Link 16
Trouble Shooting
Alert States/Search Modes/ADW/WCS
Brevity/Abbreviation
Random Questions!
100

An Air Track is what J series message number

(ex. J 2.5, J 3.7)

What is J 3.2?

100

The first step in troubleshooting CH 15 when the Link Status shows No RX and is Red

What is pinging the ECS?

100

There are 8 of these

What is Search Modes

100

HEU

What is Higher Escalon Unit

100

The type of missiles that PATRIOT fires

What are S-A-M's (Surface to Air Missiles)

200

The model of MIDS terminal that PATRIOT FU's use

What is MIDS-LVT-2?

200

When the power cable from the DRASH is connected to the BCP but no power is being applied to the shelter, the first step to troubleshoot is 

What is ensuring DC Main and Import Power are turned on, on the Power Panel

200

The Alert State 0, means that the unit is being directed to do

What is Transition/Movement

200

Mosquito

What is UAV/UAS

200

CCIR stands for

What is Commanders Critical Information Report

300

The type of connection that PATRIOT units will use when connected to Link 16 through TCP/IP to IP

What is 3011C?

300

CUI is showing no connection to the MIDS terminal

What is ensuring that the MIDS is turned to "ON", instead of "STANDBY" or "OFF")

300

This search mode directs the unit to have their radar in Self Defense

What is Search Mode 4

300

The best way to define Crater

Expected impact point 

300

The acronym TDMS, is used when describing

What is Link 16
400

Connection type used when linked to Link 16 using the QUEM antenna

What is RF Link 16

400
The BCP shelter is fulling turned on and all equipment is fully functioning and turned on, except for the printer

What is ensuring that the plug that the printer is plugged into, that its correlating Breaker is pushed in, meaning that it has power being applied to plug

400

This Weapons Control Status directs the unit to not fire unless it is due to Self Defense 

What is WCS Hold
400
The meaning of a track that is Tesla Sour

What is Invalid Mode 5

400

The amount of time that is within a Time Slot

What is 7.8125 milliseconds

500

Self-reporting is utilized when transmitting PPLI, but when not self-reporting PPLI and the track is still populating, that means that the track is populating due to

What is a radar picking up on the track and sending it over the Link 16 network

500

The MIDS is populating "FAIL FAIL FAIL" after start-up BIT is completed

What is No SRU Card is installed into the MIDS

500

A unit is at the discretion of the Commander, but is also directed to change their alert state to trace TBM's

What is Alert State 5-2

500

JSIR, unabbreviated

Joint Service Interference Report
500

The BCP crew member who's birthday is July 6

What is SPC Mangas

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