Info logo
Encyclopedia

  

KY-57 : VINSON device

Home :: Up
Google
www.fastload.org

KY-57 : VINSON device

Speech Security Equipment (Vinson), TSEC/KY-57 - The KY-57 is a portable, tactical cryptographic device[?] designed to provide security for a range of military communication devices[?] such as VHF-FM, UHF-AM, half-duplex, radio and tactical wireline[?] communications. The KY-57 can be implemented in manpack as well as vehicular configurations.

Some persons believe that VINSON controls the electronic tuning using a sequence based on a pseudo-random number generator.

VINSON Device

The KY-57 is the primary piece of VINSON COMSEC equipment used today for voice/data encryption on VHF radios and for a large number of wireline[?] devices. When hooked to a radio, a teletype piece of gear, or a telephone device, the KY-57 can scramble (encrypt) the information being passed through it so only stations on our net having the same keys can receive the information. The KY-57 uses electronic keys to encrypt the information. The KY-57 can be rekeyed remotely, and can accept signal fades of up to 12 seconds without losing synchronization with the transmitting station. The KY-57 can be set up in the man-pack, vehicular, or fixed-site configuration.


Give us credits

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license.
To view or edit this article at Wikipedia, follow this link.