Abstract
Requirements exist at the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR) to provide missile-impact data at increased ranges from Cape Kennedy. Geography of the AFETR beyond Ascension Island is such that the placement of standard hydrophone target arrays cabled to land sites would be prohibitively costly. Also, with the advent of more-complex missile systems, it has become necessary to increase the bandwidth of the recorded data beyond that which can be effectively handled by cabled arrays. This has necessitated the development of sophisticated, ship-tended acoustic transponders for reception and retransmission of this data. Field tests of the Ship Tended Acoustic Relay (STAR) system were conducted in early 1963, that verified the system feasibility. A total of five transponders were fabricated for the AFETR and tested in 15 600 ft of water, 35 miles northeast of Eleuthera Island. Data in a bandwidth of 50–450 cps was relayed acoustically to an attendant vessel at ranges in excess of 15 nm (nautical miles).
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