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l:e?ROO'rI ons FOR us~ OF GUIDg 

1. In preparlll{S mllltm7 ch.aroeterlstica onl.J pertinent intonation 

naec1 be incll&d.84. Oniuion ot an.1 of the applicable aubhaodi.ngs doe• not 

mill1m1ze the 1-pononoe wbioh my be 11-ttac.bsd thereto by desicn and· de1'91-

opment ugsnoiea. blR 1mpliee rnthsr that their inclwd.on is not vital to an 

eide'iuate statemeat of tJI.• proposed requirement 1n the mili to.ry charsot<U"htios • 

.30l:l8 ot the 1'Mml ill ti. Olide need be nantioned only it the ch::i:ractor1st1cs 

or req,uiraments dittar f:rc:a estnbliahed standard a, bo\•e'fer, 1 tems II-4, 'Radio 

lnterterenoa '8d.a.o~1on; lll-4.a., Te11perature nnd Illam1d.1 ty Requiremnt•; and 

Jll-(.oj. n.1r Transportab111~y, .oist be 111oluded bf Departnent of /\r'tfJ'Y Direction. 

2. Tm .m1D1!Dw& aocep"8blo standards, as well as the ideal or opt1mm 

etand.ards 1 which :nay be unat;tainubla but which should be OOUi!ht \~t.eneTer preoti cable, sbcu.1.4 be olear~ stated to permit design tlex1b1ll ty and avoid unneoeasary CO!?IplJ.oo"t1ona 1Ja attempting to reach e.rb1tre..r1ly oetnbllshad require-

.ment•. 

3o It is antioip'lt.0 tha.t in many oases B proposed develoPinant will fort'! 

an intee;ral pa?1; ot, or be ~ssoci~ted with, son~ other system, &1uipment, or 

de-.elopmnt. In these ouea, the proposad .r.iilitary ohsracteristios .11118't be 

clooeJ.1 intecrated thenmitb. ln the interest ot simplification and to avoid 

unnooeasury duplication, appropriate reterenoe should be m.3de to th9 preriously 

apprared mi.Utar, ohare.1Jteristics ot the associated system, equipment, or 

deTelOJ>Jmnt. 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 08-06-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
4, This oaWne 1a published u a @de, and it 1s not intended that 

CJ a'k\eman\ ot lllll\Uf olaueo\aiatica no'\ 1n c~ormance herewi\h aball 

no\ be oou14enl. llowlitftl'. ld.ll'AZ7 obarac'\eriwtloa in ttnal torm tor 

P""Dtattoa to U.. rlrfl1I SMlar1 ty J"\f;eDGJ Tealmioal OOmi ttee will be 1a 

aooar4ance w1 th eta outUM. 

~. 1JI the pNperaUcm ot 111111"81"1 11hal'e.oter1nioa using this geMl'al 

f)dde, onl.J tbe Mll41D811 •1111 nbb9&41nss preceded bf tM Raman and ANMc 

lWl9ftl11 •.bCMLl.4 'be repeoMll wrbatlll. atbhaa411J88 shcold be nwabend 

CJOD890ot1 TelJ ~·• ~ omlasiou. 
REF ID:A5815 

rre;.sNd bf 

Date --------

.. HlTAR!' CJ!,JlDl'~mcs tor 

Appro'f84 by ASATC 

Dllte 

(To bl oosplated 'by :..'fA) 

--'""(""":oe-.. -ari--pt-l,..w-... t .... U"""!l~e-or-~--no"""!la_.t_ar_e~J-----

SUbmi tted by ------- Date 

l. ObJ!Oti!' 

a. ~ stntu.n,· la general '\U'118 ot tba pr1.lllfll"J operational need to be 

Nlated to or 41reotl.7 a1'feoUag 'the pr1JIB1"1 need. 

a. PE9RR•4 S&y101 9ml.cmgp\ 

a. Un1ta or oohslOJUJ in whioh eqllipinoni la to be utilized. 

b. l:Dbila or nD4 inatallft'Uon• in which equipnent 1• to be utilized 1 

(mn pa.ck, type ot al.rorat't, whioles, OI!d/or g1'0tlnd locations.) 

c. Proposed 1n~9rnal loootion ot &q,u1pmsnt. 

. 

~: lin.y speoiel requil"'lmenta ot the e~uipn>nt (1ts looat1on, placeJnBDt, environment requ11'ttlll9nts, or equipnint operat1one, etc.) neoesa1-

tet1ne speo1al cono1derat1one in tbe deaign or the physical ohure.cteristios or the ~totion, airorat't, tD" Yehiole or QDJ special requirements 

tor asaootated equtpmante should be atuted. 
d. lA'er- or 1ntr..-9Jnu rela,1onah1p. ,..,_ natement or the geneftl operational relaUonab.ip the equ1pmnt 11 to haw with other aquipmant OD4/or 

918'em(e). 

•· Equ1pl8R or Q•Mm 1"'8lat1onahip. Ral.ate4 military obaraoterlltloa 

end/or nomnolatun tor auoo1•ted 918tema, equ1J1D!U1ta, or dewloiman'b. 

t. Teohm.oal obaraoter1n1o• ot a•soolned equ1p19n.t, enstiJJB or under 

deTelopment. 

II - OPmATIONAL CHARAOrKRI:Jl'IOS 

llo'H: The data turn1ah94 1D Wa seotion abould 1nolude all features 'ilh1oh - are requ.11'94 to ABet 'be eta'9d operational DHCI. 

l. S.ouri\J 

•• Dra4• at 8HUr1 tJ. 

b. Time 11mit8 ot a a:rntoper1o4. 

c. 'l'1.lfte period 1n whioh naur1t7 ot intelllseno• 1• asaured. 

d. I'tl.mber ~ naUoM iA a orntonet. 

•· ll1lllber ot tranai•siou fJZld/or word grou:p9 tN.D811litte4 in a cryptonet 

w1 th1n a orJPtopel'iod. 

2. 1Wlot1onaJ. R!<JW.remsnu 

a. Illp.tt •igDal.. 

d. Bandw1dth. 

•· Oh.amlel n~u1re.mnta. 

t. TypN ot data to be tnnamitted. 

(l) 'l'ypea ot data aooeptanoe. 

(2) Type• ot data presentation .. 

2 
g. ape.a ot ~uoa. 

ll. Pl'OYialOll tor keJ M"1D8• 

1. Pra.tdGD t0/16 1D41oaW1"9. 

REF ID:A5815 

a. Rage ot Trusld•a.oa/Jlloept1on (1nclu4a a briet atatamnt ot range 

required uDda" a't'UN61 anl antio1pate4 utrem operating oond1t1on•. 1Dol.G41ng 

oamab on .-atb.el", ~. (ltOSl'aPb;r, eto., whiah J181 af'teot ftlllC8·) 

'· RwUo In!U'!S'!e!! Rt19!"°P (1noludins ami-j•m1DIJ) 

!21!.= 1:enuaa •hollA M made or the 1.Dterterenu pJOblai with spe011'10 

~' ot * nqllil"8Cl ftendar4a DMe•&IU7 '° )ll"Ot.Ot propoeed ~1p­

..m trail sneraal inaterenoe .. 111bether aoowstioal. •leotr1ce.l or •leotromagnat1c, 1nollld1q je,.,118, and. to pNnnt 1n.~oe to otber equlp-

!D811'ta trm tm •qai~ piop>H4. (D.A. ~. 106..Z-S, 10 JUne '8 and 

D.A. i:.o. lOD-e-e, l D9o 48, Inolonn 1.) 

e. app:1oaa J341.Us o( Cl!ar!ex! 

e. aw1ut1 

a. Kl•O'Vioal. ~/or •leovoD1o ( 1nolu.d1ng tn\tueno7. ) 

b. Mlo!Janl aal. 

0 • 'l'hel'lllll. 

'1. .Reaolut1@ 

a. Sele~i ri t7. 

b. Sena1,iY1t7. 

o. Signal-'\0-cioi .. 1"1lt1o. 

4. .1t0ourao7 or t1del1 t7. 

a. Power Bog!Hep' holtage, fl'equeno7, nitaa-) 

a.. l.ain. 

b. imarpnaJ or standb7. 

a. Pemieaibl.e Tariation. 

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t. !5,u1pent oWaU• Poa!Uoa Jteq1l11"91118nts 

10. Speolal !'eatUZ'88 (dplt1cant opent1olll11 oharaateri etioa not in aboft 

CM&tlJ.118 ) 

IU - PB!SlCnL \llli\RJ\O'l'mSTICS 

Rote: In the 1ntaran ot wd.Tuaal ac1aptabll1t7. a1mplit1oat1on ot maintenance. - mntm1Z1ns the 111mbP ~ •PH1al •PBN :part• an4 tao1Utat1ng prooureJIBDt, all 91atema and eq\lipmnta 11hoQ14 be outll.De4 henln with th• Tin 

"toward.a ws1111 a •'d.•• ot a'8ndud 1 tama ot equ!Jlllllll'lt. aomponenta and 

;parts, liben 9llOh 8'an4Gl\U.zat10D 'ld.11 not reetr!O\ design and deftlopDd or 1ntnctuoe UD4edziable oparot1onal oharaoteri atios. F.qu1pment 

aball be ao designed u to pel"lli t DH ot standal"d mte:n and ten equip. 

JDOnt, wmrewu poaalble IU1d to be adaptable to alteration. 

1. ·ua1sht an4 Volpi Poe-. 

a. Desired an4 mz11111m aooept;able weisht um. ta. 

b. Desired anct .llll!lz1111111 eooeptable wlWD9 limita. 

2. Am96ament amt Coordioot19 ot Co!gponent Unit• (power supp]3, mounting 

raak, tables, eat•, eta.) 

3. ArTenqement aDll COarcUnatlon ot Oen?!;o-B:gutpment 1n relation to Asaoo1ate4 

.pig.ulpnapt 

'· Ope.ration, 'l'rwportation, P!okWy, and storage Requirement• 

a. Vibration and shook. 

b. Accalaratlon. 

o. Temperature and hwn1d1t7 :requirements (AGA0-8 400.24 (12 AJ!l' 4A) CSJSP-:r., 

lncloaure 2.) 

4. Ventilation. 
REF ID:A58155 

•• A~. pw-.n • 

'· Duat aa4 IJ1rQ• 

g. Sulmerdon. 

b. ~1a4. 

1. lll.ull1•'10D.. 

~. Air V&D9po"8bW'J (pwse ot air opam,1on) (ACIAO-S .c.e2.1 (15 Sep 47 l 

CSCllD/D-K, luloeue 3. ) 

6. SpoS.tl l'ad,yn! (aip1t1oant pllJaioal. cbarao,eristias not withla aboft 

outline) 

If - &.SJU? Ol'IRA'1I01'f MD> MWl'l'llWIOB qBARAC'1'!!1Sl'ICB 

1. Opr!UM 11" (.baaN ,_. CaJ') (probable maxt.m oorit1nuoas operating 

period•) 

e. Pepaas'ble Soop ot OOAUIU10U8 ad Per1oHc AdJustmanta, TuniH, OaJ.i'bl!-

!!2!.f.: The condi tlou ua4a •hi ch maintenance 1 a to be per1'0rme4 and the 

u:'ent at -S.atenance aat1o1patec1, including tiE, spaoe tor naoea0U7 

repair an4 repl.ao•ont wor.t. ab.oul4 be olearl.1 defined. 

'" Maztwm AooeR!able PNJ)U'!Uon Perlocl8 tl"Glll Pao!§!pd tor 3'ora.p or Sbipnt 

Con41Uopa t.o S.OY'4 or Power ott Collditiona 
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D. l!P"' AOO!l!lbt Prtpar9'3.oa Per1o4• ma Stop!C! o:r Po!!E Ott Ce41'1ou 

a. 'fo -1-r..Uneu o.r atudbJ (heute:rs on, t1lanonta 11ahte4, eta.) 

'· To tuU Dpal'BUOD (all JOW8Z' on.) 

I. P!r!mm!l 9PP''"""091 (mamber and eldll ot opazraton aDlll maintSUDO• 

pel'llOllMl pemt.Nl'bl.•) 

!!!!!= AD ..Umt• ot 1111111peaial valnlng o.r akill.B reqllirect tor operaUcmal DD4 mmtemmoe per8011Dal. 

f • ll!i!P'!!' A!!'DPW'• !g !PE'- Oppntora Ett1a1eaaz 

a. lllme.r ot eont:rola. 

b. loca,10ll ot ocm.,rola. 

o. Looat10ll ot speataw, 11gbta, tans, vant1lat10JI, no1ae red.uoUoa 

material.8, aollnlJCIUD8 aordll. 

cl. Operaton ••tins UT1U1ge11Bnt. 

e. Sm1al l'eatyre! (s1p!t1oant 1ntoration wh1oh doea not logical~ tall 

..S. t.bS.a a ban °'1''11•) 

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