Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Table 4–2 Applicability of Federal Government/Military Documents to Common Equipment Characteristics—Continued Characteristics MIL-STD MIL-STD MIL-STD NTIA NTIA NTIA Transmitter: 188C 461 1572 5.1 5.3 5.8 Minimum required acceptance bandwidth X 4 Notes: 1 In some bands, MIL-STD 461 applies for transmitter attenuation and receiver response requirements. 2 MIL-STD 188C requires a maximum necessary bandwidth. 3 Where a standard has a channelization requirement, it is considered under tunability. 4 Paragraph 5.3.1 (Criteria B), NTIA Manual, has no image response or antenna requirements - see paragraph 5.3.2 (Criteria C), NTIA Manual.
5 Both the military and national standards define spurious emissions to include harmonic emissions; however, the military has separate requirements forharmonic attenu- ations. 6 Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) Radar is lowered for criteria (FederalAviation Administration Regulation 1010.51A and Air Traffic Control RadarBeacon Systems, IFF Mark XII Systems (AIMS) Technical Standard 65-1000). Where the criteria differs, the AIMS standard governs. (2) US national standards. These apply to the design and use of equipment that is common to the military, other Federal Govern- ment agencies, and civil users.
NTIA Manual, Chapter 5, lists many standards that apply to Federal Government agencies, including the DoD. Military equipment that will be used for tactical exercises or training in the US&P is subject to the provisions of the NTIA Manual. Included in the NTIA Manual are radar design criteria, standard emission designators, channeling plans, out-of-band emis- sion limits, and other criteria. Army systems will be judged against the NTIA Manual throughout the system life cycle, and the NTIA Manual, Paragraph 8.3, should be followed when initiating a DD Form 1494. guidance or restrictions. The LOT will include recommended ac- tions.
The originator will notify USACESO if there is a change in the proposed schedule. (3) Provide the MACOM spectrum coordinators and director for spectrum requirements, PEOs, and other DoD/Army organizations and activities with a semiannual summary of the progress, problems, and trends of all DD Forms 1494 being processed. The semiannual summary will be provided not later than the last working day of March and September. (4) Forward to appropriate Army commands or agencies those non-Army DD Forms 1494 which may have an impact on their operation, and collect impact analyses. (3) Military documents. Many military documents contain infor- mation important to the reduction of EMI.
These documents are available through publication distribution channels. See Table 4-2 for applicability of Government and military documents to common equipment characteristics. c. The MACOMs through USACESO will: (1) Provide the MACOM coordinators and directors of spectrum requirements who will assist the PEOs/PMs, separate PMs, and o t h e r m a t e r i e l d e v e l o p m e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d a g e n c i e s i n t h e processing of DD Forms 1494. (4) USMCEB documents. USMCEB documents may provide de- sign guidance and are referenced when developing new equipment and assigning frequencies for existing equipment. Often these docu- ments are issued as standards, plan, etc.
In general, those documents that affect equipment allocations are made available to the con- cerned Army commands. If not, contact USACESO (SFIS-FAC-P) for guidance. (2) Assist the Army Spectrum Manager and the USACESO in identifying spectrum management requirements in ODPs. (3) Coordinate, within the materiel development community, the initiation of spectrum supportability assessments before Frequency A l l o c a t i o n - t o - E q u i p m e n t P r o c e s s a c t i o n s ( D D F o r m 1 4 9 4 ) a r e submitted. (5) Range Commanders’ Council (RCC) standards and docu- ments.
RCC standards and documents are national and service range agreements on certain performance levels and characteristics that apply to equipment used on the national and service ranges. Stand- ards are formulated to make efficient use of the spectrum and provide for spectrum compatibility. Chapter 5 Spectrum Requests and Assignments 5–1. Introduction b. Waivers. A request for waiver of military standards require- ments that pertain to spectrum supportability for spectrum-depend- e n t e q u i p m e n t m u s t b e m a d e t h r o u g h U S A C E S O t o t h e A r m y Spectrum Manager.
Requests must include technical justification as to why standards should be waived and the economic impact if the request is not approved. The USACESO will assess the waiver justification and provide the Army Spectrum Manager with a written recommendation for approval or disapproval. a. The Army Spectrum Manager also serves as the director of the USACESO. The Army Spectrum Manager has staff responsibility for development of Army concepts, plans, and policies for the em- ployment of the electromagnetic spectrum and the allocation of frequencies. b.
The USACESO is responsible for managing spectrum and call sign assignments for the Department of the Army (DA) within the US&P, developing concepts, plans, and policies and, when tasked by the director, initiating actions for spectrum management to be implemented by the Army worldwide. 4–8. Duties a . T h e A r m y S p e c t r u m M a n a g e r w i l l a p p r o v e o r d i s a p p r o v e Army waivers to provisions of the Frequency Allocation-to-Equip- ment Process. c. Spectrum requirements of Army components within unified commands will be satisfied by procedures established by the unified command.
Call sign requirements for Army components will be satisfied using the provisions in this regulation and in allied commu- nications publications. b. The USACESO will— (1) Coordinate the processing of DD Form 1494 and associated documents with the Army Spectrum Manager (SAIS-PAS-M), the JSC, the USMCEB-FP, and the SPS. d. The policy contained in this chapter is provided to: (1) Accomplish effective use of the limited electromagnetic spec- trum available for support of the Army commands, agencies, and a c t i v i t i e s w i t h i n t h e U S & P a n d A r m y c o m p o n e n t s o f u n i f i e d commands.
(2) Return the following completed documents through command channels to the originator: (a) The DD Form 1494. (b) The USMCEB approval or disapproval. (c) As appropriate, the NTIA approval or disapproval. (d) An Army Spectrum Manager approved LOT with any further (2) Promote rapid and direct action in responding to requirements submitted for spectrum and associated call sign assignments. 16 AR 5–12 • 1 October 1997