Application of a high frequency Ultra-Wide-Band waveform to the Small Marine User

A high frequency UWB waveform has been investigated, including application to surface wave propagation over seawater. A calculation based upon anticipated noise (approximately galactic for non-populated locations) and the computed electric field at one mile range indicates that a 13 dB signal to noise ratio is available at 31 miles. Assuming that the minimum time between pulses is equal to a pulse width, or 800 ns, the maximum data rate would be 1.25 Mbits/sec, enabling significant data transfer for the short transmit times anticipated with multiple small users.