[Rokke]

"Is there a connection here?"

Bite you tongue. Absolutely no connection. Even bringing up his name usually results in a several page long cut and paste that bogs threads down to a thick cement even on the fastest systems.

Most military pilots still call it an IFF because that's the role it still performs for us.

[_Jim]

... call it an IFF because that's the role it still performs for us.

Oh yeah ... 'Identify Friend or Foe' ... oh yeah ... 'challenge and authenticate' ... oh yeah ... as opposed to a simple 'transpond' operation - listen on one freq and 'echo back' on another with a preset train of pulses selected by a thumb-wheel 'code' on a panel mounted radio ... oh yeah ... that's IFF alright ... oh yeah ...

[_Jim]

From: http://www-cgsc.army.mil/cdd/F545/f545-ae.htm#k-p

              FM 101-5-1
   Operational Terms and Graphics
           Appendix E
  Multiservice Tactical Brevity Codes 


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PARROT    IFF transponder

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