Английская Википедия:Allied Command Europe Highband
Allied Command Europe Highband, better known as ACE High, was a fixed service NATO radiocommunication and early warning system dating back to 1956. After extensive testing ACE High was accepted by NATO to become operational in 1964/1965.
The frequency supportability and frequency assignments were provided in accordance with the NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA). The system was designed to be a combined UHF troposcatter/microwave radio system, providing long-range communications in the form of telephone, telegraph and data traffic in the NATO chain of command.[1]
Its combined services produced over 200 channels and equipment was in place to multiplex them to contain up to 12 different calls each. There used to be 49 troposcatter links augmented by 40 Line Of Sight Microwave terrestrial stations, located in nine different NATO countries from northern Norway through central Europe to eastern Turkey. The transmitters broadcast at 832.56 - 959.28 MHz producing an average transmitting power of 10 kilowatts.[2]
History
NATO had been established in 1949 with then a supreme command (SHAPE) near Versailles, France, and the regional headquarters (RHQ) Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH) at Kolsås, Norway (responsible for Denmark, Norway and the UK), Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) at Laffaux, France (responsible for Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands) and Allied Forces Southern Europe (AFSOUTH) at Naples, Italy (responsible for Italy, Greece and Turkey). Supreme command, the three RHQ's and all subordinated units used various communication systems to establish contact: high frequency radio networks, VHF beaming transmitters and civil or military landlines. All systems had their weakness in equipment reliability; in the maximum amount of data transferred; in encryption possibilities and in unauthorized data interception. So in the early 1950s there existed an urgent need for a reliable, foolproof long distance European communications network.
US developed tropospheric diffusion techniques, integrated in a new military communications network appeared to be the solution and in 1956 STC, a planning, design, engineering and installation company had been ordered to develop a new integrated communications network in Europe. This network consisted of a number of "backbone" stations covering the Шаблон:Convert distance from the north of Norway to the south of Turkey and was initially called the "Over the Horizon Troposperic scatter Communications Net" but was renamed "Allied Command Europe - Highband" (ACE-High). The network would be kept operational until the 1990s as all frequencies then had to be released to the civilian authorities.
After all components had been installed on their locations by Marconi Electronic Systems UK, (from 1968 part of General Electric Company), in 1961 the ACE-High system had officially been transferred to NATO.
In 1966 however France, under president Charles de Gaulle, withdrew from NATO integrated military structure (not from the Alliance itself) and systems had to be rerouted from France to Brunssum, Netherlands while the former Primary Control Center at Beauvais, was relocated to Lamersdorf, West-Germany.
In the early 1970s, the first geostationary satellites in the "Satellite Communication" network (SATCOM) had been activated thus expanding the ACE-High system.
The rise of the military SATCOM I-III (1971-1994), SATCOM IV (1995-now) network satellites, Internet routers, and the Central Region Integrated Communication System (CRICS) and the Crisis Response Operations in NATO Operating Systems (CRONOS) made ACE High obsolete. By the end of the 1980s, its replacement was already available but NATO postponed the ACE High phasing-out until 1995.Шаблон:Facts
In 1995, the first British NATO SATCOM IV/B satellites had been activated and because the ACE-High frequencies had to be released for civil TV and mobile phone usage NATO decided to deactivate ACE-High in 1996, and the 800 MHz band frequencies became available for civilian use again.Шаблон:Facts
ACE High sites
Шаблон:GeoGroupTemplate The ACE High network included the following major sites and terminals, but also connected Line of Sight (LOS) microwave links to other networks reaching C2 centres not listed here.[3]
- AFNORTH-Norway
- (NC- Senja) > NSEZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord TX RX Equipment:1 Scatter Line + 2 Radio Line
- (nca - Höggumpen) > NHGZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 502 m TX RX Equipment:1 Radio Line
- (ND- Bodö) > NKLZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 801 m TX RX Equipment:2 Scatter Line + 1 Radio Line
- (nda - Bodoe Tail - Kletkov) > NVAZ Pos unbekannt
TX RX Equipment:1 Radio Line
- (NE - Mosjöen) > NMOZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 627 m TX RX Equipment:2 Scatter Line
- (NF - Trondheim) > NSBZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 677 m AMSL TX RX Equipment:2 Scatter Line + 1 Radio Line
- (nfa - Trondheim Tail - Graakallen)
Pos Шаблон:Coord 543 m AMSL TX RX Equipment:1 Radio Line
- (NG - Oslo AAA) > NSOZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 246 m TX RX Equipment:2 Scatter Line + 1 Radio Line
- (Oslo YYY - Svartas) > NVAZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord TX RX Equipment:3 Radio Line
- (nga - Oslo Tail 01 - Kolsaas) > NKOZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord TX RX Equipment:1 Radio Line
- (ngb - Oslo Tail 02 - Maakeroy) > NVEZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 14 m TX RX Equipment:1 Radio Line
- (NH - Grimstad - Stormyrheia/hørte) > NSMZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 326 m TX Rx Equipment:3 Scatter Line
- (NJ - Sola - Lysenut) > NLYZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 792 m TX RX Equipment:2 Scatter Line
- AFNORTH-Denmark
- (DA - Karup - Torphøj) > DTOZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 135 m TX RX Equipment:2 Scatter Line + 1 Radio Line
- (daa - Karup Tail - Lundbakke) > DLUZ
Pos Шаблон:Coord 68 m TX RX Equipment:1 Radio Line
- AFNORTH-United Kingdom
- (EAA - Faroes - Sandfelli 2)
- (EA - Shetlands - Mossy Hill) > UMSZ - Mossy Hill > Шаблон:Coord 227 m AMSL
- (eab - Shetlands Tail Relay - Collofirth Hill) > UCOZ - Collafirth Hill > Шаблон:Coord 239 m AMSL
- (eac - Shetlands Tail - Saxa Vord) USVZ - Saxa Vord Шаблон:Coord 276 m AMSL
- (EB - Aberdeen - Mormond Hill) > UMOZ - Mormond Hill Шаблон:Coord 227 m AMSL
- (eba - Aberdeen Tail - Long Haven Hill) > UBUZ - Long Haven Hill Шаблон:Coord 95 m AMSL
- (EC - Boulmer - Brizlee Wood) > UBOZ - Brizlee Wood Шаблон:Coord 250 m AMSL
- (ED - Binbrook - Stenigot) > UBIZ - Stenigot Шаблон:Coord 153 m AMSL
- (EE - London - Coldblow Lane) > UMAZ - Coldblow Lane Шаблон:Coord 194 m AMSL
- (eeb - London Tail Relay - Woldingham - RAF Botley Hill Farm)
- (eea - London tail - Hillingdon)
- RAF Uxbridge – local terminus
- AFCENT-France
- (FAN - Paris - Mont Florentin) FFLZ - Paris North Шаблон:Coord 222 m AMSL
- FTAZ - Taverny Шаблон:Coord 178 m AMSL
- (fac - Paris Tail (2)- Sant Germain) Шаблон:Coord 71 m AMSL
- (fae - Paris Tail (2) - Extension (SHAPE) Шаблон:Coord 178 m AMSL
- (fa - Relais Paris - Emeville) FEMZ - Emeville Шаблон:Coord 247 m AMSL
- (faa - Paris Tail (1) - Laffaux) Шаблон:Coord 143 m AMSL
- (fad - Relay Paris - Rozoy Bellevalle) FRBZ - Rozoy Bellevalle Шаблон:Coord 219 m AMSL
- (FAS - Paris - Mont Aout) FAOZ - Paris South Шаблон:Coord 216 m AMSL
- (FA - Trier - Rohrbach) FROZ - Rohrbach Шаблон:Coord 376 m AMSL
- (fay - Trier Tail - Kindsbach) ABHZ - Kindsbach Шаблон:Coord 458 m AMSL
- (FC - Lyon - Pierre sur Haute) FLYZ - Lyon Шаблон:Coord 1632 m AMSL
- (FD - Nice - Signal de la Chens) FNIZ - Nice Шаблон:Coord 1703 m AMSL
- AFCENT-Netherlands
- HBRZ - Brunssum Шаблон:Coord 95 m AMSL TX equipment 1S + 1R
- HMAZ - Maastricht Шаблон:Coord 82 m AMSL TX equipment 1S +2R
- AFCENT-Belgium
- BADZ - Adinkerke
- BCAZ - Casteau Supreme HQ Allied Powers Europe Pos Шаблон:Coord 87 m AMSL TX Equipment 2S +2R
- BCHZ - Chievres Pos Шаблон:Coord TX Equipment 2S +2R
- BFRZ - Baraque de Fraiture Шаблон:Coord 654 m AMSL TX Equipment 3R
- AFCENT-Germany
- ABHZ - Kindsbach Шаблон:Coord 458 m ü. NN
- (AA - Emden - Aurich) AEMZ - Aurich Шаблон:Coord 10 m ü. NN
- (AB - Moenchengladbach - Roetgen) ALAZ -Lammersdorf Шаблон:Coord 593 m ü. NN
- (abb - Moenchengladbach Tail (1) - Hehn) AHEZ - Hehn Шаблон:Coord 81 m ü. NN
- (aba - Moenchengladbach Tail (2) - Millen) Шаблон:Coord 151 m ü. NN
- (abc - Uedem) AUEZ - Uedem Шаблон:Coord 47 m ü. NN
- AFEZ - Feldberg Шаблон:Coord 1458 m ü. NN
- AFSOUTH-Italy
- IDGZ - Dosso dei Galli Шаблон:Coord 2174 m AMSL
- IVTZ - Verona Tail ( im West Star Bunker ) Шаблон:Coord 334 m AMSL
- (IA - Livorno - Monte Giogo) IMXZ - Livorno Шаблон:Coord 1496 m AMSL
- (IAZ - Cavriana - Monte Bosco Scuro) IMBZ - Cavriana Шаблон:Coord 189 m AMSL
- (iaa - Verona Torre 4) Шаблон:Coord 164 m AMSL
- (IAY - Lame - Cavanella) ICEZ - Lame Concordia Шаблон:Coord 7 m AMSL
- (iax - Aviano) IAVZ - Aviano Шаблон:Coord 99 m AMSL
- (IB - Rome - Tolfa) ITLZ - Rome Шаблон:Coord 621 m AMSL
- (iba - Rome Tail - Monte Cavo) IMCZ - Monte Cavo Шаблон:Coord 930 m AMSL
- (IC - Naples - Ischia - Punta Fetto) IICZ - Naples Шаблон:Coord 639 m AMSL
- (ica - Naples Tail - Monte Pecorara) IPEZ - Monte Petrino Шаблон:Coord 335 m AMSL
- (icy - Monte Vergine) IMNZ - Monte Nardello Шаблон:Coord 1516 m AMSL
- (icz - Monte Vulture) IVUZ - Monte Vulture Шаблон:Coord 1301 m AMSL
- (icv - Monte Iacontenente) IIAZ - Monte Iacontenente Шаблон:Coord
- (icf - Pietra Ficcata) IPFZ - Pietra Ficcata Шаблон:Coord 586 m AMSL
- (icw - Martina Franca) IAMZ - Martina Franca Шаблон:Coord
- (ID - Catanzaro - Monte Mancuso) IMMZ - Catanzaro Шаблон:Coord 1319 m AMSL
- (IDA - Monte Lauro - Cozzo tre Grotte) ICCZ - Monte Lauro Шаблон:Coord 944 m AMSL
- AFSOUTH-Malta
- (idb - Malta - Gharghur) IDBZ - Malta - Gharghur
- AFSOUTH-Greece
- (GA - Kefallina) > GKFZ - Kefallonia Шаблон:Coord 1001 m AMSL
- (GB - Athens - Pendelikon) > GPKZ - Athens Шаблон:Coord 1038 m AMSL
- (GBZ - Crete - Ziros) > GZIZ - Ziros Шаблон:Coord 786 m AMSL
- (GBY - Larissa - Phillon) > GPIZ - Phillon Шаблон:Coord 1513 m AMSL
- (GBW - Vitsi) > GVIZ - Vitzi Шаблон:Coord 2009 m AMSL
- (GBV - Ismaros) > GISZ - Ismaros Шаблон:Coord 612 m AMSL
- AFSOUTH-Turkey
- (TA - Izmir - Bespinar Tepes) > TBPZ - Izmir - Bespinar Tepes Шаблон:Coord 964 m AMSL
- (taa - Izmir Tail) > TKYZ - Izmir Tail
- (TB - Eskisehir) > TKUZ - Eskishir - Kutahya Dagi Шаблон:Coord 1820 m AMSL
- (tba - Eskirsehir Tail) > TESZ - Eskirsehir Tail
- (TC - Ankara) > TEDZ - Ankara - Elan Dagi Шаблон:Coord 1856 m AMSL
- (TCK - Merzifon) > TKJZ - Merzifon
- (TCW - Persembe) > TPEZ - Persembe
- (TCV - Pazar) > TPAZ - Pazar
- (TD - Siwas - Pinarbasi) > TPIZ - Pinarbasi Шаблон:Coord 2285 m AMSL
- (TG - Adana) > TDDZ - Davudi Dağı Шаблон:Coord 515 m AMSL
- (tga - Adana Tail) > TDAZ - Adana Tail
- (TE - Dyarbakir - Karaka Dagi) > TDIZ > Dyarbakir - Karaka Dagi
- (tea - Dyarbakir Tail) > TDEZ - Dyarbakir Tail
- Bloatli, Turkey
- AFSOUTH-Cyprus
- (TCZ - Cap Greco) > JCGZ -Cavo Greko Шаблон:Coord 62 m AMSL
Initially 60, 30 or 15 ft dish or billboard type antennas have been used in combination with General Electric or RCA AN/MRC80 TRC24; AN/FRC-75 or 39 radio sets. Later being replaced by newer Siemens & Halske EM 120/400 and 12/800 types. The type and beaming angle of the antennas depended of the local site position and its distance to the next relays.
See also
- Radio propagation
- Tropospheric scatter
- Microwave
- White Alice Communications System - Cold war era Alaskan tropospheric communications link
- List of White Alice Communications System sites
- List of DEW Line Sites
- Distant Early Warning Line
References
External links
- History and details
- Photographs of an installation
- Troposcatter communication network maps
- Website by Gerrit Padberg and Roger Camperi
- Italian Website
- ↑ http://archives.nato.int/uploads/r/nato-archives-online/0/7/8/0780e4a143f64cb3103978c2bcabc8cddcc409cce87a25584765d522d816a1c2/MCWM-077-66_ENG_PDP.pdf NATO UNCLAS Memorandum MCWM -77-66
- ↑ ACE HIGH. SCALE OF THE SYSTEM, Andy Emmerson, 2003 Subterranea Britannica:
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Communications-electronics Reference Data, Volume 24,#19
- ↑ Operator's, Organizational, Direct Support, General Support, and Depot Maintenance TM's 11-5820-203-15 and 11-5840-401-12
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