Please explain the purpose of operation: |
For unit training and as an operational test of the Prepositioned Expeditionary Assistance Kit (PEAK).
For unit training and as an operational test of the Prepositioned
Expeditionary Assistance Kit (PEAK), a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief
kit. The PEAK system is intended to provide limited essential services in the
immediate aftermath of a disaster event. The kit includes a hybrid power
supply, water desalination, communications and situational awareness
components.
The communications component consists of a small cell phone system and a BGAN
satellite comms unit. The cell phone system is a GSM pico cell that
puts out 5W and is selected to operate in the 900MHz band. Its not intended
for use in the US. Rather, the system is designed for use in less
developed countries, and only as a stop-gap measure with a 2-mile radius until
the indigenous cell phone system comes back on line.
The PEAK cell phone system includes a scanning feature to select a part of the
spectrum that is not being used locally. The operator selects the most
appropriate 200KHz-channels for transmit (between 925-960MHz) and receive
(880-915MHz). We expect to have secondary priority to anyone else using the
900MHz band during testing, and will select frequencies that avoid conflict
with other users. The communications component will be setup, operated and
broken down repeatedly for training value over the course of the exercise.
Each time the equipment is setup, the user will be required to scan and select
a frequency that is not being used locally. |