| FREQUENCY RATING | 400.0 MEGAHERTZ MINIMUM 1ST OPERATING POWER RQMT |
| GUARD CHANNEL | NOT INCLUDED |
| JOINT ELECTRONICS TYPE DESIGNATION SYSTEM ITEM NAME | DROPSONDE UHF RECEIVER |
| PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY | JPADS DROPSONDE UHF RECEIVER |
| PROPRIETARY CHARACTERISTICS | PACS |
| OVERALL DEPTH | 12.625 INCHES NOMINAL |
| OVERALL HEIGHT | 7.375 INCHES NOMINAL |
| OVERALL WIDTH | 4.937 INCHES NOMINAL |
| RECEIVER BAND QUANTITY | 4 |
| RECEIVER CHANNEL QUANTITY | 10 |
| SPECIAL FEATURES | EXPORT CONTROLLED HARDWARE AND TECHNICAL DATA IAW ITAR TITLE 22,CODE OF FED REGS PART 120-130,INCLUDING SECTION 22CFR 123.9(B);USAF AF-1067 AUTHORIZATION;EMI TESTS ON C-17A,C-130J/J-30 MEETS MIL-STD-461;JOINT PRECISION AIRDROP SYSTEM (JPADS) DROPSONDE SET TO OPERATE IN THE UHF METEROLOGICAL BAND,RELAYS GPS DATA AND INFO TO THE AIRDOP AIRCRAFT;UHF RECEIVER IN TURN RECEIVES THIS INFO,DECODES AND REFORMATS THEN TRANSMITS REFORMATTED DATA ACROSS AN ETHERNET CONNECTION TO THE MISSION PLANNER (CF-19 LAPTOP) |
| SUPPLEMENTARY FEATURES | DATA IS USED IN PART OF THE WIND COLUMN CAKLCULATIONS NEEDED FOR COMPUTED AEREIAL RELEASE POINT (CARP) |
| ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE RELATIONSHIP | OPERATING |
| DC VOLTAGE RATING | 28.0 VOLTS NOMINAL 1ST OPERATING POWER RQMT |