This kit is really a blank canvas for you to use to build the Spitfire you want to fly. The aircraft can be covered and finished in a variety of ways to bring it to life. Please Note: this is an airframe kit and will need your own electronics, radio gear, battery, 55mm spinner and covering material (scroll down for all the things you will need)Īlthough clearly meant to be a very simple, fun-scale model of the Spitfire, this aircraft does come with exhaust stacks and a vacuum-formed plastic canopy. Balsa fuselage sides and more formers bring the tail together with balsa stringers added to capture those iconic Spitfire lines. The leading and trailing edges clip into notches at the ends of each rib and the aileron spar provides a ton of rigidity that keeps the structure tight.Īs far as the fuselage goes, a central box section is built up from interlocking, self-jigging, light-ply components to form the nose and cockpit of the aircraft. Precision laser cut parts fit together seamlessly to build up the elliptical wing section with a cleverly integrated double spar that slots around each rib. It extends the UHF/VHF frequency range to 30 - 512 MHz (CNR, ATC, Maritime) and offers additional modes of operation, improved channel spacing, encryption interoperability, and programming options.As well as being designed with predictable flying characteristics at the top of the brief, ease of build (as with all of our Balsa Basics designs) was a priority. AN/PSC-5D is called the Multi-Band Multi-Mission Radio (MBMMR). The AN/PSC-5D model is a software-defined radio, offering many of the waveforms of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS).
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AN/PSC-5C SHADOWFIRE is available as a kit to upgrade existing AN/PSC-5
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The extensions include additional ECCM, COMSEC, and networking capabilities, Maritime mode to enable ship-to-shore communications, plus Improved Voice Recognition with its Mixed Excitation Linear Predictive (MELP) vocoder. The AN/PSC-5C SHADOWFIRE provides enhanced capability in addition to all the features of the AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE terminal. The AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE has been upgraded in two phases. There are many accessories and related equipment items available to enhance or assist AN/PSC-5 operations. AN/PSC-5 has been superseded by the AN/PRC-117, which extends frequency coverage into VHF.ĪN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE TACSAT Radio (RT-1672/U(C)) is identified by NSN 5820-0. For the Army, AN/PSC-5 replaced the AN/PSC-3 (single channel SATCOM radio), AN/VSC-7, AN/PSC-7 and AN/LST-5C. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines and Special Operations, with interoperability among the services. The AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE prime contractor is Raytheon Corporation, (Ft Wayne, IN and Largo, FL) originally awarded a contract in January 1994. AN/PSC-5 often serves as a range extension relay for these services for other radios (e.g. AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE operates on the VHF-UHF bands (30 400 MHz) and provides 2,400 to 16,000-bits per second (bps) data rate, depending on mode setting. Its dimensions are: height 3.15 in (80 mm), length 13.0 in (330 mm), width. The one-way distance to servicing satellites is approximately 25,000 miles, resulting in a round-trip propagation delay of approximately one-quarter of a second.ĪN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE weighs approximately 14-18 pounds (6.4 kg to 8.2 kg) including antenna and batteries. The military communication satellites utilized by the AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE are located in geosynchronous orbits and permit interconnections among mobile, ground terminals.
AN/PSC-5 also complies with the JCS Mandate for all users to be Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) & Advanced Narrow Band Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) capable.ĪN/PSC-5 communicates with SINCGARS and HAVEQUICK II (frequency-hopping system) in Line of Sight modes and supports UHF and DAMA services in the UHF band, (225 to 400 MHZ) for narrow-band satellite communications. The Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) Range Extension capability of the AN/PSC-5 is utilized in the Army's SATCOM-On-The-Move (SOTM) OE-563 functionality in moving vehicular platforms such as a HMMWV. Both wideband and narrowband range has been extended for both voice and data in Manpack and Mobile Tactical Vehicles. AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE adds Embedded Communications Security (COMSEC) and Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) capability compared to previous equipment. The Enhanced Manpack UHF Terminal (EMUT) (or SPITFIRE) is a small, lightweight manpack Multiband Multmode radio (VHF and UHF) that provides Command and Control communications for War Fighters and supports the Special Operations Forces. AN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE Satellite Radio TerminalĪN/PSC-5 SPITFIRE Enhanced Manpack UHF Terminal (EMUT) in the field.
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