Title :
An Error Analysis for the Measurement of Satellite EIRP Using a Calibrated Radio Star
Author :
Daywitt, William C.
Abstract :
An outline for the derivation of equations employed in a measurement and error analysis of satellite EIRP using a calibrated radio star is presented. A table showing analysis results at 7.55 GHz using Cassiopeia A for a satellite at 120 elevation angle is given. The quadrature sum of the systematic errors appearing in the table is 10.1 percent. Also presented is a curve of the systematic errors as a function of elevation angle showing a 7.3-percent minimum at high elevation angles.
Keywords :
Communication system control; Error analysis; Fluctuations; Gain measurement; NIST; Noise measurement; Power measurement; Satellite broadcasting; Software; Solid state circuits;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.1978.4314676
