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Design considerations for high-power vhf radar transceivers: phase matching long coaxial cables using a cable radar
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Johnson, P. E. Ecklund, W. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | The Poker Flat 49.92-MHz MST radar uses 64 phase-controlled transmitters in individual shelters distributed throughout the antenna array. Phase control is accomplished by sampling the transmitted pulse at the directional coupler of each transmitter and sending the sample pulse back to a phase-control unit. This method requires phase matching 64 long (256 meter) coaxial cables (RG-213) to within several electrical degrees. Tests with a time domain reflectometer showed that attenuation of high frequency components in the long RG-213 cable rounded the leading edge of the reflected pulse so that the cables could only be measured to within 50 cm (about 45 deg at 49.92 MHz). Another measurement technique using a vector voltmeter to compare forward and reflected phase required a directional coupler with unattainable directivity. Several other techniques were also found lacking, primarily because of loss in the long RG-213 cables. At this point it was realized that what was needed was a simple version of the phase-coherent clear-air radar, i.e., a cable radar. The design and operation of this cable are described. |
| File Size | 123652 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840019081 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4km44d2w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Communications And Radar Fabrication Coaxial Cables Length Phase Control Pulse Radar Radar Transmitters Reflectometers Phase Matching Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
