Towed antennas for US submarine communications: a historical perspective

Author

Rivera, David F. ; Bansal, Rajeev

Author_Institution

Dept. of Submarine Electromagn. Syst., Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, USA

Volume

46

Issue

1

fYear

2004

fDate

2/1/2004 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

36

Abstract

The evolution of the submarine and the development of radio communication are interrelated. From the earliest days, the effectiveness of a submarine as a war-fighting vessel was linked to its ability to receive orders via the then new medium of radio. This paper traces the earliest work that linked the two together - particularly from the viewpoint of the antenna as the ship\´s electronic "ears" - to the present, where work is being done to provide the "silent service" with the communications sensors needed to participate fully in the battle space of the future.

Keywords

marine communication; military communication; military equipment; mobile radio; underwater vehicles; wire antennas; US submarine communications; battle space; buoyant-cable antenna; communications sensors; floating-wire antenna; historical perspective; radio communication; submarine antenna technology; submarine signaling; towed antennas; war-fighting vessel; Antennas and propagation; Dipole antennas; Ear; Helical antennas; History; Military computing; Radio communication; Space technology; Underwater communication; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2004.1296142

Filename

1296142