Airborne RF Measurement System and Analysis of Representative Flight RF Environment

Author

Koppen, Sandra V. ; Ely, Jay J. ; Smith, Laura J. ; Jones, Richard A. ; Fleck, Vincent J. ; Salud, Maria Theresa ; Mielnik, John

Author_Institution

NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton

fYear

2007

fDate

9-13 July 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Environmental radio frequency (RF) data over a broad band of frequencies were needed to evaluate the airspace around several airports. An RF signal measurement system was designed using a spectrum analyzer connected to an aircraft VHF/UHF navigation antenna installed on a small aircraft. This paper presents an overview of the RF measurement system and provides analysis of a sample of RF signal measurement data over a frequency range of 30 MHz to 1000 MHz.

Keywords

aircraft antennas; aircraft communication; radionavigation; spectral analysers; airborne RF measurement system; aircraft UHF navigation antenna; aircraft VHF navigation antenna; frequency 30 MHz to 1000 MHz; representative flight radio frequency environment; spectrum analyzer; Aircraft navigation; Airports; Antenna measurements; Frequency measurement; Radio frequency; Radio navigation; Signal design; Spectral analysis; UHF antennas; UHF measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2007. EMC 2007. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1349-4

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1350-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.2007.26

Filename

4305606