[MilCom] MilCom Digest, Vol 57, Issue 7 --- MIDS

[RICHARD L. KRAMER]

John; In my Jane's 92/93 military communications book there is a MIDS (Multi-function Distribution System) which is a secure, jam resistant tactical data link for NATO forces and France using freq. hopping radioelectric spectral analysis, error detection and correction codes, and the Link 16 message format. It's designed to provide multi-service  voice and data transmission at up to 238 Kbits/s. The MIDS will continually gather different types of data from all terminals in the system then transmit them selectively or systematically to other network users. The messages are received and stored by all the receiver terminals on the ground or in the air and are then accessed as and when the users need them. MIDS will comply with NATO's STANAG 4175 and 5516 standards. Aircraft involved at this time, as of 1989, were the European fighter a/c, French Rafale, and the US F/A18 and F-16 a/c.
I would imagine by this time the A10's as well as other a/c could be using this system also.

Rich - Reading, PA
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        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Tactical_Radio_System



Message: 9Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 18:48:00 -0500From: "Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT" <kf4lmt at comcast.net>Subject: [MilCom] A-10 RadiosTo: "MilCom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>Message-ID: <0A003FF45925446281B7DB97AC8CE02C at emachine61b2a0>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";	reply-type=originalIs anyone familiar with the A-10 radio systems?  Today, I have heard two 23rd FG flights from Moody AFB use UHF for their operating area frequency and air-to-air frequency.  One flight made reference to a MID (MIDS?) radio, but I haven't been able to google much describing that radio.  For whatit's worth the
 two UHF a2a frequencies are 242.140 and 275.650.Anyway, it seems now that we'll have to search VHF and UHF for A-10 air-to-air frequencies going forward.Mac McCormick III, KF4LMTSavannah, GAhttp://kf4lmt.blogspot.com/http://home.comcast.net/~kf4lmt/ ------------------------------_______________________________________________MilCom mailing listMilCom at mailman.qth.nethttp://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/milcomEnd of MilCom Digest, Vol 57, Issue 7************************************* 



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