Accession Number:

AD0917314

Title:

Airborne SHF Satellite Terminal Test.

Descriptive Note:

Final technical rept. Jun 71-May 73,

Corporate Author:

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS INC ST PETERSBURG FL

Personal Author(s):

• Allison, Karl M.
• Iwaniec, John C.
• Holmes, Tim R.

Report Date:

1973-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

280.0

Abstract:

This Final Technical Report describes the results of the testing of the ANASC-18VXA-1SHF Satellite Communication Set. This System includes an RCA Computer Augmented Antenna Pointing System, an RCA 12.5 KW SHF Antenna, an IBM Airborne General Purpose Computer, a Collins SHF RF Terminal, and a Sylvania Wideband Anti-Jam Digital Data Modem, installed aboard a C-135 B Test Bed Aircraft for flight environment tests. A compatible Ground Terminal was located at USASATCOMA, Ft. Monmouth, N. J. The purpose of this Test Program was to subject the Airborne Satellite Communication System to a series of evaluation tests to determine the Systems performance characteristics for both ground and flight environments. The Antennas pointing ability was evaluated, the RF Communication Terminals data transfer characteristics were tested, and the Modems bit error rate and synchronization performance was determined. Finally, the Terminal was subjected to a hostile Jamming environment and the results were compared to a Non-jammed environment. Author

Descriptors:

• (*COMMUNICATION SATELLITE TERMINALS
• SUPERHIGH FREQUENCY)
• SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
• AIRBORNE
• BROADBAND
• ANTIJAMMING
• DIGITAL SYSTEMS
• RADIOFREQUENCY
• SATELLITE ANTENNAS
• RADOMES
• FLIGHT TESTING
• ERRORS
• INERTIAL NAVIGATION
• MODEMS
• PROPAGATION
• TEST EQUIPMENT
• MULTIPLE OPERATION
• DUAL MODE
• ANTENNA RADIATION PATTERNS
• AREA COVERAGE
• BEACONS
• AIMING
• DATA ACQUISITION
• COMPUTERS
• GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT

Subject Categories:

• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE