Patent ID: 8311488
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A high frequency (HF) radio automatic link establishment (ALE) communication system comprising: a first HF radio communications device comprising a first HF radio transceiver and a first controller coupled thereto; and a second HF radio communications device comprising a second HF radio transceiver and a second controller coupled thereto; said first controller being operable with said first HF radio transceiver and being configured to use ALE to establish a narrowband communication link with said second HF radio communications device, and to subsequently communicate a wideband message probe to said second HF radio communications device; said second controller being operable with said second HF radio transceiver and being configured to determine at least one channel characteristic based upon the wideband message probe, and to transmit a narrowband reply message to said first HF radio communications device, the narrowband reply message including the at least one channel characteristic; said first controller being operable with said first HF radio transceiver and being configured to update the narrowband communication link with said second HF radio communications device based upon the at least one channel characteristic.