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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