The Deep Space Network Progress Report 42-20

January and February 1974
April 15, 1974

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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California

Contents

Preface

DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN

DSN Functions and Facilities
N. A. Renzetti

DSN Test and Training System
H. C. Thorman
NASA Code 311-03-42-94

MISSION SUPPORT

Planetary Flight Projects

Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 Mission Support
E. K. Davis
NASA Code 311-03-21-60

Pioneer Venus 1978 Mission Support
R. B. Miller
NASA Code 311-03-21-20

SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

Tracking and Ground-Based Navigation

Short Baseline QVLBI Doppler Demonstrations - Part II
C. C. Chao, R. A. Preston, and H. E. Nance
NASA Code 310-10-60-50

Report of the Two-Station Doppler (VLBI) Demonstration Conducted With Mariner 9
B. D. Mulhall, C. C. Chao, D. E. Johnson, and J. W. Zielenbach
NASA Code 310-10-60-50

Redesign of High-Power Transmitter Control and Indicator Cards
J. R. Paluka and S. F. Moore
NASA Code 310-10-64-01

X-Band Radar Development
M. A. Gregg and R. B. Kolbly
NASA Code 310-10-64-01

Communications, Spacecraft/Ground

Microwave Maser Development: Automatic Monitoring of Closed Cycle Refrigerators for Masers
E. Wiebe
NASA Code 310-20-66-01

On DSN Antenna Scheduling
L. H. Harper, R. J. McEliece, and A. M. Odlyzko
NASA Code 310-20-67-08

S/X Experiment: A New Configuration for Ground System Range Calibrations With the Zero Delay Device
T. Y. Otoshi and C. T. Stelzried
NASA Code 310-20-66-06

S/X Band Experiment: Zero Delay Device Antenna Location
C. T. Stelzried, T. Y. Otoshi, and P. D. Batelaan
NASA Code 310-20-66-06

DSS Tests of Sequential Decoding Performance
J. W. Layland
NASA Code 310-20-67-08

S/X-Band Experiment: Zero Delay Device Z Correction
P. T. Batelaan
NASA Code 310-20-66-06

Preliminary S-Band Noise Temperature Statistics at DSS 14 for 1971 and 1972
R. W. D. Booth, M. S. Reid, and T. J. Cullen
NASA Code 310-20-66-06

Shaped Antenna Designs and Performance for 64-m Class DSN Antennas
P. D. Potter
NASA Code 310-20-65-03

Antenna Bias Rigging for Mission-Dependent Performance Objective
R. Levy
NASA Code 310-20-65-01

Station Control and Operations Technology

Fourth Harmonic Analyzer
R. H. Smith
NASA Code 310-30-68-11

DSN Research and Technology Support
E. B. Jackson
NASA Code 310-30-69-02

Cost Effective Spares Provisioning for the Deep Space Network
I. Eisenberger, F. Maiocco, and G. Lorden
NASA Code 310-30-69-01

Automated Pulsar Receiver
C. F. Foster
NASA Code 310-30-68-10

Open-Loop Receiver/Predetection Recording System for the DSN
S. S. Kent and A. G. Slekys
NASA Code 310-30-68-06

Network Control and Data Processing

High-Speed Data Block Bursts
J. P. McClure
NASA Code 310-40-70-03

NETWORK ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Deep Space Stations

Helios Spin Modulation Simulation Tests
N. C. Ham
NASA Code 311-03-42-47

DSN Programmed Oscillator
M. R. Wick
NASA Code 311-03-42-52

OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES

Network Operations

DSN Data Record Generation
E. C. Gatz
NASA Code 311-03-42-94

Deep Space Stations

Short-Term Frequency Measurement Capability in DSN Equipment Maintenance Facilities
R. M. Smith, D. Crawford, and C. H. Fourtner
NASA Code 311-03-14-64

Verification of Commands From the Transmitting Medium
J. R. Lesh
NASA Code 311-03-14-52

Tracking Operations During the Pioneer 10 Encounter
A. L. Berman
NASA Code 311-03-12-40

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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