WSSOC ANNEX B QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE
A+
✔✔what is the battery that the MCWS-X uses? and how many ? - ✔✔BB 2590 they use
✔✔What are five requirements for establishing a site - ✔✔stable terrain
physical security
grounding capability
✔✔are the IDU cases water proof ? - ✔✔no
✔✔is every marine a safety officer ? - ✔✔yes
✔✔VSAT- S safety concerns are - ✔✔electrical sock
strong winds exceeding 60 mph
wearing PPE
✔✔Through TDMA VSAT-S allows each user to occupy its own freq channel. true or
false ? - ✔✔false
✔✔VSAT-S is ? - ✔✔spoke
✔✔How long is the IFL cable? - ✔✔100 FT
✔✔For the KU-band the VSAT-S ODU consists of: - ✔✔TLNB
SSPA
FEED HORN
✔✔The radio freq. case is considered : - ✔✔an IDU (INDOOR UNIT)
✔✔Indicators are only to let the operator knows faults ? - ✔✔false
✔✔blinking sat light indicates the linkway s2 modem is: - ✔✔rx (receiving ) is synching
, ✔✔solid sat light indicates the linkway s2 modem is: - ✔✔rx (receiving) and tx (transmit)
is synched
✔✔how do you conduct a manual and automatic box scan ? - ✔✔up 1 - right 10 - up 2-
left 20- repeat until signal is found)
✔✔what does SAR stand for ? - ✔✔satellite access request
✔✔what is the purpose of an SAR? - ✔✔to request access to a satellite
✔✔when do you need an SAR? - ✔✔when you don't have an SAA (satellite access
authorization )
✔✔how do you set up the spectrum analyzer to find the rx beacon freq. of KU-band ? -
✔✔beacon freq- LO
✔✔what are the 5 different cables of the IFL ? - ✔✔RX
TX
Ethernet
48 VDC
24 VDC
✔✔The 303T uses the 48 vdc while SSPA/HPA uses the 24 VDC? - ✔✔false
✔✔what are five different pieces of information that you give the satellite Controller from
your SAA? - ✔✔mission number
freq.
carrier ID
Transiver ID
Name/ rank
3
✔✔the MCWS-X can operate in how many waveforms? which are they? - ✔✔1-
LINKWAY
2- EBEM
3- ARCLITE
4- IDIRECT
✔✔The iDirect modem utilizes a boot file ? - ✔✔false
✔✔the CBM-400 modem has the capabilities of - ✔✔1- linkway
2- ebem
A+
✔✔what is the battery that the MCWS-X uses? and how many ? - ✔✔BB 2590 they use
✔✔What are five requirements for establishing a site - ✔✔stable terrain
physical security
grounding capability
✔✔are the IDU cases water proof ? - ✔✔no
✔✔is every marine a safety officer ? - ✔✔yes
✔✔VSAT- S safety concerns are - ✔✔electrical sock
strong winds exceeding 60 mph
wearing PPE
✔✔Through TDMA VSAT-S allows each user to occupy its own freq channel. true or
false ? - ✔✔false
✔✔VSAT-S is ? - ✔✔spoke
✔✔How long is the IFL cable? - ✔✔100 FT
✔✔For the KU-band the VSAT-S ODU consists of: - ✔✔TLNB
SSPA
FEED HORN
✔✔The radio freq. case is considered : - ✔✔an IDU (INDOOR UNIT)
✔✔Indicators are only to let the operator knows faults ? - ✔✔false
✔✔blinking sat light indicates the linkway s2 modem is: - ✔✔rx (receiving ) is synching
, ✔✔solid sat light indicates the linkway s2 modem is: - ✔✔rx (receiving) and tx (transmit)
is synched
✔✔how do you conduct a manual and automatic box scan ? - ✔✔up 1 - right 10 - up 2-
left 20- repeat until signal is found)
✔✔what does SAR stand for ? - ✔✔satellite access request
✔✔what is the purpose of an SAR? - ✔✔to request access to a satellite
✔✔when do you need an SAR? - ✔✔when you don't have an SAA (satellite access
authorization )
✔✔how do you set up the spectrum analyzer to find the rx beacon freq. of KU-band ? -
✔✔beacon freq- LO
✔✔what are the 5 different cables of the IFL ? - ✔✔RX
TX
Ethernet
48 VDC
24 VDC
✔✔The 303T uses the 48 vdc while SSPA/HPA uses the 24 VDC? - ✔✔false
✔✔what are five different pieces of information that you give the satellite Controller from
your SAA? - ✔✔mission number
freq.
carrier ID
Transiver ID
Name/ rank
3
✔✔the MCWS-X can operate in how many waveforms? which are they? - ✔✔1-
LINKWAY
2- EBEM
3- ARCLITE
4- IDIRECT
✔✔The iDirect modem utilizes a boot file ? - ✔✔false
✔✔the CBM-400 modem has the capabilities of - ✔✔1- linkway
2- ebem
