Allied Command Europe Highband

ACE High was an abbreviation for Allied Command Europe; a fixed service NATO radiocommunication system which dates back to 1956. The frequency supportability and frequency assignments were profited in accordance with the NATO Joint Civil/Military Frequency Agreement (NJFA). The system was decommissioned in the late 1980s. The system was designed to be an UHF troposcatter radio system, which was meant to provide long-range communication service in the form of telephone and telegraph in the NATO chain of command. These services combined produced over 200 channels and equipment was in place to multiplex them to contain up to 12 different calls each. There were 82 terrestrial stations, located in 9 different NATO countries.

The transmitters broadcast at 832.56 to 959.28 MHz and some were able to produce a transmitting power of about 10 kilowatts.^[1]

ACE High sites

The ACE High network included the following major sites and terminals, but also connected LOS (line of sight) microwave links to other networks reaching C2 centres not listed here.^[2]

Norway - AFNORTH

(NC- Senja)
NSEZ - Senja
Position 69°19'44.06"N 17°29'49,52"E
Station Power Plant Category: unknown
Station Transmitter Equipment:1S + 1R (Scatter Line + Radio Line)
(nca - Höggumpen)
NHGZ - Höggumpen
Position 69°04'41.27"N 18°00'16.53"E 502 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category: unknown
Station Transmitter Equipment:1R (Radio Line)
(ND- Bodö)
NKLZ - Bodoe
Position 67°10'23.34"N 15°01'24.42"E 801 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:I
Station Transmitter Equipment:2S + 1R(Scatter Line + Radio Line)
(nda - Bodoe Tail - Kletkov)
NVAZ - Kletkov
Position:no information
Station Power Plant Category:unknown
Station Transmitter Equipment:1R (Radio Line)
(NE - Mosjöen)
NMOZ - Mosjoen
Position 65°52'41.93"N 13°18'11.54"E 627 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:I
Station Transmitter Equipment:2S (Scatter Line)
(NF - Trondheim)
NSBZ - Trondheim
Position 63°18′41.01″N 10°56′17.75"E 677 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:I
Station Transmitter Equipment:2S + 1R (Scatter + Radio Line)
(nfa - Trondheim Tail - Graakallen)
Position 63°25'15.27"N 10°15'06.65"E 543 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:unknown
Station Transmitter Equipment:1R (Radio Line)
(NG - Oslo AAA)
NSOZ - Oslo
Position 60°03'34.24"N 11°16'09.06"E 246 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:I
Station Transmitter Equipment:2S + 1R (Scatter Line + Radio Line)
(Oslo YYY - Svartas)
NVAZ - Svartas
Position:no information
Station Power Plant Category:unknown
Station Transmitter Equipment:3R (Radio Line)
(nga - Oslo Tail 01 - Kolsaas)
NKOZ - Kolsaas
Position:no information
Station Power Plant Category:unknown
Station Transmitter Equipment:1R (Radio Line)
(ngb - Oslo Tail 02 - Maakeroy)
NVEZ - Maakeroy
Position 59°09'22.44"N 10°26'19.01"E 14 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:unknown
Station Transmitter Equipment:1R (Radio Line)
(NH - Kristiansand - Stormyrheia)
NSMZ - Kristiansand
Position 58°27'19.14"N 08°27'43.45"E 326 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:I
Station Transmitter Equipment:3S (Scatter Line)
(NJ - Sola - Lysenut)
NLYZ - Sola
Position 59°31'40.46"N 05°54'12.25"E 792 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:I
Station Transmitter Equipment:2S (Scatter Line)

Denmark - AFNORTH

(DA - Karup - Torphøj)
DTOZ - Kollemorten
Position 55°52'28.98"N 09°21'00.95"E 135 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:I
Station Transmitter Equipment:2S + 1R (Scatter Line + Radio Line)
(daa - Karup Tail - Lundbakke)
DLUZ - Lundebakke
Position 56°13'49.03"N 09°09'48.63"E 68 m AMSL
Station Power Plant Category:1b
Station Transmitter Equipment:1R (Radio Line)

United Kingdom

(EAA - Faroes - Sandfelli 2)
(EA - Shetlands - Mossy Hill) > UMSZ - Mossy Hill > 59°57'17.15"N 01°18'11.60"W 227 m AMSL
(eab - Shetlands Tail Relay - Collofirth Hill) > UCOZ - Collafirth Hill > 60°32'00.75"N 01°23'28.30"W 239 m AMSL
(eac - Shetlands Tail - Saxa Vord) USVZ - Saxa Vord 60°49'37.20"N 00°50'22.59"W 276 m AMSL
(EB - Aberdeen - Mormond Hill) > UMOZ - Mormond Hill 57°36'11.19"N 02°01'51.86"W 227 m AMSL
(eba - Aberdeen Tail - Long Haven Hill) > UBUZ - Long Haven Hill 57°27'31.94"N 1°48'46.07"W 95 m AMSL
(EC - Boulmer - Brizlee Wood) > UBOZ - Brizlee Wood 55°25'05.28"N 1°46'04.26"W 250 m AMSL
(ED - Binbrook - Stenigot) > UBIZ - Stenigot 53°19'36.08"N 00°06'57.44"E 153 m AMSL
(EE - London - Coldblow Lane) > UMAZ - Coldblow Lane 51°17'44.95"N 00°36'51.52"E 194 m AMSL
(eeb - London Tail Relay - Woldingham - RAF Botley Hill Farm)
(eea - London tail - Hillingdon)
RAF Uxbridge – local terminus

France

(FAN - Paris - Mont Florentin) FFLZ - Paris North 49°20'27.59"N 02°03'06.79"E 222 m AMSL
FTAZ - Taverny 49°02'02.88"N 02°13'45.85"E 178 m AMSL
(fac - Paris Tail (2)- Sant Germain) 48°54'44.67"N 02°01'25.44"E 71 m AMSL
(fae - Paris Tail (2) - Extension (SHAPE) 48°50'34'19"N 02°06'14.30"E 178 m AMSL
(fa - Relais Paris - Emeville) FEMZ - Emeville 49°18'01.83"N 03°00'41.00"E 247 m AMSL
(faa - Paris Tail (1) - Laffaux) 49°27'15.05"N 03°24'57.39"E 143 m AMSL
(fad - Relay Paris - Rozoy Bellevalle) FRBZ - Rozoy Bellevalle 48°55'56.05"N 03°28'24.62"E 219 m AMSL
(FAS - Paris - Mont Aout) FAOZ - Paris South 48°46'14.78"N 03°53'25.33"E 216 m AMSL
(FA - Trier - Rohrbach) FROZ - Rohrbach 49°03'18.47"N 07°14'40.74"E 376 m AMSL
(fay - Trier Tail - Kindsbach) ABHZ - Kindsbach 49°23'48.11"N 07°35'38.32"E 458 m AMSL
(FC - Lyon - Pierre sur Haute) FLYZ - Lyon 45°39'11.52"N 03°48'33.07"E 1632 m AMSL
(FD - Nice - Signal de la Chens) FNIZ - Nice 43°44'53.67"N 06°39'44.85"E 1703 m AMSL

Netherlands

HBRZ - Brunssum 50°56'19.11"N 05°58'35.60"E 95 m AMSL
HMAZ - Maastricht 50°50'25.05"N 05°39'33.78"E 82 m AMSL

Belgium

BADZ - Adinkerke
BCAZ - Casteau (SHAPE) Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe - Central command of NATO military forces 50°30'05.56"N 03°58'15.69"E 87 m AMSL
BCHZ - Chievres
BFRZ - Baraque de Fraiture 50°15'07.94"N 05°43'56.13"E 654 m AMSL

Italy

IDGZ - Dosso dei Galli 45°51'13.66"N 10°22'32.28"E 2174 m AMSL
IVTZ - Verona Tail ( im West Star Bunker ) 45°33'17.89"N 10°45'46.83"E 334 m AMSL
(IA - Livorno - Monte Giogo) IMXZ - Livorno 44°19'17.38"N 10°07'30.94"E 1496 m AMSL
(IAZ - Cavriana - Monte Bosco Sucro) IMBZ - Cavriana 45°21'00.79"N 10°37'01.46"E 189 m AMSL
(iaa - Verona Torre 4) 45°27'11.35"N 11°00'30.55"E 164 m AMSL
(IAY - Lame - Cavanella) ICEZ - Lame Concordia 45°44'55.99"N 12°52'08.75"E 7 m AMSL
(iax - Aviano) IAVZ - Aviano 46°01'23.02"N 12°35'34.19"E 99 m AMSL
(IB - Rome - Tolfa) ITLZ - Rome 42°09'01.76"N 11°54'32.73"E 621 m AMSL
(iba - Rome Tail - Monte Cavo) IMCZ - Monte Cavo 41°45'04.86"N 12°42'31.03"E 930 m AMSL
(IC - Neaples - Ischia - Punta Fetto) IICZ - Neaples 40°35'50.88"N 13°54'08.54"E 639 m AMSL
(ica - Neaples Tail - Monte Pecorara) IPEZ - Monte Petrino 41°13'24.29"N 13°57'57.75"E 335 m AMSL
(icy - Monte Vergine) IMNZ - Monte Nardello 40°56'33.27"N 14°43'07.28"E 1516 m AMSL
(icz - Monte Vulture) IVUZ - Monte Vulture 40°57'03.12"N 15°38'10.75"E 1301 m AMSL
(icv - Monte Iacontenente)
(icf - Pietra Ficcata) IPFZ - Pietra Ficcata 40°34'04.90"N 16°19'21.31"E 586 m AMSL
(icw - Martina Franca) IAMZ - Martina Franca
(ID - Catanzaro - Monte Mancuso) IMMZ - Catanzaro 39°01'09.13"N 16°13'32.02"E 1319 m AMSL
(IDA - Monte Lauro - Cozzo tre Grotte) ICCZ - Monte Lauro 37°06'52.13"N 14°51'18.96"E 944 m AMSL
(idb - Malta - Gharghur) IDBZ - Malta - Gharghur

Greece

(GA - Kefallina) > GKFZ - Kefallonia 38°10'11.18"N 20°37'08'53"E 1001 m AMSL
(GB - Athens - Pendelikon) > GPKZ - Athens 38°04'50.46"N 23°52'58.14"E 1038 m AMSL
(GBZ - Crete - Ziros) > GZIZ - Ziros 35°03'53.52"N 26°09'14.24"E 786 m AMSL
(GBY - Larissa - Phillon) > GPIZ - Phillon 39°25'22.75N 23°03'11.54"E 1513 m AMSL
(GBW - Vitsi) > GVIZ - Vitzi 40°38'43.34"N 21°23'11.07"E 2009 m AMSL
(GBV - Ismaros) > GISZ - Ismaros 40°53'34.67"N 25°32'56.06"E 612 m AMSL

Turkey

(TA - Izmir - Bespinar Tepes) > TBPZ - Izmir - Bespinar Tepes 38°18'48.72"N 27°01'29.89"E 964 m AMSL
(taa - Izmir Tail) > TKYZ - Izmir Tail
(TB - Eskisehir) > TKUZ - Eskishir - Kutahya Dagi 39°25'03.25"N 29°51'19.07"E 1820 m AMSL
(tba - Eskirsehir Tail) > TESZ - Eskirsehir Tail
(TC - Ankara) > TEDZ - Ankara - Elan Dagi 39°48'20.59"N 32°59'32.27"E 1856 m AMSL
(TCK - Merzifon) > TKJZ - Merzifon
(TCW - Persembe) > TPEZ - Persembe
(TCV - Pazar) > TPAZ - Pazar
(TD - Siwas - Pinarbasi) > TPIZ - Pinarbasi 38°40'38.09"N 36°24'10.59"E 2285 m AMSL
(TG - Adana) > TDDZ - Davudi Dağı 36°49'39.37"N 35°38'18.66"E 515 m AMSL
(tga - Adana Tail) > TDAZ - Adana Tail
(TE - Dyarbakir - Karaka Dagi) > TDIZ > Dyarbakir - Karaka Dagi
(tea - Dyarbakir Tail) > TDEZ - Dyarbakir Tail
Bloatli, Turkey

Cyprus

(TCZ - Cap Greco) > JCGZ -Cavo Greko 36°58'00.85"N 34°04'11.41"E 62 m AMSL

Germany

ABHZ - Kindsbach 49°23'51.24"N 07°35'41.17"E 458 m ü. NN
(AA - Emden - Aurich) AEMZ - Aurich 53°30'32.04"N 07°26'34.83"E 10 m ü. NN
(AB - Moenchengladbach - Roetgen) ALAZ -Lammersdorf 50°39'57.59"N 06°17'14.58"E 593 m ü. NN
(abb - Moenchengladbach Tail (1) - Hehn) AHEZ - Hehn 51°10'51.44"N 06°23'37.77"E 81 m ü. NN
(aba - Moenchengladbach Tail (2) - Millen) 50°45'57.87"N 05°33'47.26"E 151 m ü. NN
(abc - Uedem) AUEZ - Uedem 51°39'39.08"N 06°16'58.97"E 47 m ü. NN
AFEZ - Feldberg 47°52'23.09"N 08°00'59.73"E 1458 m ü. NN

Denmark

(DAA - Karup Tail - Lundbakke) DLUZ - Karup 56°13'49.03"N 09°09'48.63"E 68 m AMSL
(DA - Karup - Torphoej) DTOZ - Kollemorten 55°52'28.98"N 09°21'00.95"E 135 m AMSL

References

^ ACE HIGH. SCALE OF THE SYSTEM, Andy Emmerson, 2003 // Subterranea Britannica: "The emission mode was F9 (frequency modulation, miscellaneous), and output powers typically 10kW to 50kW."
^ http://rammstein.dfmk.hu/~s200/tropo.html

External links

[1] ACE HIGH. SCALE OF THE SYSTEM, Andy Emmerson, 2003 // Subterranea Britannica: "The emission mode was F9 (frequency modulation, miscellaneous), and output powers typically 10kW to 50kW."

[2] ttp://rammstein.dfmk.hu/~s200/tropo.html

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ACE High sites

See also

References

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