DocumentCode
2660514
Title
The Centimeter Wave Beacons of the COMSTAR Domestic Communications Satellites
Author
Getsinger, W.J.
fYear
1977
fDate
21-23 June 1977
Firstpage
424
Lastpage
426
Abstract
COMSTAR satellites carry all-solid-state Beacons which transmit around 19 and 28.6 GHz for propagation studies. This paper describes the Centimeter Wave Beacon structure, signal characteristics, and electronics, emphasizing the output IMPATT amplifiers and other microwave circuits.
Keywords
Artificial satellites; Assembly; Diodes; Filters; Jitter; Microwave propagation; Oscillators; Power amplifiers; Temperature; Thermistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1977 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MWSYM.1977.1124479
Filename
1124479
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