MCRP 6-22D Antenna Handbook _U.S. Marine Corps PCN 144 000062 00: To Our Readers: : 4 Changes: Readers of this publication are ¢ uraged to'submit i suggestions and changes that will improve i Recommendations I may be sent directly. fo Commanding General, Marine Corps. , & Coinbat. Development Command, Doctrine Division: C42), i 3300 Russell Road, Suite 318A, Quantico, VA 221 a i fax to 703-784-2917 (DSN. 278-2917) oF ; ¢ smb@dsctrine div@meedc. Recommendations shout include § the follow: ing, information: «. Lo¢ation rot change Publication number and tide” Current page number Paragraph number at applicable) ._ Line number Figure or table number Gf sect) Nature of change: Add, delete. : ue Proposed new text, preferably double: spaced and typewritten — ° . Justification and/or s SOUTCE £08 change — i Additionat copies: A Sed popy of this publication aed be obtained from Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA 31704- 301, by following the instructions in MCBul 5600, Marine Corps Doctrinal Publications Status. An electronic copy may | be obtained from the Doctrine Division, MCCDC, world wide @ web home page which is found at the following universal refer- A ence locator: http://www. doctrine.quantico.usme. mul Unless otherwise stated, w! hhenévee the masculine or feminine gender is ‘used, both men and wemer are included. mhDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY Headquarters United States Marine Corps Washington, D.C. 20380-1775 1 June 1999 FOREWORD Communications and information systems (CIS) support collect- ing, processing, and exchanging information. CIS automate routine functions, freeing commanders and staffs to focus on the aspects of command and control that require experience, judg- ment, and intuition. Personnel who install, operate, and maintain CIS play a key role in the command and control of the Marine air- ground task force (MAGTF). It is an understatement to say that the success of the MAGTF in the modern battlespace depends on the effective employment of CIS. One of the most important networks of the MAGTF CIS architec- ture is single-channel radio (SCR). SCR is the principal means of communications support for maneuver units. SCR communica- tions equipment is easy to operate, and networks are easily established, rapidly reconfigured, and, most importantly, easily maintained on the move. SCR provides secure voice communica- tion and supports limited data information exchange. MAGTF SCR equipment is fielded in many configurations and includes hand-held, manpack, vehicle-mounted, bench-mounted, and shel- tered radios. These radios operate in simplex and half-duplex modes. The most widely employed tactical radios provide inte- grated communications security (COMSEC) and jam resistance through frequency hopping.