CCF-2 Flashcards

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Inexpensive and effective, _______ is the most widely used mechanical jamming device.

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Chaff

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Most effective electronic protection against chaff?

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True Doppler processing at Med or High pulse repetition frequency (PRF)

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Dipole elements designed to match the half wavelength of the victim radar?

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Chaff

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___________represents the number of complete cycles of an electromagnetic wave in a specified amount of time.

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Frequency

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_________________________________ has proven to be the best electronic protection to combat barrage jamming.

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Pulse compression and increased power

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Electronic protection for spot jamming is _______________.

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frequency agility

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The best electronic protection for sweep jamming is ___________________________.

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patience/persistence or operator

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The first line, and most common form, of electronic protection against jamming is __________.

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Brevity

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Targets need to be separated in range laterally by ___ / ___ in both pulse and beam width to ensure detection of both targets.

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half / half

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The VHF AM band is mostly used by _________________.

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Civil aviation

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__________radios are used for amateur communications, public service, and maritime operations.

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High Frequency (HF)

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___________________ has an electric field that combines vertical and horizontal fields resulting in a twist like corkscrew; penetrates all but the heaviest precipitation.

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Circular Polarity

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___________________has an electric field perpendicular to the horizon. With clutter rejection it is the favorite of contemporary radar engineers. It is often used due to its inherent rejection of clutter.

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Vertical Polarity

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___________________has an electric field parallel to the horizon and is the most sensitive polarity for detect conventional aircraft.

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Horizontal Polarity

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_________ jamming exposes its jamming signal back and forth through a number of frequencies.

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Sweep

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_________ jamming broadcasts radio noise simultaneously on every frequency of interest.

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Barrage

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17
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________ jamming concentrates all of its power on a single victim frequency

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Spot

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_______________ procedures are pre-briefed steps operators will take to overcome communication jamming.

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Chettermark

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T/F Repeater jammers are only deceptive in range

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False

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Radar reflected from an object receding from the Doppler radar will be at a slightly ______________.

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lower frequency

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First generation fighter aircraft

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Airborne Intercept (AI)

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Combined AI and EW radars

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Ground Controlled Intercept (GCI)

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Elevated surveillance position

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Airborne Early Warning (AEW)

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Ground Controlled Intercepts and Airborne Early Warning radars with fan-shaped beams have to estimate target height where errors of up to _______ feet are not uncommon.

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5,000

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Airborne Intercept (AI) radars sacrifice _____________________________ ?
Long range direction for light weight
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The rate at which a radar transmits pulses is called the __________________.
Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF)
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This provides some protection from spoofing ______________.
Authenticators
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As frequency increases, refraction ____________.
decreases
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What does the Reader say about Doppler processing about an approaching / receding objects?
Radar reflected from an object approaching a transmitter will be at a slightly higher frequency than the source. From a receding object, the shift is to a lower frequency.
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Lack precision needed to guide interceptors within firing range
Characteristics of Early Warning (EW)
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Sacrifice long range detection for lightweight and close-in precision
Characteristics of Airborne Intercept (AI)
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Combines long range of EW and precision of AI into single system
Characteristics of Ground Controlled Intercept (GCI)
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Operating at 30k feet, above the terrestrial line-of-site, these platforms significantly increased LOS or radar
Characteristics of Airborne Early Warning (AEW)
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Each AORs ID matrix may comply with JFACC’s rules of engagement? T/F
True
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The phenomenon where waves DECREASE the amplitude of the resulting wave.
Destructive Interference
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The phenomenon waves INCREASE the amplitude, or strength, of the resulting wave.
Constructive Interference
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In-Phase
Constructive Interference
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Out-of-phase
Destructive Interference
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Electromagnetic energy is comprised of electrostatic and magnetic fields that are oriented ___________ to each other.
Perpendicular
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Cosmic noise _________ as frequency increases.
Decreases
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The measurement of one wave crest to the next is called the______________.
Distance : Wavelength Time: Period
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VHF (FM) jam-resistant frequency-hopping radios commonly used by the Army are called ___________.
SINGGARS
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UHF jam-resistant frequency-hopping radios are called ___________.
HAVEQUICK
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HAVEQUICK requires which elements (3) to work?
Word-of-day (WOD) Time-of-day (TOD) Net
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A staggered pulse repetition frequency (PRF) is the best electronic protection (EP) to counter ______________.
Range deception
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Wavelength and frequency are __________ proportional?
Inversely
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Refers to the effect on an EM wave as it travels through atmospheric zones. Deviated standard or expectation.
Anomalous propagation
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Low pulse repetitionis frequencies (PRFs) avoid the ambiguity of ___________________ ?
second-time around targets
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Unit of measure for wavelength is the _________.
meter
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Air Intercept radars are round and produce ___________ main beams to provide highly accurate target data.
Pencil-beam
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Azimuth deception jamming may be defeated by __________________________.
Side-lobe reduction or blanking
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HAVE QUICK II can receive what from GPS?
A more precise Time of Day (TOD)
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Radio Usage: Tactical military and satellite communication
Ultra High Frequency (UHF)
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Radio Usage: Ideal for point-to-point communication up to about 40 mi
Super High Frequency (SHF)
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Radio Usage: Handheld radio i.e., “Walkie-Talkie”
VHF (FM)
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Radio Usage: Common civilian aviation
VHF (AM)
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Radio Usage: Large segment of band reserved for amateur civilian radio comm
High Frequency (HF)
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The ______________ pairs antennas together to create various zones of RF energy that can be compared to interpret direction of a received signal.
Dipole Array
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The curvature of the ________________is such that most waves that make contact with the dish will be reflected to a single spot called the focus.
Parabolic reflector
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With a ______________the dipoles were placed at a distance of half the wavelength from each other, and the adjacent dipoles were 180 deg out of phase from each other.
Planar array
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Instead of physically steering the antenna to the desired azimuth, ________ varies the phase of each feeder in such a way as to move the zone of interference from left to right and up and down.
Active Electronic Scanned Array (AESA)
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Electromagnetic (EM) waves travel at what speed?
Speed of light
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What is/are the coded responses to a transmission authentication?
There are none.
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What allows an operator to overcome spoofing?
Authentication
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What is Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) jamming and the most effective electronic protection against it?
Staggered PRF and side lobe reduction; synthesizing and inserts false radar echoes into the victims’ radar display
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Electronic protection against_______. Doppler processing at medium or high pulse repetition frequency (PRF)
Chaff
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Electronic protection against_______. Patience and persistence of operator
Sweep
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Pencil beam radars utilize a raster scan to ______________?
Find target Az/elev
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HAVE QUICK II improvements:
TOD for GPS Hop through more freq more quickly Nets increase from 5 to over 2k
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Fan beam radars utilized what to determine azimuth and position? Target azimuth?
Spinning Gimbal
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How do you defeat range deception jamming?
Staggered PRF/Side Lobe Reduction
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Type of effects that occur when: Ocean currents flow under cold air?
Super-refraction
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Type of effects that occur when: Reflection off of atmospheric layers?
Ducting
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Type of effects that occur when: Warm moist air moves over cold dry land
Sub-refraction
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Round antenna characteristics?
Produce a thin, highly focused pencil beam
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Which antenna uses fan beam this is thin in one direction and wide in the opposite plane?
Paraboloid
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Data Frequencies Datalink Addresses Track blocks