NTL Record

Title Aircraft L-Band Balloon - Simulated Satellite Experiments Volume I: Experiemnt Description and Voice and Data Modem Test Results
Record ID 39990
Source 139p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19751001
Language English
Abstract This report details the result of an experiment performed by the Transportation Systems Center of the Department of Transportation to evaluate candidate voice and data modulation systems for use in an L-Band Air Traffic Control System. The experiment was designed to evaluate performance in the presence of oceanic multipath, using a high altitude balloon carrying an L-Band transponder as a geostationary satellite simulator. The voice modems chosen were Delta Modulation, Pulse Duration Modulation and Adaptive Narrow-Band Frequency Modulation. The data modems used employed PSK modulation with coherent demodulation. This is Volume I of a two-volume report. Volume II 'CW Multipath Test Results and Analyses, 'FAA-RD-73-173, details the portion of the data dealing exclusively with the measurement of oceanic multipath.
Public Note Introduction, Equipment description, Experiment configuration and conditions, Results and conclusions, Appendices
Rosap ID dot:9249
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9249
TRT Terms Modems; Multipath transmission; Satellite communication; Voice communication; Delta functions; Radio waves; L band
General Subjects Multipath; Balloon tets; Satellite air traffic control; Modems; Voice communications; Digital data systems; Delta functions; L-Band; Radio waves
Classification NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control
Geographical
Coverage
United States
OCLC 227397886
Report Number DOT-TSC-FAA-74-24; FAA-RD-75-174
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39900/39990/DOT-TSC-FAA-74-24.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository