HFIA Communiqué 41A

The Newsletter of the HF Industry Association (HFIA)

April 2003

March 2003 HFIA Meeting and AFCEA West 2003 Exposition

It is time to start thinking about the May 2003 meeting. The next High Frequency Industry Association (HFIA) meeting will be held in conjunction with the AFCEA Technet 2003 Exposition in Washington, DC on Thursday, May 8, 2003. For more information regarding this exposition and registration, please go to the following website: http://www.technet2003.org/.

Note: Registration for the AFCEA West 2003 Exposition is only necessary to attend the Exposition. Registration is not required to attend the HFIA meeting. However, it is free and allows one to walk through the exhibits.

The HFIA meeting will be held at the following location:

The New Washington DC Convention Center (http://www.dcconvention.com/)

Room 143B

Technet 2003 Conference and Exposition

Washington, DC

We are looking to put together an interesting agenda, which will include presentations and discussions on important developments in the HF industry. Over the past few years, significant progress has been made implementing the new MIL-STD-188-141B, MIL-STD-188-110B, STANAG 4538, STANAG 4539, and STANAG 5066 HF standards among others. Equipment is commercially available which implement many of these standards. These new standards collectively form the basis for the next generation of HF radio systems offering higher data rates, unprecedented communications reliability, and a true HF networking capability. This meeting will provide useful information on these topics as well as any new topics that someone may wish raise to both industry and government representatives. The topics covered will include, but are not limited to:

· Information on the latest MIL-STDs and NATO STANAGs

· Reports on HF projects and testing

· Open Discussion on HF Industry

We are currently looking for presentations to fill the agenda. If you have a presentation that you would like to give or equipment that you would like to demonstrate, send Bob Baker (HFIA Secretary) or myself a short email so that we may ensure that it is placed on the agenda. May 8, 2003 is not that far off, so please take some time and consider giving a presentation.

HFIA Website

Additional information about HFIA, including past meeting agendas, attendance lists, and presentations can be found on the HFIA website at http://www.hfindustry.com/.

Further Information

For further information please contact:

Bruce Borcherding Bob Baker

HFIA President HFIA Secretary

Rockwell Collins, Inc DRS Communications

400 Collins Road, NE 1200 East Mermaid Drive

Cedar Rapids, IA 52498, USA Wyndmoor, PA 19038, USA

Tel: (319) 295-5919 Tel: (215) 242-7284

e-mail: bmborche@rockwellcollins.com e-mail: baker@drs-fsc-comm.com