Air Traffic Control Experimentation and Evaluation with the NASA ATS-6 Satellite : Volume 6. Modem Evaluation Test

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• Creators:
  Wilson, S. G. ; Paulson, C. V. ; Reese, I. R.
• Corporate Creators:
  Boeing Company ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Doppler Effect Error Rate L-band Modems Multipath Multipath Transmission Phased Array Antennas Phased Arrays Satellite Navigation Systems Satellites In Navigation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-FAA-76-22-6 ; FAA-RD-75-173-6
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  Results of performance evaluation of voice, digital data and ranging modems in the aeronautical satellite environment are given. Approximately 80 hours of modem performance data were acquired on board an FAA KC-135 jet aircraft operating over the North Atlantic. L-band test signals received at the aircraft were generated by ATS-6 satellite relay of transmissions from a NASA ground station. The modem evaluation tests were conducted between September 1974 and April 1975 as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) aeronautical technology test program. The U.S. DOT tests were a component of the International ATS-6 L-Band Experiment coordinated by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Measured modem performance includes: the word intelligibility achieved by four distinct speech transmission modems; the average bit-error probability and error patterns associated with five phase-shift-keyed 1200-bps data modems; and the rms ranging accuracy achieved with two ranging modems. In each case the performance was evaluated as a function of carrier-to-noise density ratio (C/No) and direct-signal-to-multipath-signal ratio (S/I). Testing was performed with representative operational-class aircraft antennas as well as with special antennas, allowing the variation of the relative multipath level.
• Content Notes:
  Introduction, Summary of results and conclusions, Modem evaluation test description, Voice modem evaluation test results, Digital data modem test results, Ranging experiment test results, Multipath characteristics of oceanic channel, References, Appendices
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-707-6
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9270/dot_9270_DS1.pdf
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