The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-59

July and August 1980


October 15, 1980

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National Aeronautics and
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
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Contents

Preface

RADIO ASTRONOMY

The Table Mountain 8-mm-Wavelength Interferometer
M. A. Janssen, S. Gulkis, E. T. Olsen, B. L. Gary, F. S. Soltis, and N. I. Yamane
NASA Code 196-41-73-01

Pattern Measurements of a Low-Sidelobe Horn Antenna
M. A. Janssen, S. Gulkis, S. M. Bednarczyk, H. W. Marlin, and G. F. Smoot
NASA Code 685-20-04-02

SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE

INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

The SETI Instrument Development Plan
B. Crow
NASA Code 199-50-52-01

OBSERVATORY OPERATIONS

A Bimodal Search Strategy for SETI
S. Gulkis, E. T. Olsen, and J. Tarter
NASA Code 192-55-63-65

RADIO INTERFEROMETRY AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES

GEODETIC TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT

ORION

ORION S-Band Data Acquisition for S-X Calibration
S. C. Wu
NASA Code 692-40-20-01

THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK

DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN

Network Functions and Facilities
N. A. Renzetti

DSN Ground Communications Facility
R. H. Evans
NASA Code 311-06-40-00

The DSN Programming System
A. P. Irvine
NASA Code 311-03-41-15

PROGRAM PLANNING

Planning a DSN Support Section Technical Library
T. Bailey and C. C. Chatburn
NASA Code 311-03-32-10

PLANETARY AND INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUPPORT

Interplanetary Flight Projects

International Solar Polar Mission
R. B. Miller
NASA Code 311-03-22-80

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

Tracking and Ground-Based Navigation

A Study of the Processes in the RF Hydrogen Gas Dissociator
L. Maleki
NASA Code 310-10-62-15

Experimental Optical Fiber Communications Link
G. F. Lutes
NASA Code 310-10-62-18

Network Data Processing and Productivity

Open-Loop Radio Science With a Suppressed-Carrier Signal
C. A. Greenhall
NASA Code 310-40-73-19

NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION

NETWORK

Noise Adding Radiometer Performance Analysis
C. Stelzried
NASA Code 311-03-41-05

OPERATIONS

Network Operations

Networks Consolidation Program
M. L. Yeater, D. T. Herrman, and G. E. Sanner
NASA Code 311-03-31-10

DSN System Performance Test Software
F. B. Leppla
NASA Code 311-03-13-24

TRISCAN: A Method of Precision Antenna Positioning
R. C. Bunce
NASA Code 311-03-14-20

Deep Space Stations

Alternative to Surge Chambers for Goldstone Water Supply Distribution
J. L. Koh
NASA Code 311-03-14-01

PLANETARY RADAR

Planetary Radar
R. M. Taylor
NASA Code 310-30-70-50

ENERGY

Deep Space Network Energy Program
S. E. Friesema
NASA Code 311-03-31-30

SETI Bibliography


The research described in this publication was carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, service, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement by the United States Government or the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology.


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