[net.aviation] IFF query

dea@druxu.UUCP (Allen) (09/23/83)

	The IFF, (Identification,Freind or Foe) is primarily a transponder
system that sends out a code sequence from the aircraft to ground stations.
Having worked on this equipment in the Air Force, I can assure you that the
equipment, the codes, and the frequencies are all Top Secret and very
sensitive to national security.

ron@brl-vgr@sri-unix.UUCP (09/26/83)

From:      Ron Natalie <ron@brl-vgr>

Yes, one of the instructions in abandoning the airplane is to push
the button (or whatever) that destroys the IFF box.

-Ron

karl@trsvax.UUCP (10/05/83)

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trsvax!karl    Sep 16 18:55:00 1983


Can anyone tell me how the IFF works?  Is the frequency nationality-sensitive?


                                        Karl T. Braun
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