Showing posts with label Systeme3000. Show all posts
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15 April 2024

unid datalink protocol(s) over a PSK8 ST and STANAG-4539 (2)

I had the opportunity to record other transmissions on 3712.70 KHz/USB and - also following the comment of my friend KarapuZ - I can state with reasonable certainty that the waveforms analyzed in the previous post [1] come from Thales equipment. 
As mentioned, both Thales and L3Harris use the GMSK-MFSK8 waveform to handle HF links but the L3Harris bitmap/bitstream have a very recognizable pattern that is not present in the bursts recorded today (Figs 1,2): therefore, the GMSK-MFSK-8 signal is the Thales Systeme-3000 "Skymaster ALE", used in TRC-3500 and TRC-3600/TRC-3700 series radios (HF 3000 family).

Fig. 1 - Thales Systeme-3000 GMFKS+MFSK8

Fig. 2 - Thales Systeme-3000 GMFKS: bitstream after differential decoding and 50ms bitmap

As you see in Figure 2, I used the OQPSK "view" to demodulate the preamble of the Skyaster ALE signal: however, the differential decoding clearly show a 2-state keying (precisely GMFSK) that can be demodulated also using the "classic" FSK approach (Figure 3).

Fig. 3 - use of the SA MFSK dem

For what concerns the two PSK8 Serial Tone waveforms A & B [1], they also could be proprietary ones (Thales); indeed, quoting TRC-3600 datasheet: "Thanks to its digital advanced technology, the TRC 3600 offers new embedded services: secure high data rate and digital voice transmissions. It integrates a high data rate, multiwaveform, single tone modem (from 75 to 5400 bps) and a vocoder (800 - 2400 bps) associated to a high security digital COMSEC chip". 

The data link protocol could be the digital voice vocoder (new MELP/LPC10), given the similarity of the bitstream with its L3Harris analogue, but that is just an unconfirmed hypothesis of mine.

Fig. 4 - bitmaps of the two PSK8 ST waveforms 

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 [1] http://i56578-swl.blogspot.com/2024/04/unid-datalink-protocols-over-psk8-st.html

5 October 2016

Thales Systeme-3000 analog voice scrambler


The scrambler has been heard on 5320.0 KHz/USB around 0700 UTC. It is recognizable by the two 2000 Baud OQPSK bursts preceeding and concluding the scrambled speech and by the charactistic 100Hz gap between about 1500 and 1600 Hz.




19 October 2015

THALES: Système 3000 robust MFSK-8 and TRC-177x family serial modem

just heard this morning on 16256.5 USB at 0857z, probably source French Military.
The MFSK-8 waveform uses the same tone library as 188-141A/B 2G ALE but callsigns are limited to a maximum length of 2 figures only and can also be used as a robust-data mode. Aurally and visually it is easily mistaken for a normal ALE since the 250 Hz spaced eight tones and 125Bd speed. 
The serial-tone waveform more probably belongs to THALES TRC-1752 modem, has all the characteristics inherent STANAG-4285 (serial tone carrier 1800 Hz, speed 2400 baud and modulation PSK-8) except for the phase constellation of the preamble: a 'special' with 5-ary constellation maybe for receivers tuning purposes. ACF is 106.6 ms.TRC-1752 modem seems to be replaced by the HF Multi Mode modem TRC 177X family.  

the two combined THALES waveforms
serial tone ACF


5 May 2015

Thales Systeme-3000 Skymaster ALE

The signal reported here was heard on 2 May at 10.254.0 KHz on USB, around 0730z, and it is  Thales proprietary ALE protocol called Skymaster



The initial part of the signal SDPSK (Symmerical Differential PSK) modulation at 2000 Baud speed and carrier frequency ~1600 Hz; as you see, transitions do not traverse the origin and the information is stored in the transitions and not in the (four) states.



The initial part is followed by short MFSK-8  125 Baud segment that is not compatible with MS 188-141 2G-ALE although the scope be the same.




The initial SDPSK part exhibits a 50ms ACF that corresponds to a 100-bit frame.


This proprietary waveform is used in their TRC-3500/TRC-3600 and TRC-3700 series radios.