NTL Record

Title U.S. Aeronautical L-Band Satellite Technology Test Program : Interim Tests Results
Record ID 49327
Personal Name
Creator
Schroeder, E. H.; Thompson, A. D.; Paulson, C. V.; Sutton, R. W.
Source 174p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Boeing Company
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19750601
Language English
Abstract The U.S. Aeronautical L-Band satellite test program was performed between September 1974 and April 1975 as part of an international ATS-6 L-Band satellite test program. The U.S. program consisted of both technology and ATC communications demonstration tests. The technology tests were comprised of multipath channel characterization tests; modem tests of voice, data, and ranging; and aircraft antenna tests. Multipath results include delay-Doppler scatter function characteristics and calculations of spectra, spreads and autocorrelations for both over-ocean and CONUS multipath. Comparison of sample results with model prediction is given. Voice modem intelligibility scores, digital data bit error rates and ranging modem performance are presented parametrically as functions of C/N sub 0 and S/I. Experimentally derived gain and multipath rejection performance data are given for the slot-dipoles, phased array, patch, and crossed-slot antennas for various aircraft/satellite geometries.
Rosap ID dot:10783
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10783
TRT Terms Antennas; Communication systems; Satellite communication; Errors; Communications satellites; Radio links; Radio relay systems; Ultrahigh frequency; L band; Legibility; Microwave communication systems; Modems; Multipath transmission; Phased arrays; Speech recognition
General Subjects Intelligibility
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-TSC-707
Report Number DOT-TSC-FAA-75-18; FAA-RD-75-111; AD-A016 171
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49300/49327/DOT-TSC-FAA-75-18.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository