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2012-04-26ELS_125137

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APPLICATION TITLE: (U) Thales TRC-9310AP VHF Frequency Hopping Transceiver
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DOD GENERAL INFORMATION
TO Army Spectrum Management Office (ASMO) FROM Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems
2461 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 1204 ATTN: Steven McPherson
Alexandria, VA 22331-2200 350 Lowell St.
Andover, MA. 01810
978-470-7036
1. APPLICATION TITLE (U)
Thales TRC-9310AP VHF Frequency Hopping Transceiver
2. SYSTEM NOMENCLATURE (U)
PATRIOT Launcher Data Link Communications
3. STAGE OF ALLOCATION (U) a. STAGE 1 b. STAGE 2 ✔ c. STAGE 3 d. STAGE 4
CONCEPTUAL EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL OPERATIONAL
4. FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS *(See Remarks)
a. FREQUENCY(IES) (U) b. EMISSION DESIGNATORS (U)

25K0F1D (Hopping) 25K0F1E (Hopping)
30 MHz - 87.975 MHz
25K0F3E
5. TARGET STARTING DATE FOR SUBSEQUENT STAGES
a. STAGE 2 (U) NA b. STAGE 3 (U) NA c. STAGE 4 (U) 01 Jan 2013
6. EXTENT OF USE (U) Intermittent use, approximately 8-10 daylight hours daily.
7. GEOGRAPHICAL AREA FOR
a. STAGE 2 (U) NA
b. STAGE 3 (U) White Sands Test Center NM, Aberdeen Proving Grounds/Aberdeen Test Center MD, Eglin AFB
FL, Santa Rosa Island FL, Patuxent River Naval Base MD, Pelham NH, Andover MA.
c. STAGE 4 (U) UAE
8. NUMBER OF UNITS
a. STAGE 2 (U) NA b. STAGE 3 (U) 3 c. STAGE 4 (U) 5
9. NUMBER OF UNITS OPERATING SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE SAME ENVIRONMENT (U) 5 units in rotation, one unit at a
time, each 1.6 second communication cycle
10. OTHER J/F 12 APPLICATION ID(S) TO BE 11. IS THERE ANY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT AS DESCRIBED
IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARAGRAPH 11? *(See
a. SUPERSEDED (U) NA Remarks)
(U) ✔ a. YES b. NO c. NAVAIL
b. RELATED (U) NA

12. NAMES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
a. PROGRAM MANAGER (U) b. PROJECT ENGINEER (U)
NAME Edward Geisler NAME Steven McPherson
COMMERCIAL 978-436-6278 COMMERCIAL 978-470-7036
DSN NA DSN NA
EMAIL edward_geisler@raytheon.com EMAIL steven_f_mcpherson@raytheon.com
13. REMARKS (U) Item 4:
2320 Channels with 25KHz spacing

(U) Item 11:
UAE

(U) Other Contacts:

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DOD GENERAL INFORMATION
Eric Melville
AMRDEC FMO
256-842-5758
eric.melville@amrdec.army.mil

(U) DOD General Information Remarks:
Thales TRC-9300 family of radios are already present in UAE.

Target start date for stage 3 is from March 2011 - December 2012 (CVT/SPVT/Live
Firing).

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TRANSMITTER EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS
1. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFACTURER'S MODEL NO. 2. MANUFACTURER'S NAME
(U) TRC-9310-AP (U) Thales
3. TRANSMITTER INSTALLATION (U) 4. TRANSMITTER TYPE
PATRIOT Shelters (EDS, CRG) and Launchers (LS) (U) FM Communications
5. TUNING RANGE (U) 6. METHOD OF TUNING
(U) PLO Synthesizer
30 MHz - 87.975 MHz
7. RF CHANNELING CAPABILITY (U) 30 MHz, 25 KHz increments, 2320 channels
8. EMISSION DESIGNATOR (U) 25K0F1D

12. EMISSION BANDWIDTH (U) a. -3 dB b. -20 dB c. -40 dB d. -60 dB e. OC-BW
Calculated ✔ Measured NAvail 25 kHz NAvail NAvail NAvail

13. MAXIMUM BIT RATE (U) 16 kbps
14. MODULATION TECHNIQUES Frequency Modulation - Hopping
AND CODING (U)
15. MAXIMUM MODULATION FREQUENCY (U) 6.5 kHz 17. DEVIATION RATIO (U) 1

18. PULSE CHARACTERISTICS a. RATE b. WIDTH c. RISE TIME d. FALL TIME e. COMP RATIO
(U) (U) (U) (U) (U)
NA NA NA NA NA
19. POWER *(See Remarks)
a. MEAN (U) 5 W - 50 W
b. PEP (U) 79 W
8. EMISSION DESIGNATOR (U) 25K0F1E

12. EMISSION BANDWIDTH (U) a. -3 dB b. -20 dB c. -40 dB d. -60 dB e. OC-BW
Calculated ✔ Measured NAvail 25 kHz NAvail NAvail NAvail

13. MAXIMUM BIT RATE (U) 16 kbps
14. MODULATION TECHNIQUES Frequency Modulation - Hopping
AND CODING (U)
15. MAXIMUM MODULATION FREQUENCY (U) 6.5 kHz 17. DEVIATION RATIO (U) 1

18. PULSE CHARACTERISTICS a. RATE b. WIDTH c. RISE TIME d. FALL TIME e. COMP RATIO
(U) (U) (U) (U) (U)
NA NA NA NA NA
19. POWER
a. MEAN (U) 5 W - 50 W
b. PEP (U) 79 W

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TRANSMITTER EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS
8. EMISSION DESIGNATOR (U) 25K0F3E

12. EMISSION BANDWIDTH (U) a. -3 dB b. -20 dB c. -40 dB d. -60 dB e. OC-BW
Calculated ✔ Measured NAvail 25 kHz NAvail NAvail NAvail

13. MAXIMUM BIT RATE (U) 16 kbps
14. MODULATION TECHNIQUES Amplitude modulation
AND CODING (U)
15. MAXIMUM MODULATION FREQUENCY (U) NA 17. DEVIATION RATIO (U) 1

18. PULSE CHARACTERISTICS a. RATE b. WIDTH c. RISE TIME d. FALL TIME e. COMP RATIO
(U) (U) (U) (U) (U)
NA NA NA NA NA
19. POWER
a. MEAN (U) 5 W - 50 W
b. PEP (U) 79 W
9. FREQUENCY TOLERANCE (U) 2 ppm
10. FILTER EMPLOYED 11. SPREAD SPECTRUM
(U) ✔ a. YES b. NO *(See Remarks) (U) ✔ a. YES b. NO

16. PRE-EMPHASIS 20. OUTPUT DEVICE
(U) a. YES ✔ b. NO (U) Solid-State

22. SPURIOUS LEVEL 21. HARMONIC LEVEL
(U) -80 dB a. 2nd (U) -67 dB
23. FCC TYPE ACCEPTANCE NO. b. 3rd (U) -67 dB
(U) NA c. OTHER (U) -80 dB
24. REMARKS (U) Item 10:
Built in agile proximity filter for cosite operation

(U) Item 19 Designator 25K0F1D:
Emission Bandwidth calculations based on TRC-9310AP spec of at least 67dB below
carrier for harmonic H2 (2x88MHz) (IE, -67dB per octave above and below 88MHz).
TRC-9310AP is compliant with MIL-STD-461E, notice RE103.

Item 14 Modulation Techniques: 300 hops per second, hopset programmable from 1-2320
channels.

Item 15 Maximum Modulation Frequency: 6 KHz in frequency hopping mode, 6.5 KHz in
fixed frequency mode.

Item 17 Deviation ratio: (0.5 x 20 KHz BW in item 12a)/(8KHz data SQ wave in item 15)
= 1.25 deviation ratio.

Item 19 PEP power: calculation based on TRC-9310AP spec of +2dB upper tolerance on
nominal power.

Item 22 Spurious Level: based on TRC-9310AP spec of at least 67dB below carrier for
harmonic H3 (3x88MHz) and at least 80 dB below carrier for harmonics greater than or
equal to H4 (4x88MHz). Off-harmonic levels unknown.

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RECEIVER EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS
1. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFACTURER'S MODEL NO. 2. MANUFACTURER'S NAME
(U) TRC-9310AP (U) Thales
3. RECEIVER INSTALLATION (U) 4. RECEIVER TYPE
Patriot Shelters (ECS, CRG) and Launchers (LS) (U) Superheterodyne
5. TUNING RANGE (U) 6. METHOD OF TUNING

(U) Crystal and PLL Synthesizer
30 MHz - 87.975 MHz
7. RF CHANNELING CAPABILITY 8. EMISSION DESIGNATORS (U)

(U) 30 MHz, 25 KHz increments, 2320 channels 25K0F1D 25K0F1E
25K0F3E
9. FREQUENCY TOLERANCE 11. RF SELECTIVITY
(U) 2 ppm Calculated ✔ Measured
10. IF SELECTIVITY 1st (U) 2nd (U) 3rd (U)
a. -3 dB (U) 50 kHz
a. -3 dB 52 kHz 52 kHz NA b. -20 dB (U) 2 MHz
b. -20 dB 160 kHz 175 kHz NA c. -60 dB (U) 8 MHz
c. -60 dB 400 kHz 700 kHz NA d. Preselection Type (U) Not Available
12. IF FREQUENCY 13. MAXIMUM POST DETECTION FREQUENCY (U)
a. 1st (U) 124.8 MHz 16 kHz

b. 2nd (U) 384 kHz 14. MINIMUM POST DETECTION FREQUENCY (U)

c. 3rd (U) NA NA

15. OSCILLATOR TUNED 1st (U) 2nd (U) 3rd (U) 17. SENSITIVITY

a. ABOVE TUNED
NA a. SENSITIVITY (U) -113 dBm
FREQUENCY
b. BELOW TUNED
X NA b. CRITERIA (U) BER <5*10^-2 at 16KBps
FREQUENCY
c. EITHER ABOVE OR
X NA c. NOISE FIG (U) 20 dB
BELOW THE FREQUENCY
16. MAXIMUM BIT RATE (U) 16 kbps d. NOISE TEMP (U) NA
18. DE-EMPHASIS (U) 19. IMAGE REJECTION (U) 80 dB
a. YES ✔ b. NO 20. SPURIOUS REJECTION (U) NA
21. REMARKS (U) Receiver Remarks:
Maximum Post Detection Frequency: 3 KHz in analog mode, 16 KHz in frequency hopping
mode.

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ANTENNA EQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS
1. (U) a. TRANSMITTING b. RECEIVING ✔ c. TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING

2. NOMENCLATURE, MANUFACTURER'S MODEL NO.
(U) ANT 223 S
3. MANUFACTURER'S NAME 5. TYPE
(U) Thales (U) Broadband Whip
4. FREQUENCY RANGE (U) 6. POLARIZATION (U)
Vertical

30 MHz - 88 MHz

8. GAIN *(See Remarks) 7. SCAN CHARACTERISTICS
a. MAIN BEAM (U) -2 dBi a. TYPE (U) NA
b. 1st MAJOR SIDE LOBE b. VERTICAL SCAN (U) Fixed (No Scan)
(1) 1st Side Lobe: (U) NA (1) Max Elev (U) NA
(2) Angular Position: (U) NA (2) Min Elev (U) NA
9. BEAMWIDTH (3) Scan Rate (U) NA
a. HORIZONTAL: (U) 360 degrees c. HORIZONTAL SCAN (U) Fixed (No Scan)
(1) Sector Scanned (U) NA
b. VERTICAL: (U) 120 degrees (2) Scan Rate (U) NA
d. SECTOR BLANKING (U) (1) YES ✔ (2) NO
10. REMARKS (U) Item 8:
Gain -4 dBi from 50 MHz to 75 MHz, decreasing to -6 dBi at 30 MHz and -3 dBi at 88
MHz.

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NTIA GENERAL INFORMATION
1. APPLICATION TITLE (U)
Thales TRC-9310AP VHF Frequency Hopping Transceiver
2. SYSTEM NOMENCLATURE (U)
PATRIOT Launcher Data Link Communications
3. STAGE OF ALLOCATION (U) a. STAGE 1 b. STAGE 2 ✔ c. STAGE 3 d. STAGE 4
CONCEPTUAL EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL OPERATIONAL
4. FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS
a. FREQUENCY(IES) (U) b. EMISSION DESIGNATORS (U)

25K0F1D (Hopping) 25K0F1E (Hopping)
30 MHz - 87.975 MHz
25K0F3E
5. PURPOSE OF SYSTEM, OPERATIONAL AND SYSTEM CONCEPTS (WARTIME USE) (U)
(U) ✔ a. YES b. NO
TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF ENCRYPTED DATA MESSAGES BETWEEN SHELTER AND
LAUNCHERS IN A PATRIOT FIRE UNIT VIA LOS FREQUENCY-HOPPING VHF PROPAGATION.
6. INFORMATION TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS (U) HALF-DUPLEX TRANSFER 2048-BIT MESSAGE AT 16,000 BPS IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS EVERY 1.6 SECONDS.
7. ESTIMATED INITIAL COST OF THE SYSTEM (U) System development cost is TBD.
8. TARGET DATE FOR (U)
a. APPLICATION APPROVAL b. SYSTEM ACTIVATION c. SYSTEM TERMINATION
01 Mar 2011 01 Jun 2011 01 May 2012
9. SYSTEM RELATIONSHIP AND (U) THE THALES TRC-9310AP RADIO IS PLANNED FOR INSTALLATION IN
ESSENTIALITY PROTOTYPE UAE PATRIOT SHELTER / LAUNCHER DATA LINKS AT WSMR FOR
SYSTEM VERIFICATION OF LINK PERFORMANCE VIA FREQUENCY-HOPPING VHF
PROPAGATION UNDER DIFFERENT FIELD CONDITIONS. THE TRC-9310AP IS
THE RADIO SELECTED BY THE UAE CUSTOMER FOR THIS APPLICATION.
10.REPLACEMENT INFORMATION (U) SINCGARS MODEL AN/VRC-90A USED IN THE US IS BEING REPLACED BY THE
TRC-9310AP FOR UAE PER CUSTOMER DIRECTION. FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS
FOR AN/VRC-90A AND TRC-9310AP ARE THE SAME.
11.RELATED ANALYSIS AND /OR TEST DATA (U) TRC-9310AP EMC TEST/ANALYSIS REPORTS NOT AVAILABLE. THALES EMC
SPECS SHOW COMPLIANCE WITH MIL-STD-461D, NOTICES CE102, RE101,
RE102, CS101, CS114, CS115, RS101, RS103 & RS105.
12.NUMBER OF MOBILE UNITS (U) 3

13. GEOGRAPHICAL AREA FOR
a. STAGE 2 (U) NA
b. STAGE 3 (U) White Sands Test Center NM, Aberdeen Proving Grounds/Aberdeen Test Center MD, Eglin AFB
FL, Santa Rosa Island FL, Patuxent River Naval Base MD, Pelham NH, Andover MA.
c. STAGE 4 (U) UAE
14. LINE DIAGRAM 15. SPACE SYSTEMS
16. TYPE OF SERVICE(S) FOR STAGE 4 *(See Remarks) 17. STATION CLASS(ES) FOR STAGE 4
18. REMARKS (U) Item 16:
No specific service (EW)

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