Accession Number:

ADA021835

Title:

Stagger/Destagger Modification for the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Nov 1974-Jun 1975

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL AVIATION FACILITIES EXPERIMENTAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ

Personal Author(s):

• Todd, Paul
• Talotta, Nicholas

Report Date:

1976-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

60.0

Abstract:

The air traffic control radar beacon system ATCRBS was modified so as to eliminate false or second-time-around aircraft replies. A dual-channel stand-alone modification equipment unit was developed to stagger the beacon interrogations and destagger the reply video. The unit can be used with any beacon interrogator defruiter or processor. Two models, an analog and a digital, were developed. The resulting equipments were implemented and tested at the Bedford, Virginia, long-range radar facility. During the engineering tests and operational evaluation, the stagger modification performed reliably. It is recommended that the digital version be implemented at the field facilities.

Descriptors:

• *AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
• *RADAR BEACONS
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• MODIFICATION
• ELIMINATION
• FALSE TARGETS

Subject Categories:

• Air Navigation and Guidance

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE