Title :
New 20-kW CW transmitter for NASA´s Deep Space Network
Author :
Losh, David ; Vodonos, Yakov ; Conroy, Bruce ; Silva, Arnold ; McDowall, Gregory ; Ocampo, Juan
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 20-kW S- and X-Band transmitter was developed for NASA´s Deep Space Network (DSN) 70-m antennas. The transmitter consists of two separate high-power amplifiers and common supporting assemblies. The new design includes innovations in control and monitoring that simplify the overall transmitter implementation and substantially improve its maintainability
Keywords :
computerised control; maintenance engineering; microwave antennas; microwave power amplifiers; power measurement; radio transmitters; space communication links; telecommunication control; 20 kW; 20-kW CW transmitter; 70 m; 70-m antennas; NAS; S-Band transmitter; X-Band transmitter; control; deep space network; high-power amplifiers; maintainability; monitoring; supporting assemblies; Assembly; Cables; Computer interfaces; Instruments; Laboratories; NASA; Propulsion; Space technology; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2001, IEEE Proceedings.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6599-2
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2001.931263
