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There was a story going around the fleet back in the mid -60’s that involved a group of E-6 Prowlers ( I think) that on an operational exercise, caused the entire telephone system in a Fl panhandle town to get fried.. ever heard about it ???

86 posted on 10/05/2007 12:59:42 PM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)

Had not heard of that ... I think all we did was cause a lot of static on local radio and TV ... the frequency range that the ECM targets are fairly specific. The output of the ECM equipment is designed to analyze and then copy and then send out a more powerful return signal just a few milliseconds behind the weak signal that the SAM radar is expecting to see from a target. That very strong signal that sneaks in right behind the weak (true) signal can and does confuse the targeting software controlling a SAM. That is what the AWAC’s would be looking for ... new radar frequencies used to launch and guide SAMs.

98 posted on 10/05/2007 1:36:15 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)