{"id":31986,"date":"2018-05-11T07:47:13","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T11:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31986"},"modified":"2018-05-11T07:48:25","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T11:48:25","slug":"first-brigade-combat-team-legacy-hf-comms-provide-unlimited-range-with-zero-cost-or-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/first-brigade-combat-team-legacy-hf-comms-provide-unlimited-range-with-zero-cost-or-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"First Brigade Combat Team: Legacy HF comms provide “unlimited range with zero cost or resources”"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Source: DVIDS<\/a> via Kim Elliott)<\/p>\n

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Photo By Staff Sgt. James Avery | Capt. Luke Reese, commander of C Company, 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), successfully transmitted a 300-mile high frequency voice and data radio check to West Point, May 3, 2018<\/p><\/div>\n

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Going the Distance! 1BTC Uses HF Radio to Go Far and Wide<\/h1>\n

FORT DRUM, NY, UNITED STATES
\n05.03.2018
\nStory by Capt. Ed Robles
\n1st Brigade Combat Team,10th Mountain Division (LI)<\/p>\n

FORT DRUM, New York (May 3, 2018)–Captain Luke Reese, commander of C Company, 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), successfully transmitted a 300-mile high frequency voice and data radio check to West Point while spearheading a new program to boost tactical communications from Fort Drum. Maj. Gen. John Baker, Commanding General, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, observed the radio check from West Point.<\/p>\n

In an effort to renew some looked-over radio options, Reese opened the possibility of HF long-range capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is something we\u2019ve been working on,\u201d said Reese. \u201cDusting off some of this old equipment that hasn\u2019t been used in years and use it as a relevant back-up plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leveraging high frequency is a skill that hasn\u2019t been prioritized in the Army in recent years. The Army uses frequency modulation and ultra-high frequency tactical satellite, which have benefits, but are also limited.<\/p>\n

\u201cHF presents some challenges because making this network functional requires some level of experience… there’s really an art to it,\u201d said Maj. Craig Starn, 1BCT S6 officer-in-charge. \u201cThe major benefit is it provides unlimited range with zero cost or resources required and no lead time is required to use the system.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reece\u2019s efforts in HF strives to enhance the Army\u2019s ability to maintain mission command while extending the brigade\u2019s, or any unit\u2019s, operational reach.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read at DVIDS.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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