Evaluation of VHF-FM Shore-Based Direction Finding Triangulation System in Massachusetts Bay Area

Details

• Creators:
  Murphy, C.J. ; Preisig, J.C.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Coast Guard
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Radio direction finders
  • Control systems
  • Networks
  • Search and rescue operations
  • Very high frequency
  • Coasts
  • Radio stations
  • Triangulation
  • Direction finding
  • Display systems
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-CG-83-02 ; CG-D-17-83 ; AD-A129 753
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Massachusetts
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Coast Guard
• Abstract:
  The evaluation consisted of the following phases: (1) System definition and site selection; System calibration; Operational evaluation; Cost/benefit analysis. It was concluded that properly implemented shore-based direction finding systems in either single line-of-bearing of triangulation configurations are valuable potential tools in accomplishment of SAR mission requirements.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10712/dot_10712_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.75 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:68cb9ea52f34fc92a4398033f86552e7e98dbe82e79835f23b61820e23e86e08