Flight Test Results of Extended High Altitude, Very High Frequency (VHF), Communications Antennas at Douglaston RCAG, New York and Barnstable RCAG, Massachusetts

Details

• Creators:
  Morgan, Harry
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Flight tests
  • Signals
  • Very high frequency
  • Radio frequency
  • Navigational satellites
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CT-82-1 00-47LR
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; New York ; Massachusetts
• Edition:
  FAA Technical Center Letter Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  The purpose of the test flight was to collect signal level data radiated into an extended high altitude sector from a Very High Frequency (VHF) communications antenna located at the Douglaston, New York RCAG antenna site. A high gain (16 dB) TACO antenna designed for a horizontal beam width of 80°, and a vertical beam width of 10°, was installed at a height of 380 feet above mean sea level and powered from a 50 watt transmitter adjusted to 135.8 MHz. The data was expected to confirm coverage to a range of 275 nautical miles (nmi), above flight level 290, throughout the sector from 70° to 150° true bearing from Douglaston.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91938/dot_91938_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.69 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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