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This document outlines a 10-day course to train NATO personnel to operate and maintain Short Range Line of Sight Communications Systems. The course objectives are to teach students to operate the SR LOS system, perform level 1 maintenance tasks, basic fault finding, and troubleshooting. Upon completion, students will be qualified as SR LOS Operator/Technicians. The course is conducted in English and requires students to have a background in communications, electronics, and protocols.

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NATO Communications and Information Systems School: 1.course Title

This document outlines a 10-day course to train NATO personnel to operate and maintain Short Range Line of Sight Communications Systems. The course objectives are to teach students to operate the SR LOS system, perform level 1 maintenance tasks, basic fault finding, and troubleshooting. Upon completion, students will be qualified as SR LOS Operator/Technicians. The course is conducted in English and requires students to have a background in communications, electronics, and protocols.

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NATO Communications and Information Systems


School

Version dated 27/APR/2015


1.Course Title

Short Range Line of Sight Communications System (SR LOS)


Operator/Technician.

2.Identification Number (ID)

025

3. Purpose of the Course

To provide Military and Civilian NATO personnel with the knowledge and skills to perform:

• Operate and maintain the SR LOS equipment.


• Course qualifies: SR LOS Operator/Technician.

4. Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the qualified student will be able to:

• Operate the SR LOS system.


• Perform Level 1 Maintenance Tasks.
• Perform Basic Fault-finding.
• Perform Troubleshooting on the SR LOS system as part of a Deployable Communications and
Information System.

5. Qualification

Short Range Line of Sight Communications System (SR LOS)


Operator/Technician.

6. Student Criteria

• The students enrolled in this course should have a common base of knowledge in
communications and should be employed in the communications field.
• Be assigned or about to be assigned to a NATO post in one of the Signal Battalions.
• Have successfully completed a national military course on basic electronics.
• Have met the Background Knowledge Prerequisites.
• Have knowledge of the general safety procedures for working with hazardous voltages.

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7. Rank

• Soldiers, NCOs and Civilian Technician/Engineer.

8. Language Proficiency

According to STANAG 6001: English SLP 3232

9. Security Clearance

NATO CONFIDENTIAL

10. Course Length

10 working days

11. Special Instructions

Protective Clothing: All Students are to bring a set of BDUs/Combat wear/Overalls, protective
footwear and working/protective gloves.

12.Class Size
• Maximum
• Recommended
• Minimum

6/6/3

13. Nomination Procedures

www.nciss.nato.int

14. Pre-course Study


Material

Student has to attend the ADL Course 606 Digital Communication https://jadl.act.nato.int/
See ADL Joining Instructions at http://www.nciss.nato.int/ADL_joining_instruction.php

15. Location

The course is conducted at the NATO Communications and


Information Systems School (NCISS), Latina Italy.

16. Background Knowledge Prerequisites

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The candidate must be able to display and eventually prove the following theoretical and/or
practical skills:

APPLIED MATHEMATICS
• Simple algebraic equations, functions exponential, logarithm.
• Trigonometry (sine, cosine, tangent, graphical representation).
• Decibel Notation (dB, dBw, dBm).
• Vectors (representation, addition of vectors).
• Computation and relative conversion to the bases 10 / 2 / 8 / 16

ELECTRICITY
• Direct Current (dc) - Ohm's law - Kirchhoff's laws. Units of measurements for voltage,
current, resistance.
• Alternate Current (ac) - Wave forms, Peak Values, rms Values, - Electromagnetism,
Transformers.
• DC/AC power - Impedance - Power Factor.
• Components (switches, contactors, breakers).

ELECTRONICS
• Integrated Circuits.
• Devices – Digital.
• Devices – Analogue.
• Operational Amplifiers.
• Input / Output Units.

EQUIPMENT
• Antennae and antenna propagation.
• Polarization.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• Principles of analogue/digital radio transmission of multichannel telephony.
• (PCM, PDH, SDH).
• Line Codes (AMI, HDB3, RZ, NRZ).
• Multiplexing - TDM.
• Modulation PSK, QPSK.
• Types of Optical Fibre’s (Single Mode, Multi-Mode).
• Principles of FO transmission, optical windows.

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STANDARDS and PROTOCOLS


• EIA - RS 232C
• EIA - RS 422, RS 423, RS 449, RS 530
• ITU V.24, V.28
• ITU V.35
• ITU G703/G 704

TEST EQUIPMENT
• Digital Multimeter.
• Oscilloscope.
• Spectrum Analyser.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• LAN topology.
• Router/switches.
• MAC addressing, principles.
• IP addressing, principles.
• Subnet masks, principles.

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