New Spectrum Management Software Gets Bad Reviews from Troops in Iraq

By Sebastian Sprenger / December 7, 2007 at 5:00 AM
Soldiers and Marines deployed in Iraq said they have little use for an experimental software application fielded in October to help sort out electromagnetic spectrum conflicts between jammers against roadside bombs and regular communications gear, according to a series of test reports and documents obtained by InsideDefense.com . The reports detail the experiences of 19 Marines and Army soldiers who reviewed the Coalition Joint Spectrum Management Planning Tool (CJSMPT) during operations in Fallujah and Baghdad in mid-October. The software tool...

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