Et Volume 4 Ch 3 Radar System Interfacing

Front 1

What information is provided IFF systems?

Back 1

Friendly Identification
Type of Aircraft
Squadron
Side Number
Mission
Aircraft Altitude

Front 2

What are the 3 basic steps in the IFF identification process?

Back 2

(1)Challenge
(2)Reply
(3)Recognition

Front 3

IFF interrogator sends coded challenge in form of pulse pairs? True or False

Back 3

True

Front 4

A ship may have one or more interrogator and/or transpoder set? True or False

Back 4

False. A ship may have one or more interrogator sets, but only one transponder set.

Front 5

What is AIMS an acronym for?

Back 5

Air traffic control radar beacon system (ATCRBS), identification friend or foe (IFF), Mark XII system.

Front 6

The AIMS system includes equipment such as interrogators, transponders, decoders, interrogator side lobe suppression (ISLS) switches and drivers, defruiters, and crypt computers. True or False?

Back 6

True

Front 7

The AIMS Mark XII system can challenge in what 5 different modes?

Back 7

Modes 1, 2, 3/A, 4, and C.

Front 8

Selective Identification Feature(SIF)Modes are used in what three modes of operation?

Back 8

Modes 1, 2, and 3/A.

Front 9

What type pulse is transmitted by pilotless aircraft containing a transponder?

Back 9

X-pulse.

Front 10

What modes of operation are set at the control box C-6280?

Back 10

Mode 1 and 3/A.

Front 11

What is mode 4 of operation used for?

Back 11

IFF

Front 12

Which modes of operation are for military use only?

Back 12

Modes 1, 2, and 4.

Front 13

Which mode is used by civilian and military aircraft to indicate altitude?

Back 13

Mode C.

Front 14

Is mode 3/A available for military and civilian use?

Back 14

Yes.

Front 15

What four mode 3/A code blocks are assigned to the DOD for use within U.S. national air space?

Back 15

50XX, 54XX, 61XX, and 64XX.

Front 16

Mode 3/A military emergency replies consist of a combination of 4X and 7700 codes. True or False?

Back 16

True.

Front 17

Civilian Emergency replies using what code?

Back 17

7700.

Front 18

A 7600 reply code is used by whom and for what purpose?

Back 18

Military and Civilian, indicates a failure in radio communications.

Front 19

What happens when any transponder sending replies in mode 3/A with codes of 7500, 7600, 7700, and 7777?

Back 19

Triggers an alarm at nearby FAA towers.

Front 20

A 7700 reply code is assigned to interceptors on active air defense missions. True or False?

Back 20

False. Reply code 7777.

Front 21

Which of the following are not parts of the Interrogator Section?

KIR-1A/TSEC AN/UPX-23
MX-8758 AN/FPS-63
AN/UPA-61 SG-841

Back 21

AN/FPS-63

Front 22

What is the function of the pulse generator in the IFF system?

Back 22

Provide pretriggers and initiate challenges for the enabled modes.

Front 23

The computer, KIR-1A/TSEC encodes mode 4 challenges for transmission by the interrogator and decodes received mode 4 transponder replies. What is the code changer key used to insert mode 4 code into the computer?

Back 23

TSEC/KIK-18.

Front 24

What is the purpose of the video decoder?

Back 24

Provide control signals that the interrogator uses to display challenges in various modes. It also decodes and processes reply video output to the indicator.

Front 25

What is the most common configuration of the Video Decoder, AN/UPA-59?

Back 25

Video Decoder, Intra-target data indicator, and an alarm monitor.

Front 26

What is "ring-around" on a display?

Back 26

Targets at close range reply to side and back lobes as well as main antenna beam appearing for nearly 360 degrees close to the origin.

Front 27

How is "ring-around" prevented?

Back 27

Interrogator Side Lobe Suppression (ISLS). It inhibits transponder replies to side lobes.

Front 28

The Antenna Pedestal Group, AN/UPA-57 can operate in any of what 3 modes?

Back 28

Slave, self-synchronous, and manually.

Front 29

Match the correct Direct Altitude and Identity Readout (DAIR) system configurations.

(1)AATC (A)Type 5
(2)CATCC (B)Type 10
(3)DAIR (C)Type 8
(4)RATCF (D)Type 12
Shipboard Dair (E)Type 13

Back 29

Type 5, Dair
Type 10, RATCF
Type 8, CATCC
Type 12, AATC
Type 13, Shipboard DAIR

Front 30

Carrier Air Traffic Control Center (CATCC) DAIR (AN/TPX-42A(V)8 is designed for use onboard amphibious ships. True or False?

Back 30

False. Designed for air trafafic control onboard aircraft carriers.

Front 31

Which DAIR configuration is used for ground-approach at shore installation?

Back 31

AN/TPX-42A(V)5

Front 32

Radar Air Traffic Control Facility (RATCF) DAIR (AN/TPX-42a(V)10 interfaces with FAA enroute centers. True or False?

Back 32

True.

Front 33

Which DAIR system is designed for use onboard amphibious ships?

Back 33

Amphibious Air Traffic Control (AATC) DAIR (AN/TPX-42A(V)12.

Front 34

Match NECs to DAIR systems.

DAIR 1576
CATCC 1578
RATCF 1574
AATC 1576 + 2 weeks
difference train.

Back 34

DAIR-1574
CATCC-1576
AATC-1576 + 2 weeks diff train
RATCF-1578

Front 35

What is the computer-centered control system the coordinates the collection of data from various sources?

Back 35

Naval Tactical Data Systems (NTDS)

Front 36

NTDS accepts data from ship's sensors such as radar, sonar, navigation inputs, and from external sources via communication links.True or false?

Back 36

True.

Front 37

All ships with NTDS have a Ships Operational Readiness Manual (SORM). True or False

Back 37

False. Combat Systems Technical Operations Manual (CSTOM).

Front 38

What does Volume 3 of the CSTOM contain?

Back 38

Combat Systems Readiness

Front 39

What Volume contains Combat Systems Description?

Back 39

Volume 1

Front 40

What does Volume 2 of the CSTOM contain?

Back 40

Operational Sequences

Front 41

What volume contain Capabiities and Limitations?

Back 41

Volume 4