[FedCom] Re: The Mystery Antennas

[Bill "Superspy" Boltinghouse]

There is not much available on the new WHCA communication systems being
developed under the "Pioneer Project" but you can do a Google search and
find out some info.

The desire is to decrease the footprint of the entire staff needed for a
POTUS trip

The desire is to eliminate the communications failures caused by budget
decreases of previous administrations which lead to communications failures
on "911"

The desire is to make the whole WHCA system more "Netcentric"

http://www.mit-kmi.com/archive_article.cfm?DocID=22


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Subject: Re: [FedCom] Re: The Mystery Antennas


>
> OK this all makes sense.  The next question is what are the middle size
> antennas with the disk on the bottom adjacent to the VHF
> antennas?  Frequency range?
>
> Terry
>
> At 10:05 PM 8/14/2004, you wrote:
> >This is a USSS communications suburban.  It has three radio repeaters in
it.
> >The first repeater is used to repeat the three 800 MHz encrypted phones
from
> >the president's limo back to Air Force One. ( those are the two large
> >antennas
> >on the back ).  The second repeater is for the VHF P25 digital encrypted
> >protective service around the president. (the two smaller antennas)  And
> >the third
> >repeater is a satellite uplink/downlink used for secure communications.
(the
> >two dome antennas) And yes, the WHCA also follows in the motorcade with
two
> >black Ford communications vans "roadrunner" that also supplies secure
> >communications for the president in the event of an emergency.  They are
> >not operated by
> >the NSA, nor have they ever been.  There main purpose is to set up
worldwide
> >secure communications anywhere the president is.
> >
> >
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