LTA Applicability for LTA Applicability for Emergency Comms and Emergency Comms and

ISR SupportISR Support

December 2005Allan Rutherford

allan.rutherford@saic.com571-434-2666

National Conference on

Emergency Communications Systems

Patrols & Convoys

160 Mile Diameter Tactical Radio Coverage

C-130 Transportable Mobile Ground Support

SINCGARS, HAVEQUICK

EPLRS

Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground

Airborne Payload Keeps COMSEC/Crypto Secure

on GroundSystem Ready to Deploy & Support U.S. Marine Corps

Iraqi OperationsDARPA Funded Radio Relay Aerostat System

Tethered to 3,000 ft Altitude

Marine Airborne Re-Transmission System (MARTS)

17M

17M

32M

Comms RelayArea Coverage Example

17 Meter System

MARTS-2 32 Meter Aerostat

71 Meter System

Aerostat Size Options

Size Altitude Payload Flight TimeRe-

deploymentRelay

CoverageR/D # Nets Cost

17 M 300m 200 lbs 5 days 8 hr 140 km 12.3x103 5-10 $1M

32 M 1000m 500 lbs 14 days 24 hr 270 km 12.6x103 5-10 $6M

71 M 4500m 3,500 lbs 30 days 4 wks 560 km 11.8x103 5-10 $15M

Motorola PDR 3500 Repeater Base Station

An available repeater for civilian emergency users

A Quantar-based transportable repeater/base station providing versatile communications in a rapidly deployable and compact package.

Motorola's PDR 3500 is a TransPortable Digital Repeater/Base Station that provides versatile communications in a rapidly deployable and compact package. It is a Quantar based product that functions in Analog or ASTRO operation in conventional systems.  

PDR 3500 Repeater Base Station FeaturesConfigurable The software inherent in the PDR 3500 design allows features and system configuration to be specified to your needs through your choice of appropriate software options.

Software intensive designAllows for system migration and speedy feature upgrades via FLASHport

Field Replaceable Units The PDR 3500 is a functionally separate module product, making expansion or replacement of your system easy.

InteroperabilityOption of Project 25 standards of interoperability compliance. 

PDR 3500 Repeater Base Station Includes

Self-testing Clear or transparent operation Closed case operation Durable Casing Programmable channel spacing

Representative Camera/IR Systems

Gyrostabilized Lightweight EO/IR and Laser Pointer

(IR=3-5 microns, 50 lbs)

Long-Range Gyrostabilized

EO/IR and Laser Range Finder,

Laser Illuminator (IR=3-5

microns, 100 lbs)

Low Cost EO/IR for passive

gimbal systems IR=8-12 microns, 15 lbs)

Low Cost High-Resolution

Cameras are controlled for stable viewing

using onboard 3-axis sensors)

Weight and performance attributes drive system selectionOptical fibers in the tether allow for delivery of full video to ground station