Experiences with the TRANSIT navigation satellites at VHF frequencies
Abstract
The design of a low-cost single-channel VHF navigation receiver for the purposes of producing navigation fixes from the U.S. TRANSIT satellites is discussed. Following a general system description, the text concentrates on novel aspects of receiver design, comparison of position fixing results and measurements of received power and frequency.
- Publication:
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Space Communication Broadcasting
- Pub Date:
- September 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984SpCoB...2..237A
- Keywords:
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- Position Indicators;
- Radio Receivers;
- Transit Navigation System;
- Transit Satellites;
- Very High Frequencies;
- Doppler Effect;
- Instrument Errors;
- Microprocessors;
- Navstar Satellites;
- Position Errors;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking