The 26-meter antenna s-x conversion project
Abstract
Programmatic and management aspects of converting an existing 26-meter S-band subnet to a 34-meter S- and X-band subnet of the Deep Space Network are described. The stations involved were DSS 12 near Barstow, DSS 44 in Australia, and DSS 62 in Spain. The main subsystems affected by the conversion were the antenna mechanical, antenna microwave, and receiver-exciter. Antenna mechanial modifications and electronic additions and changes are described. The design and analysis of critical areas are considered and antenna performance is discussed.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- March 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8317773.
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Design;
- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Deep Space Network;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Ultrahigh Frequencies;
- Upgrading;
- Downlinking;
- Ground Support Equipment;
- Installing;
- Microwave Transmission;
- Receivers;
- Systems Engineering;
- Uplinking;
- Communications and Radar