Aircraft L-Band Balloon - Simulated Satellite Experiments Volume I: Experiemnt Description and Voice and Data Modem Test Results

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Modems
  • Multipath transmission
  • Satellite communication
  • Voice communication
  • Delta functions
  • Radio waves
  • L band
  • Multipath
  • Balloon tets
  • Satellite air traffic control
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-FAA-74-24 ; FAA-RD-75-174
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• 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.
• Content Notes:
  Introduction, Equipment description, Experiment configuration and conditions, Results and conclusions, Appendices
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9249/dot_9249_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.64 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:52176cc337dba87ed1e23fa0ef369a3f24f39b32a0f0810d11d9d33fbe39a9331a3686a28f95f44bcf8e5ded9ac56fbcd792260c3d337565108804e90acc5c76