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An integral and essential part the lower level signals captured by the power onto the same transmission line
to any buoyant wire antenna system is antenna are attenuated by the outboard to operate the outboard in-line amplifiers
the antenna coupler. Modern, state-of-the- transmission line which routes the of the buoyant wire antenna assembly.
art buoyant wire antenna couplers utilize antenna signals inboard. It is therefore Lockheed Martin has done
sophisticated electronic circuitry designed necessary that appropriate amplitude and extensive research leading to the
specifically to allow proper interface phase compensation circuits be employed development of a range of Buoyant
between the outboard antenna assemblies and that the front end utilize extremely Wire Antenna Couplers. These multi-
and inboard communication receivers low noise preamplifiers. In addition it band/multimode couplers allow for the
The uncompensated amplitude is necessary for the coupler to employ use of certain buoyant wire antennas
and phase response of a buoyant wire are highly specialized, very low noise power for reception of signals from 10 kHz
a complex function of frequency. Further, supply circuits which multiplex DC to 35 MHz, and with other antennas,
for reception at higher frequencies and
transmission in the HF band.
This equipment has been care-
fully designed to operate compatibly in
the submarine radio room environment.
They meet the EMI/EMC requirements
of MIL-STD-461 and the environmen-
tal requirements generally imposed for
Buoyant Wire Antenna Coupler
submarine equipments.
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