Experimental Deep Ocean Acoustic Transponder

• Main Author: McFarland, Robert Lyndall
• Other Authors: NAVY ELECTRONICS LAB SAN DIEGO CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1964
• Subjects: Acoustic Detection and Detectors; *TRANSPONDERS; DEEP OCEANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE); NAVIGATIONAL AIDS; OCEAN BOTTOM; OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS; SONAR EQUIPMENT; MOST project-2; LPN-NEL-L6-3; Arctic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA067119; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA067119

To fill the apparent need for supplemental navigation aids for submarines transiting the Arctic region, a long-lived acoustic transponder is being developed by NEL. This transponder is compatible with equipments on the nuclear-powered under-ice submarines (AN/SQS-4, AN/BQS-4A, and AN/BQR-2B) and offers a semi-secure navigational reference point. Work has been initiated to power the transponder with a nuclear isotopic power supply (SNAP program) in order that reliable long operating life is achieved.