Modern Military Radios and the Ham Operator (Military 现代军事无线电和火腿操作员（军事.pptVIP

Modern Military Radios and the Ham Operator(What Military Configurations offer as Diversification to our Hobby) USECA Meeting 10 October 2006 The Purpose of My Presentation is to: Inform you of a recent resurgence of interest in rugged portable radio communication due to the availability of surplus modern military radios Discuss differences between military communications equipment and recent ham radio offerings Identify drivers of recent interest Examine some specific systems Provide resources for additional information Encourage discussion, questions and idea sharing Why Interest In Military Radios ? Desire for portable Infrastructure Independent Communications Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami in SE Asia, Power Outage In Detroit (About 4 Years Ago) etc.– Documented Loss of Cell Phone, Internet, Repeater Based Radio, Broadcast Radio in emergencies Desire for rugged water proof equipment to take ham radio out of the shack and integrate with other outdoor activities, hiking, biking canoeing, camping etc. Recently documented practical uses for low power HF communications not available with other modes (NVIS HF versus VHF/UHF) Recent Articles in QST and CQ magazine Technological Enhancements- Digital Voice, ALE, MFSK16, Digipan, Winlink etc. with links to laptop computers Hollywood use of Military Radios on “Saving Private Ryan” with Tom Hanks and “Wind-talkers” the story of the Navajo Code Talkers and others Living history re-enactors and other interest groups Differences Between Military Configuration and Traditional Ham Radio Equipment Self Contained Rugged Waterproof Simple to set up and operate Unnecessary functions eliminated or accomplished automatically Circuits Optimized to Improve Communication Effectiveness (Intelligibility) using compression and audio processing (VOGAD) Reliable in harsh environment Able to achieve long distance communications with low power and field expedient antenna and power systems Radios and Ancillary Equipment Example Transceivers Antenna