Military Radio Communications Equipment Cost-Design Relationships

A method is presented for determining the relationships between the "costs" (size, weight, dollars) and the electrical characteristics (frequency, bandwidth, input power, output power, atenna gain) of radio equipment used in military communications systems. The compilation of pertinent data is described, and a series of empirical "trade-off" curves displaying cost-design relationships as they exist in various classes of current and developmental military equipment is shown. Separate sets of curves are included to illustrate the dependence of the trade-offs on such factors as the type of installation for which the equipment was designed, the type of modulation employed and developmental status.