The availability and performance of L-band avionics equipment was investigated for possible future use in the AEROSAT experiments on communications, surveillance and navigation. The purpose was to review technology pertinent to low-noise pre-amplifiers, power amplifiers, antennas, and the voice-and-data modems which could be employed for an aircraft-satellite link.
Content Notes:
Low-noise pre-amplifiers, Power amplifiers, Review of available L-band antennas for aircraft satellite communications link, Boeing L-band orthagonal-mode cavity antenna, Boeing four-arm log-spiral antenna, Boeing slot-dipole antennas, Boeing dual-mode linear antenna, Diamond L-band antenna, Texas instruments airborne array antennas, Dioscures L-band arrays, Performance of avialable voice modems
Aircraft L-band antennas designed for satellite communication were evaluated using an FAA KC-135 aircraft and the NASA ATS-6 satellite. All tests were...
The report addresses signal design for the AEROSAT system. Candidate data and surveillance modems are analyzed for L-Band avionics. Detailed theoretic...
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