02-11-2010, 20:11
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Smart radio will be ground-breaking for military communications
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02-11-2010, 20:21
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Plus, no more time wasted fiddling with knobs, trying to tune to a certain radio channel
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I may be a little old school...but I LIKE having knobs to fiddle with. Because when the OD green box decides to go terminal stupid I have something to work with.
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the smart radio would use a computer program to determine how signals are set and received, tuning and calibrating itself. It would adjust to receive wireless signals and TV broadcasts, act as a GPS device and access ham radio and walkie-talkie frequencies.
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Where are my Hammies?
I did check out a demo recently that utlized a smart radio technology over multiple modes. Based upon SNR, type of information to be transmitted and available routes/modes the system would determine most efficient path. Additionally there was a handoff when the SNR reached an unacceptable level in order to maintain the link. It was pretty sweet....and it had knobs. 
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02-11-2010, 20:54
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Interesting.
Imagine that those soldiers in that picture could do so much with so little.
I was in a country in North Africa onetime and was fortunate enough to have been able to work with JCSE. They set up a communications control network like the one described in the story but in the two months that we were there they never got it to work 100%. Their equipment also took up half of a good sized room and required a large generator to power.
Technology sure has come a long way.
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02-11-2010, 21:00
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During the set up for the Iran Desert One Raid there was a heated discussion at the C&C regarding what deserved refrigeration more, blood or radios. Blood won.
Personally, I miss PRC 77's and CEOI's. At least I could always find someone to talk too and authenticating was easy.
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02-11-2010, 21:03
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So now who cranks the generator? 
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02-12-2010, 04:50
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So now who cranks the generator?
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02-12-2010, 15:45
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I LIKE having knobs to fiddle with
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I too like knobs
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Chaps, forgive me if I'm out of place here, but a friendly word of advice... if you ever get into this topic with your British counterparts, a re-phrase would be strongly recommended!!! 
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02-12-2010, 15:47
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Chaps, forgive me if I'm out of place here, but a friendly word of advice... if you ever get into this topic with your British counterparts, a re-phrase would be strongly recommended!!! |
And it's a Battle HAND-OVER not a Battle HAND-OFF
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02-12-2010, 16:13
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Chaps, forgive me if I'm out of place here, but a friendly word of advice... if you ever get into this topic with your British counterparts, a re-phrase would be strongly recommended!!! |
Well we will keep the flashlight in the trunk and the engine under the hood...keeping track of knobs and willies all the while...
Mind the gap
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