Title :
Flight Tests of Digital Data Transmission
Author :
Juroshek, J.R. ; Wasson, G.E. ; Stonehocker, G.H.
Author_Institution :
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, Office of Telecommunications, U. S. Department of Commerce, Boulder, CO 80302
fDate :
3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A series of flights were made to measure the characteristics of air-to-ground digital transmission in the VHF aeronautical mobile frequency band. Digital transmission rates of 2400 and 4800 bit/s were used with minimum shift keying (MSK) as the baseband modulation format. Signal level, signal fading, and radio horizon characteristics are described. Bit error rates and the causes of the errors also are discussed.
Keywords :
Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Bandwidth; Cities and towns; Data communication; FAA; Frequency; Radar; Space technology; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1978.308671
