chapp (1) commeRrciaL. ato—s74—7083 (2) DBN 7es—se09 13. REMARKS (U) Ttens 2/22a.. The Air Force Program Manager for the AN/PPS—SC (Modified) , MSTMR, is: Capt James Dobbs, ESC/FDT, Hanscom AFB, DSN 476—3444. DOWNGRADING INSTRUCTIONS e daigrream cLassirication UNCLASSIFIED ND Farm 14n4. May a1 She nand1 E—nni.aons

cLassirication UNCLASSIFIED Pase 2 TRANSMITTER EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFACTURER‘S MODEL NO. 2. MANUFACTURER‘S NAME (U) ANIPPS—5C Transmitter (U) Systems & Electronics Inc 3. TRANSMITTER INSTALLATION 4. TRANSMITTER TYPE (U) Transportable (U) Puise Doppler Redar 5. TUNING RaWGE 6. METHOD OF TUNING ) 16.75 GHz — 17.25 GHz (U) Synthesizer 8. EMiSSION DEsIGNATors (U) A1M1PON (U) 15M@MTN (D 7. RF CHANNELING CAPABILITY 12. EMISSION BANDWIDTH (U} None, Fixed at (See Remarks) 9. FREQUENCY TOLERANCE carcuraten [_|measurep (U) 600 ppm a. 4 4B (U) T49 MHz (U) 2.04 MHz w) 10. FILTER EMPLOYED b. +20 dB (U) 4100 MHz (U)— 1843 MRz (u) & D b. NO c. 40 dB (L) 129.95 MHiz (U) 50.08 MHz (U) 11. SPREAD SPECTRUM d. 60 aB (U) 410.94 MHz (U)— 158.3 Mz () & |:| a.ves b. NO 0. OC—BW(U) 41.1 MHz (U) 154 MHz (U) 13. MAXIMUM BIT RATE 15. MAXIMUM MODULATION FREQUENCY () NA W Na 14. MODULATION TECHNIGUES AND CODING 17. peviamion Ratio (U) unmodulated pulses: 65 bit Barker ) Na code 18. PuLse characterisnics () 317:;’59955 (U) 16. pre—empHasis a. RATE: (u) —3;:3:ps s . w ++ l 2P b. WiDTH (U) (Aus (U) 66us w 19. Power a, MEAN (U) NA ) NA e c. RISE TIME (U) 20 ns (U) 20ns ( EPEF U caw U saw m d. . FALL TIME e (U) 20 ns (U) 20 ns w e. COMP RATIO (U) NA w es w 20. output pevice 21. HARMGNIG Leve (U) Solid state amplifer a. Znd U 7046 22. spurious LEvEL h ad U socs ) 43508 — 23. Foc TyPE ACCEPTANCE No. c. OThER (U) —a5d8 () Na 24. REMARKS (U} Item 7. Four awitched factory set frequencies listed an follows: 16.536 Giiz; 16.974 GHz; 27.012 Clie; 17.049 GHz. Single switch selects tranemitter and receiver RF processing paths (frequency) . Item 10. Bandpass filter with less than 0.5 db loss and less than +/— 0.4 dB ripple in the passband. The rejection performance is as follows: Freq Attensation is.s one > so as 16.25 one » 2s ds 10.0. oHe > 2o ds 18.0 Gie > so as Item 18. The radar operates in two modes. The near range mode usen the .1 microsecond unmodulated pulse while the far range mode uses the 65 bit polyphase Barker coded emission of 6.5 microseconds. CLASSIFIGATION UNCLASSIFIED We 12i077orr2 pn rorm taaa may or sns nind.sE.ommca0an

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cLassirication UNCLASSIFIED rase 4 TRANSMITTER EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFAGTURER‘S MODEL NO. 2. MANUFACTURER‘S Name (U) ANIPPS—5G (Madifie) Transmitter (U) Systems & Bectronies Inc. 3. TRANSMITTER INSTALLATION 4. TRaNSMTTER TyPE (U) Transportable (U) Puise Doppler Radar 5. TuNiNc RaNor $. METHOD OF TUNNG t 1875 Cz — 17.25 Giz (0) Synthesizer 8. EMISSION DEsIGNAToRS (U) t2Mzpon )/ timsosn w 7. RF CHANNELING CAPABILITY 12. EMISSION BANDWIDTH (U) None, Fixed at (See Remarks) 9. FREQUENCY TOLERANCE [T] carcuratep [X}measuren (U) 600 ppm a~8 dB. (U) 6.00 MHz (U)— 474 MHz W 10. FILTER EMPLOYED b. +20 dB (U) 1247 MHz (U) 1153 MHz () 0) b. NO c. —40 d8 (U) 762 MHz (U) 26.58 Mz (U) 11. SPREAD SPECTRUM a. 60 aB (U) 144.6MHz (U)_ 642MAz w «& D a.ves b. NO 6. OC—BW(U} 122MHz (U) 11.53 MHz (U) 13. MAXIMUM Bit RATE 15. MAXIMUM MOCDULATION FREQUENCY (U) Na (U) NA 14. MODULATION TECHNIQUES AND CoING 17. DEVIATION RATIO (U) Unmodulated Pulses or (0) Na Non—linear FM Chisp (See Remarks) 18. PuLSE cHaractERstics 16. PRE—EMPHASIS aRATE: (U) 9022 pps & Sggiop"ss & & D a. ves pri b. WIDTH (U) 0.16us (U) $.7us (U) 15. Fowen a. MEAN (U) NA (U) NA W c. RISE TIME (U) 20ns (U) 20 ns m saw U)— saw mm a. FAL L. TIME (U) 20ns (U)— 20ns ) b. PEP (U) s. COMP RATIO (U) NA w ss w 20. outeut pevice 71. HARMOGNIG LEVEL (U) Solid State Amplfier a. Ina U, —ods 22. sPURIOUS LEVEL 5B M soce _ se 08 — 23. Foo TYPE ACCEPTANCE No. c. ormer (U)— —85 08 (U)— Na 24. REMARKS (U) Item 7. Four switched factory set frequencies listed as follows: 16.936 GHz; 16.974 OHz; 17.012 GHz; 17.049 GHz. Single switch selects transmitter and receiver RF processing paths (frequency) . Item 10. Bandpass filter with less than 0.5 dB loss and less than +/— 0.4 48 ripple in the passband. The rejection performance is as follows: Freq Attentation 15.5 are > so ds 26.25 iz > 2s dB 18.0 oiz > 2o ds 19.0 Cz > so as Item 14/18. The rader operates in two modes. The short range mode uses the .16 microsecond unmodulated pulse at a fixed PMR of 9920 pps for 100m to 2500n while the long range mode uses the 9.7 mfcrosecond mon—linear PM CLASSIRICATION UNCLASSIFIED JiF 12077922 nn FomM dana. may o+ S minsa caniiom

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cuassification UNCLASSIFIED pase 6 RECEIVER EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFACTURER‘S MODEL NO. 2. MANUFACTURERS NAME (U) ANIPPS—5C Recelver (U) Systems & Electronics Inc. 3. RecEvER INSTALCATON 4. Receven TveE (U) Transportable (U) Dual Conversion Superhetrodyne s. tunina Rance &. METHOD OF TUNING (U 16.75 GHz— 17.25 GHz (U) Synthesizer 8. EMissION DesichaTors (0) a1mitron 1semth 7. RF cHaNNELING carasitity (U) Fixed, Seo Remarks 11. RF SELECTIVITY 9. FREQUENCY TOLERANCE CALCULATED x MEasurED (U) 600 ppm a. —3 ds (U) 500 Nkiz 10. . it secEcrivity 1st t (U Zna g 3ra & (U b. 20 aB (U) 1500 MiHz a.—3 dB 45 MHz 10 Mz c.—60 dB (U) 3600 MHz b. 20 aB 54 Mz 14.5 MHz d. Presslection Type (0) Bandpass fler c. —£0 dB 99 Mriz 41 Mz 13. MaXIMUM PosT DETECTION FREQUENCY 12is rr€aueNcy & i0 MHz altst (U) 855 Mz 14. MINIMUM POST DETECTION FREQUENCY (U) NA b.2nd ) eOMHz 16. MAXIMUNM BiT Rate c. 3rd (0) (U) NA 15. OSciLLATOR TuNep 4st (U) |a2nd (U) 3rd. (U) 17. sensimivity a. SENSTIVITY (U) —98 d8m a. ABOVE TUNED FREQUENCY b. BELOW TUNED FREQUENCY x x b. CRITERIA (U) Minimum Detectable Signal c. ETHER ABOVE OR BELOW c.NOISE FIG (U) 608 The rrequency 16. DE—EMPHASiS a. NoisE TEMP (U) NA ) a. YES X 6. NO 75. maGe reJEcnon 20. spURIOUS REJECTION U sc3 ) 4048 21. REMARKS (U) Item 7. Four selectable factory set frequencies as follows: 16.936 Gits; 26.974 OHZ; 17.012 Giz; 17.049 GHz. A single switch is used to set the transmitter and reciever RP processing paths (frequency} . Item 22. Other lst IF freq are:s 892.5 Miz; 930 Miiz; 967.5 Mitz depending on selected center frequency of operation. Item 18b. 2nd L.0. frequencies are: 795 MHs; 832.5 Wlz; 870 Miz; 907.5 Miiz depending on the selected operating frequency. cLassification UNCLASSIFIED we sa0rrore bn Form tasa. may or S ninza comaoet

crassifCATON UNCLASSIFIED PAGE T RECEIVER EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS 1. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFACTURERS MODEL NC. 2. MANUFACTURER‘S NaME (U) ANPPS—5C (Modified) Recelver (U) Systems & Electronics Inc. RECEVERNSTALLATION 4. Receiver TPe ® (U} Transportable (U) Dual Gonversion Superhotrodyne s. tunine ranoe 6. METHOD of TuniNG y 15175 GHz — 17.25 oiz (U) Synthesizer 3. EMisSioN pesicNators )4 taveron imsaan 7. RF chanNELING carasiLity (U) Fixed, See Remarks 11. Re setecrivity 3. rREquENcy foLErance CALcuLATED x |measureD (U) 800 ppm a. «s as (U) 500 Mz To.ir seLEcTiviTY 1st 0) and (U) 3rd_(U) b. —20 as (0) 1500 Mz 2. 4 as 45 Mnz 10 Mz Na ce0de 0) seoo iz b, —20 dB 54 MHz 14.5 MHz NA d. Prosolection Type (U) Bandpass filer c.—60 48 99 Mz at MHz Na 13. MAXIMUM rost DeTeCtion rREauENcYy 12. is rreauency &) 10Mz acdst u) sirs ns 14. Minimum post betEction Frequency (0) Na b.and (U) 50 MHz 16. MAXIMuM ait RATE c.3rd (U) NA (U) Na 15. osciLLaTor TunED ist (U) |and (U) 3ra (U) 17. sensimviy a. SENSITVITY (U) 984Bm a. ABOVE TUNED FREQUENCY b. BELOW TUNED EREQUENCY X xX b. CRITERIA (} Minimum Detectable Signal c. ENTHER ABOVE OR BELOW c. NOISE FIG (U) 548 THE FREQUENCY 18. DE—EMPHASIS d. NOHSE TEMP (U) NA (U) a. yES X b. NO 19. IMAGE REJECTION 20. SPURIOUS REJECTION (U) 5048 U s0ce 71. REMARKS (U) 1tem 7. Four selectable factory set frequencles as follows: 16.938 Gifz: 16.974 GNB; 17.012 OMz; 17.049 GHz. A single switeh is used to set the transmitter and reciever RF processing paths (frequency). Item 122. Other 1st IF frequencies are: 885.5 Miz; 922.5 Mizy 960.3 Mis depending on selected center frequency of operation. Item 1sb. 2nd L.0. frequencies are: 787.8 Wiz; 825.0 WWkz; 862.5 Mikz; 900.0 Mz depending on the selected operating frequency. cLassirication UNCLASSIFIED JiF 12107792t2 nn Enom +a0a may os siy nansa c.amcanes

CLassIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED pace .8 ANTENNA EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS 1+ 0) D a. TRANSMITTING D b. RECEMING c. TRANSMITYING AND RECEIVING 2. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFACTURER‘S MODEL NO. 3. MANUFACTURERS NaME (U) ANIPPS—5C, AN/PPS—5C (Modifed) Ant (U) Systems & Electronics Inc. 6. TYPE (U) Parabollc Reffector 4. (U) FREQUENCY RANGE 1675 oHz— 17.25 oHz 7. scan characterisncs a. TYPE (U) HORIZONTAL SECTORSCAN 6. POLARIZATION b. VERTICAL SCAN (u) NA (U) Circularor Linear (1) Max Elev (U) +18 deg s. can (2) Min Elev (U) 18 deg a. MAIN BEAM (3) Scan Rate ) Na () seami c. HORIZONTAL SCAN (U) SECTOR b. 1st MAJOR SIDE LOBE (L) 10 10 dBl dBi @ 6 dag (1) Sector Scanned (U) +/ 6 to +/— 170 degrees 9. BEAMWIDTH a. HORKZONTAL (2) Scan Rate (U) 9 18, 45 degrees persec (U) 224 deg 5. vernicAt d. SECTOR BLANKING (U) I:] (1 ves (U) 3 deg 10. REMARKS (U) Item 5. Antenna dimensions are 620 im by 426 mm« Item 74. To sectors may be programmed for search of specific areas but only one sector search is active at a given time. The radar may search 360 degrees as well. The radar may also be programmed to go active at specitic times. ctassirication UNCLASSIFIED we carrrone pin entana. mav e« snanoa t on ane«

Cctassification UNCLASSIFIED page s GENERAL CONTINUATION PAGE (LINE DIAGRAM) AN/PPS—5C, Man—portable Surveillance and Target Radar (MSTAR) N or 11Ms03 12M2P0N sMAMIN: Target of Opportunity (Personnel, Vehicular, etc.) _A Transportable Unit AN/PPS—5C, MSTAR ctassificaTion UNCLASSIFIED se ramsan DD FORM 1494, MAY 51 S/N 0102—Lm—001—4941

CLASSIFICATION APPLICATION FOR UNCLASSIFIED race 10 SPECTRUM REVIEW NTIA GENERAL INFORMATION 1. APPLICATION TLE (U) ANIPPS—5C Radar Set 2. SYSTEM NOMENGLATURE (U) AN/PPS—5C Rader Sot, Man—portable Survaillance and Target Acquisiion Radar (MSTAR) 3, STAGE OF ALLOCATION (t) D a. STAGE1 D p. staGE 2 El c. stace s a.sTaGE 4 concertuaL EXPERIMENTAL peveLopmentat. orerationa. . rrecuency recuirements 2. FREquENCY(ES) (U) 1675 GHz—17.25 6iz ». EMissiON pesiGNAToRS (U) amtPon 1sammin 1amzPon imsaan 5. purpose of avsteM, orERATIONAL AND SYSTEM GONGEPTS warrme use a. ves D b. No (U) Self contained battfield surveillance radar system for detection of moving targets. it may be used for the directing and correcting offriendly artllery fie. This system may be used in an attended ar unattended operational modes. . INFORMATION TRANSFER REQUIREMENTSU) Unmodulated and Non—inear FM Chirp Redar Pulses . ESTIMATED INITIAL COST OF ThE SYSTEM (U) $250,000 8. TARGET DaTE FOR a. APPLICATION APPROVAL b. SYSTEM ACTIVATION c. SYSTEM TERMINATION (U)— 95—30—2008 (U) 06—01—2004 (U) Navail o. system RELATIONSHIP (y) System detects and locates moving targets. Essential t national security AND ESSENTIALITY tnrough protection of high value resources. it may also be used to observe the fall of artilery rounds. 10. REPLACEMENT INFORMATION (U) NA 11. RELATED ANALYSIS AND/OR TEST DATA (U) Na 12. NuMeER or MOBILE UNITS (U) NA 1s. erooraphicat AREA FoR a. STAGE2 (U) NA b. STAGE3 (U) NA c. STAGE 4. (U) US&P and Worldwide 14. LINE DIAGRAM (U) Seo Page(s) 9 15. SPACE SYSTENMS (U) See Page(s) NA 16. TYPE oF sERVICE(S) FoRr sTaGe4 17. STATION CLass(es) FOR STaGE 4 (U) Rediolocation W ir 18. REMARKS (U) DOWNGRADING INSTRUCTIONS JiF 1207reze cLassirication UNCLASSIFIED nin romm rana. may ea Sis ninacomaont


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