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FORAX-RM (Rack-Mount)
Modular FORAX-RM systems link radios to their antenna at distances up to 10 km; 75+ km by special order. Modules exist for almost any communications or data radio in military or industrial use today, plus GPS and specialty receivers used in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) applications. Links with high Spur Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) are available for SIGINT applications.
FORAX-HARC™ (High Antennas for Radio Communications)
FORAX-HARC systems link tactical radios to their antennas high overhead on a tethered aerostat.
FORAX-DAS (Distributed Antenna System)
FORAX-DAS equipment connects base stations or repeaters used in wireless intercom, public safety, and land mobile radio (LMR) systems to antennas in distant RF “dead zones.”
FORAX Tactical Solutions
FORAX tactical solutions are packaged for rugged field environments.
| Supported Frequency Bands/Waveforms |
Supported Radios |
| This table is not exhaustive, ask the Factory if you don’t see your waveform or radio |
| ANW2 (Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform) |
PRC-117G |
| SRW (Soldier Radio Waveform) |
PRC-117G, PRC-154 (Rifleman Radio), PRC-155 (2-Channel Manpack Radio) |
| WNW (Wideband Networking Waveform) |
Low-Cost Radio System (LCRS), Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio (MNVR), Ground Mobile Radio (GMR) |
| UMTS |
Various cellular systems |
| GPS |
Any L1, L2 receiver; requires active antenna (can be supplied) |
| HF SSB, ISB, AM, and Link-11 (serial tone modem 110A and ALE 141A) |
PRC-150, MRC-148, USC-61, Codan, Micom, Rohde & Schwartz, Sunair, Thales |
| SINCGARS ASIP/SIP/ESIP |
PRC-77, PRC-117F/G, PRC-119, PRC-148, PRC-152, PSC-5, RT-1439, RT-1523, USC-61, VRC-12, VRC-91, others |
| VHF AM civil and military aviation |
ARC-164, PRC-117, PRC-148, PRC-150, PRC-152, PSC-5, USC-61, URC-200, others |
| VHF AM maritime including AIS |
Garmin, Icom, RadioCom, Raymarine, Standard Horizon, Thales, Thrane & Thrane, others |
| UHF AM civil and military aviation |
ARC-164, GRC-171, PRC-117, PRC-148, PRC-150, PRC-152, PSC-5, USC-61, URC-200, others |
| VHF/UHF land mobile radio including P25 |
PRC-153 (Integrated Intra-Squad Radio), conventional and trunked two-way radios and intercoms including Motorola, M/A-COM, EFJohnson, Thales, others |
| VHF/UHF LOS (VULOS) |
ARC-164, PRC-117, PRC-148, PRC-150, PRC-152, PSC-5, USC-61, URC-200, others |
| UHF DAMA TACSAT (181B, 182A, 183A) |
ARC-234, LST-5, PRC-117F, PRC-148, PRC-152, PSC-5, USC-61, others |
| UHF Link-11, Link-4a |
RT-1719, RT-1720, RT-1922, others |
| EPLRS / SADL |
RT-1719, RT-1720, RT-1922, others |
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The Army is using "RF-over-fiber” technology with both heritage and new radios to implement an aerial layer of aerostat-based communications in Afghanistan. Other applications of the same technology can decrease the risk of electronic detection of command posts (CP); reduce the threat to communication personnel and costly radio/crypto equipment; decrease CP set-up time; enable radio-antenna configurations that are otherwise impossible; and lower maintenance response times. The physics of relevant electro-optic components are introduced. System building blocks are introduced (e.g., lasers; detectors; optical fibers, connectors, circulators, splitters, amplifiers). System design examples are presented for specific tactical radios. The tutorial concludes with a discussion of system design issues for an aerial layer of communications relays.
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