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FM 11-23<br />

SITE D<br />

LIGHT<br />

SITE C<br />

LINK<br />

SITE A<br />

SITE E<br />

LEGEND:<br />

# HEAVY TROPO TERMINAL<br />

O<br />

LIGHT TROPO TERMINAL<br />

SITE F<br />

FM 11-367-8-3<br />

Figure 14-9. Heavy tropo company type deployment.<br />

commander and he is responsible for the opera- the supported elements are patched in accordance<br />

tion and maintenance of equipment and for the with the SYSCON SOP or in accordance with<br />

administration of the site. In the type deployment SYSCON technical orders.<br />

shown, site E has the following major items of<br />

equipment: a heavy tropo terminal with its 14-26. Heavy Tropo Company Site<br />

power units, a PATCENT with its power units, a a. General. In the type deployment of the heavy<br />

mobile electronic shop with its power units, and a tropo company shown (fig. 1412), site C is the<br />

heavy tropo terminal SSB radio. In addition, the major operating site of the heavy tropo company.<br />

platoon headquarters SSB radio will be located at The company headquarters and the technical conor<br />

near the site. Preplanning of the equipment trol section are located here to provide command<br />

layout of a site of this size is required, and the and technical control to the operating elements of<br />

preplanning must include power and communica- the company. The headquarters of the 1st platoon<br />

tions cable runs. Depending on local conditions, is also located at or near the site. In the figure<br />

cables may be placed underground, on racks 14-12 deployment, the company commander is<br />

above ground, or overhead.<br />

also the site commander, but under other circumb.<br />

Operations. The rectangular insert on figure stances, for example, collocation with a superior<br />

14-11 shows the major items of equipment at site element, he and his personnel could be tenants in<br />

E. In operation, 26-pair cable, spiral-four cable, the area. The rectangular insert on figure 14-12<br />

and field wire carry circuits to the tropo site from shows three tropo terminals with their power<br />

supported elements in the surrounding area. units, a TECHCONCEN (consisting of a PAT-<br />

These circuits terminate in the PATCENT which CENT with its power units and an operations<br />

has facilities to patch, reroute, and test all com- central with its power units) and a mobile elecmunications<br />

circuits at the site. The circuits from tronic shop with its power units. This concentra-<br />

14-11

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