Basis of Issue Plan - BOIP

A.  DESCRIPTION:  THE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL SET (CCS), AN/TSQ-177,
CONTAINS THE ACQUISITION RECEIVERS, SIGNALS ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT, AND
CONTROLLER FUNCTIONS REQUIRED TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITER AND ANALYZE RF
SIGNALS IN THE HF SPECTRUM.  THE AN/TSQ-177 SUBSYSTEM HAS TWO
OPERATOR WORKSTATIONS; EACH WITH A PERSONAL COMPUTER (PC), 19 INCH
COLOR MONITOR, KEYBOARD, AND TRACKBALL ENTRY DEVICE.  THE EQUIPMENT
IS MOUNTED IN EIGHT FULL SIZE EQUIPMENT RACKS.  THERE ARE STORAGE
AREAS, A TWO DRAWER SAFE FOR STORING CLASSIFIED MATERIAL, LIGHTING,
EMERGENCY LIGHTING, BLACKOUT LIGHTING, AND A SECURE TELEPHONE UNIT
USED FOR SECURE/NORMAL PHONE COMMUNICATIONS.  AN ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL UNIT IS MOUNTED ON THE OUTER WALL OF THE SHELTER.  ANTNTENNA
REQUIRED FOR OPERATION CONSIST OF THREE (3) HF COMMUNICATION
ANTENNAS, TWO (2) VHF COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS, AN ANGLE OF ARRIVAL
(AOA) ANTENNA ARRAY, AND A GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) ANTENNA.
IT HAS AN IONOSPHERIC CHIRP SOUNDER RECEIVER USED FOR MAKING
PROPOGATION DETERMINATION.  THE CCS IS A GROUND BASED TRANSPORTABLE
SYSTEM HOUSED IN A MODIFIED S280 SHELTER MOUNTED ON A 5 TON VEHICLE
WITH A SUPPORTING 5 TON VEHICLE.

B.  CAPABILITIES:  THE TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE SYSTEM ARE
CLASSIFIED.  THE AN/TSQ-177 CONTROLS THE SEARCH OF THE ENVIRONMENT
FOR SPECIFIED THREAT SIGNALS, SELECTS THREAT SIGNALS FOR ACTION
ACCORDING TO A PRIORITY SCHEME, AND DIRECTS SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON
MULTIPLE SIGNALS VIA COMMUNICATION LINKS.  IT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE BY RF AND ENCRYPTED PHONE LINES. IT OPERATES AS A PART OF
THE AN/TLQ-33 COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM.  IT IS CAPABLE OF BEING
OPERATED, STORED, AND TRANSPORTED IN HOT, BASIC, AND COLD CLIMATES AS
DEFINED IN AR 70-38. IT WILL FUNCTION WITHOUT DEGRADATION UP TO
FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND WILL WITHSTAND AND OPERATE IN SURFACE WIND
GUSTS OF UP TO 90 MPH.

C.  EMPLOYMENT:  EMPLOYMENT OF THE SYSTEM IS CLASSIFIED.

D.  BASIS OF ISSUE:  TWO PER EW COMPOANY (AHFEWS) (ONE IN LOW POWER
SECTION AND ONE IN HIGH POWER SECTION).

E.  POWER REQUIREMENTS:  GENERATOR POWER REQUIRED IS 380VAC, 100KW,
THREE PHASE, 50HZ.  THIS POWER REQUIREMENT IS SATISFIED BY A
PU-495B/G 100KW GENERATOR.  COMMERCIAL POWER AT A LINE FREQUENCY OF
50HA IS 380VAC, 100A, 3 PHASE.  AT A LINE FREQUENCY OF 60 HZ THE
REQUIREMENT IS 380VAC, 100A, 3 PHASE (SHELTER) AND 460VAC, 60A, 3
PHASE (ECU).

F.  TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:  THE AN/TSQ-177 IS TRANSPORTABLE BY
HIGHWAY, MARINE, OR AIR.  IT IS CAPABLE OF BEING TRANSPORTED BY C-141
AIRCRAFT.

G.   PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE IMPACTS:

     (1)  OPERATOR: CREW OF 8:  2 98G, 5 98K W/ASI M7, AND 1 98K
W/ASI K2.

     (2)  MAINTAINERS:

     (A)  UNIT:   MOS 31U, 33T

     (B)  GS/DS:  MOS 35E, 35S, 44B

H.  SPECIAL NOTES:

    (1)  THIS ITEM IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION IN AR 71-13.

    (2)  A HEMMT WRECKER IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST IN THE LOADING AND
UNLOADING OF THE NUMEROUS SHELTERS ONTO THE TRUCKS AND TRAILERS THAT
HOUSE THE SYSTEMS THAT MAKE UP THE AN/TLQ-33 COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEM.

    (3)  TWO ELECTRONIC SHOPS, TRAILER MOUNTED, ARE REQUIRED TO
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT FOR THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE
AN/TLQ-33 COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM.