• DocumentCode
    2206855
  • Title

    Determination of GPS RF signal strengths

  • Author

    Rosenbaum, Glen Var

  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    5-8 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    449
  • Lastpage
    458
  • Abstract
    A methodology for determining GPS RF C/A signal strengths is provided by combined measurement and analysis. Sky temperature, antenna front-end RF gain and noise characterizations are also provided. This methodology is especially applicable for calibration of GPS signal and noise levels for receiver testing.
  • Keywords
    Global Positioning System; antennas; calibration; radio receivers; radio reception; GPS radiofrequency signal strengths; Sky temperature; antenna front-end; calibration; course acquisition signal strengths; noise levels; radiofrequency gain; receiver testing; Antenna measurements; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Global Positioning System; Noise measurement; RF signals; Radio frequency; Satellites; Signal analysis; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Position, Location and Navigation Symposium, 2008 IEEE/ION
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1536-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1537-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PLANS.2008.4569979
  • Filename
    4569979