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DTIC AD0445943: TACTICAL JUNGLE COMMUNICATIONS STUDY

Present HF and VHF inter-troop communications equipment are unsatisfactory for operation in tropical rain forests. This is a direct result of excessive path losses for ground-wave and line-of-sight propagation, caused by dense jungle growth and tall trees. Purpose of the study was to devise antenna equipment that would improve the operational range of reliable communications, between/to man-pack equipment in dense jungle areas. Emphasis was also given to techniques, such as balloon-borne dipoles, for obtaining useful line-of-sight VHF transmissions.

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