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Title:
Signal quality on the Thule, GNLD-CONUS satellite link
Authors:
Allen, D. R.
Affiliation:
AA(USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio)
Publication:
In: Communications Satellite Systems Conference, 7th, San Diego, Calif., April 24-27, 1978, Technical Papers. (A78-32876 13-32) New York, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 1978, p. 608-615.
Publication Date:
00/1978
Category:
Communications and Radar
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
Communication Satellites, Data Links, Satellite Networks, Signal Distortion, Telecommunication, Antenna Arrays, Atmospheric Turbulence, California, Greenland, Ionospheric Disturbances, Magnetic Storms, Signal Reception, Signal Transmission, Troposphere
Bibliographic Code:
1978coss.conf..608A

Abstract

A satellite communications link was established between Thule, GNLD and Pt. Reyes, CA in late 1974. Thule is located at 76 deg N latitude and the antenna elevation angle to the equatorial satellite is 1.6 deg. Continuous strip chart recordings were made of the received signal level and out-of-band noise for 18 months. An analysis of some of the recorded data was made by the Air Force Environmental Technical Applications Center to correlate signal disturbances with ionospheric and tropospheric activity. Analysis results show correlation with both magnetic and atmospheric storm activity. The largest signal variations occur in the summer months.
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