91 PRECISION LIGHTWEIGHT GPS RECEIVER PLGR CPT Krystal

91 PRECISION LIGHTWEIGHT GPS RECEIVER (PLGR) CPT Krystal Gates and SFC Lesauis 1 st BN, 364 th RGMT 4 th BDE, 91 st DIV

91 AGENDA PURPOSE l GPS CONCEPT l PHYSICAL FEATURES l CHARACTERISTICS l PLGR OPERATION OBJECTIVES l PLGR NAVIGATION l PRACTICAL EXERCISE l CONCLUSION l 3

91 PURPOSE ENABLE THE USER TO OPERATE THE AN/PSN-11, PRECISION LIGHTWEIGHT GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) RECEIVER, TO FIND POSITIONAL DATA AND NAVIGATE FROM POINT TO POINT. 4

91 GPS CONCEPT l l l 24 SATELLITES IN 6 ORBITS, 6 -9 ARE IN VIEW OF THE GPS RECEIVER AT ANY TIME REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 3 SATELLITES FOR LOCATION AND 4 FOR ELEVATION UTILIZES PRECISE TIMING FROM SATELLITE TO RECEIVER TO DETERMINE LOCATION AND ELEVATION REQUIRES LINE OF SIGHT TO SATELLITE RCVR COMSEC ALLOWS MAXIMUM ACCURACY 5

91 GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM GPS Satellite GPS User Segment GPS Satellite LOCATION AND ELEVATION DETERMINED BY SIGNAL TIMING FROM SATELLITE TO GPS RECEIVER. 6

91 PHYSICAL FEATURES DO NOT HIT CLR/MARK AND NUM/LOCK OR YOU WILL ZEROIZE THE DEVICE POWER BATTERY COVER KYK-13/KOI-18/ANCD CONNECTOR (COMSEC) REAR PANEL CONNECTORS DISPLAY INTEGRAL ANTENNA KEYPAD HANDLE MEMORY BATTERY COVER 7

91 l l l l PLGR CHARACTERISTICS ALL WEATHER OPERATION NO SIGNALS EMITTED TO REVEAL YOUR POSITION HOLDS 52 DATUMS IS COMPATIBLE WITH NIGHT VISION DEVICES RESISTS JAMMING (SPOOFING) WATER-PROOF TO ONE METER RUNS ON INTERNAL BATTERIES OR EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE – LITHIUM OR AA BATTERY ADAPTER – ADAPTER FOR 12 VDC OR 120 VAC 8

91 PLGR OPERATION OBJECTIVES SETUP THE PLGR TO RECEIVE SATELLITE DATA. l DETERMINE YOUR PRESENT POSITION l INITIALIZE THE PLGR l ENTER WAYPOINTS l NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT l 9

91 PLGR Cold Start or Standby l Cold Start: – If PLGR has not been used for a month or more or if the Almanac is old – Present position greater than one degree from last known position l Standby: – PLGR has been used within a few days AND present position within one degree of last known position 10

91 PLGR Cold Start l l l l Physical check Self-test check Power battery check Verify crypto loaded – Crypto loaded: SV equals all-Y – Crypto not loaded: SV equals mixed Set operation mode to Continuous Initialize position Monitor FOM (=1) and almanac age (1 day) Load waypoints 11

91 PLGR Standby Physical check l Power battery check l Set operation mode to Continuous and SV type to mixed l Monitor FOM (=1) and almanac age (1 day) and load waypoints l 12

91 TURNING ON THE PLGR 1 ON 2 3 MENU BRT 4 7 5 6 8 9 WP CLR MARK POS 0 FIX OLD 17 S KS 45357 e 34511 n El +00134 m P NAV NUM OFF LOCK 13

91 PHYSICAL CHECK l Inspect PLGR for: – Dents, scratches, punctures – Unreadable data plates – Keys for cracks, breaks, unreadable markings – Display window for cracks or cloudy – Missing or loose hardware antenna l covers l connectors l 14

91 SELF-TEST CHECK Upon power up - self-test status will be displayed l Or l 3 MENU 5 move STATUS INIT HELP select SETUP TEST <more> P STS GPS good Self-Test OK Internal antenna Vehicle power P 15

91 POWER BATTERY CHECK Tan PLGR - 10 hrs, Green PLGR - 20 hrs l Upon power up - battery status will be displayed move select 3 STATUS SETUP l Or l INIT HELP MENU 5 5 TEST <more> P BATTERY: BA-5800 non-rechargeable 01 h 23 m used RST 08 h 37 m left P 16

91 PLGR BATTERIES l Memory Battery - not a AA battery, but AA size, replace yearly when loading new crypto l Power Battery - disposable – Tan case - 10 hours – Green case - 20 hours 17

91 BACKLIGHTING 1 ON 2 BRT Hold the ON/BRT key and press the Up-arrow key. • This increases the display backlighting 1 ON 5 BRT Hold the ON/BRT key and press the Down-arrow key. • This reduces the display backlighting 18

91 CRYPTO CHECK 1 ON 2 MENU BRT 4 5 7 8 WP CLR MARK 3 6 9 POS 0 NAV NUM OFF move STATUS INIT HELP select SETUP TEST <more> P DATA-XFR SV-SEL DOP-CALC ALERTS SINCGARS KOI-18 CRYPTO <more> P CUSTOM NAV LOCK <more> P 19

PLGR KEYPAD MENU SCREEN 91 1 ON 2 MENU BRT 4 5 7 8 WP CLR MARK 3 6 9 POS 0 NAV NUM OFF move STATUS INIT HELP select SETUP TEST <more> P DATA-XFR SV-SEL DOP-CALC ALERTS SINCGARS KOI-18 CRYPTO <more> P CUSTOM NAV LOCK <more> P 20

91 PLGR SETUP SCREENS l l l SETUP MODE – Mode of Operation, satellite type SETUP UNITS – Coordinate system, units, north reference SETUP MAGVAR – Magnetic Variation (MAGVAR) SETUP – Local time SETUP DTM – Datum, timer 11 Setup screens total 21

91 SETUP MODE Mode of Operation, SV-Type SETUP MODE: FIX Quick POS FIX, then STBY SV-TYPE: all-Y P mixed all-Y CONT FIX AVG TIME STBY 2 d. TNG 3 d. TNG RHRSL 22

91 SETUP UNITS MGRS-Old MGRS-New UTM/UPS L/L-dms BNG ITMG SETUP UNITS MGRS-New Metric Elev: Feet MSL ANGL: Deg Mag P Metric English NAUT True Mag Grid 23

91 l POSITION SCREEN (Coordinate System) MGRS CONT ± 100 ft 12 A MGRS-New AA 12345 e 12345 n Elh +12345 ft. D P l UTM/UPS CONT ± 100 ft 12 A UTM/UPS 1234567 e 1234567 n Elh +12345 ft. D P 24

91 l Position Screen (Coordinate System) L/L dm CONT ± 100 ft N 12 34. 567’ W 012 34. 567’ Elh +12345 ft. D P l L/L dms CONT FOM=1 N 12 34’ 56. 78” W 012 34’ 56. 78” Elh +12345 ft. M P 25

91 SETUP MAGVAR Magnetic Variation SETUP MAGVAR TYPE: Calc deg WMM 1995 P degrees deg min Mil- 26

SETUP Elevation Hold, Time Display & Error Format 91 SETUP Elhold: automatic TIME: Loc=Z-04: 30 ERR: FOM P FOM +m automatic manual 27

91 MAP DATUM SETUP DTM: WGD WGS-84 AUTOMATIC OFF TIMER: 5 min P off 5 minutes 15 seconds 20 minutes Datum Code Datum Description 28

91 MAP DATUM l. A datum is a surveyed line or point that ensures all maps within a series will correctly match when placed edge to edge. l Fifty-two map Datum sets are available within the PLGR. 29

91 SETUP I/O SERIAL: Standard HAVEQUICK: Off 1 PPS: Off P 30

91 AUTOMARK off once rpt SETUP AUTOMARK MODE: off WP 001 01 -13 -00 1300 L REPEAT 00 h 00 m P 31

91 l l PLGR CRYPTO NSA certified that the PLGR is considered unclassified when keyed. Loaded yearly or as required Can be loaded with KYK-13, KOI-18, CYZ-10 Key material gives the PLGR greater accuracy in positioning by accessing secure satellites too 32

91 POSITION SCREENS 8 POS 0859: 34 L >10 ms 02 -12 -00 SAT TRK 106. 4 M GS 3 kph P CONT OLD 17 S MGRS-New KS 45367 e 34511 n Elh +00123 m P TRACK / SEARCH 32 14 7 / 25 18 #VIS: 9 #GOOD: 7 ALM AGE: 1 day P 33

91 PRESENT POSITION CONT OLD 17 S KS 45367 e 34511 n El +00125 m P 34

91 DYNAMIC INFORMATION 1135: 05 L >10 ms 02 -12 -00 SAT TRK 104. 7 M GS 4 mph P 35

91 TRACK/SEARCH 12 09 08 23 / 19 #VIS: 9 #GOOD: 9 ALM AGE: 1 day P 36

91 PLGR INITIALIZATION The PLGR has the ability to determine its’ present position, time, date, track and ground speed without any operator input. 37

91 INITIALIZE POSITION l Determine approx coordinates and elevation 3 MENU 5 move STATUS INIT HELP select SETUP TEST <more> P INIT POS CLR 17 S KS 45367 e 34511 n Elh +00356 ft P 38

91 HOW TO ENTER A WAYPOINT A waypoint is the location of a point on a desired course described by coordinates or a physical location. You can enter waypoints into the PLGR by map coordinates or by a known range, or azimuth from your present position. 39

91 WAYPOINT MENU (1000 WAYPOINTS: 0 -999) PRESS 7 WPT WP <move> SEL ENTER EDIT COPY SR-CALC RNG-CALC DIST CLEAR ROUTE PRESS 5 40

WAYPOINT 91 WAYPOINT NAME WAYPOINT # GRID ZONE DESIGNATOR 100 KM SQUARE DESIGNATION ELEVATION WP 001 UNUSED 001 B MGRS-New AN 00000 e 00000 n No EL CLR P GRID CLEAR ENTRY 41

91 MARKING POSITION PRESS CLR MARK position to WP: 03 MARK: saves ON: cancels Cancel Save CLR MARK Waypoint 1 ON BRT 42

91 MARKING POSITION WAYPOINT MARKED 43

91 EDITING A WAYPOINT l Pull up the waypoint PRESS 7 WP WP <move> SEL ENTER EDIT COPY SR-CALC RNG-CALC DIST CLEAR ROUTE WP: 42 MARK 42 N 12 34’ 56. 78” W 012 34’ 56. 78” Elh +12345 ft P PRESS 6 PRESS 5 A B C : : M : : Z 0 1 2 = WP: 42 MARK 42 N 12 34’ 56. 78” W 012 34’ 56. 78” Elh +12345 ft P 44

91 PLGR NAVIGATION Navigating is using the PLGR to locate various points on a map relative to your position. There are four navigating modes that may be accessed and selected. 45

91 NAVIGATION PRESS 9 NAV SLOW DIRECT WP 001 MARK 001 P PRESS 5 46

91 NAVIGATION SCREEN 2 D FAST DIRECT WP 001 MARK 001 P PRESS THREE TIMES 6 PRESS 5 ONCE 47

91 NAVIGATION SCREEN WP 001 TRK 95. 5ºM AZ 185. 0ºM STR 30. 5 30 m P PRESS 5 48

91 NAVIGATION SCREEN RNG 60. 0 m TTG 0020: 15 ELD +00003. 0 m MMD 2 60. 5 P 49

91 Navigating to a Waypoint FAST SLOW 2 D FAST CUSTOM 9 SLOW DIRECT WP: 43 MARK 43 NAV 6 P MARK 43 TRK n/a STR n/a RNG 25. 1 yds OLD n/a P 50

91 Navigating to a Waypoint MARK 43 TRK 30 T STR 60 RNG 50. 2 yds OLD 1 kts P True North You are this dot and moving MARK 43 TRK 90 T STR RNG 35. 5 yds OLD 1 kts P True North TRK 30 TRK STR 60 50 yds Destination Waypoint STR 35 yds 50 yds 51

91 Mission Planning Software Load waypoints and routes created/saved as files l Emulate PLGR screen on to a lap top or PC l Load almanac data l Load PLGR display parameters l – Navigation parameters – Units 52

91 Practical Exercise 53

91 CONCLUSION The PLGR is a great tool for navigation, but it takes training to ensure continued proficiency in the use of the device and still requires each soldier to understand military map and land navigation techniques. 54