The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-71

July-September 1982

N. A. Renzetti
Editor


November 15, 1982

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National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Contents

Preface

RADIO INTERFEROMETRY AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES

GEODETIC TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT

Determination of Intercontinental Baselines and Earth Orientation Using VLBI
O. J. Sovers, J. L. Fanselow, G. H. Purcell, Jr., D. H. Rogstad, and J. B. Thomas
NASA Code 311-03-51-62

ORBITING VLBI

Error Estimation for VLBI Angle and Angle Rate Measurements Over Baselines Between a Ground Station and a Geosynchronous Orbiter
S. C. Wu
NASA Code 311-03-58-33

THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK

DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN

DSN Monitor and Control System Mark III-82
G. L. Spradlin
NASA Code 312-03-53-29

PLANETARY AND INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUPPORT
Planetary Flight Projects

Improved Downlink Frequency Calculations for Voyager 2
A. L. Ricardo
NASA Code 311-03-22-30

The Performance of VLA as a Telemetry Receiver for Voyager Planetary Encounters
L. J. Deutsch
NASA Code 311-03-59-57

Performance of Differenced Range Data Types in Voyager Navigation
T. H. Taylor, J. K. Campbell, R. A. Jacobson, B. Moultrie, R. A. Nichols, Jr., and J. E. Riedel
NASA Code 312-03-51-56

ADVANCED SYSTEMS
Communications

Thermal Background Noise Limitations
S. Gulkis
NASA Code 199-50-62-12

KA-Band Weather-Dependent System Performance Estimates for Goldstone
R. C. Claus, M. M. Franco, and S. D. Slobin
NASA Code 310-20-66-15

X-Band Noise Temperature Effects of Rain on DSN Antenna Feedhorns
S. D. Slobin, M. M. Franco, and R. C. Clauss
NASA Code 310-20-66-15

Viterbi Decoder Node Synchronization Losses in the Reed-Solomon/Viterbi Concatenated Channel
L. J. Deutsch and R. L. Miller
NASA Code 310-20-67-60

Performance of Concatenated Reed-Solomon/Viterbi Channel Coding
D. Divsalar and J. H. Yuen
NASA Code 310-20-67-60

NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Network

Electronic Simulation of a Barometric Pressure Sensor for the Meteorological Monitor Assembly
C. N. Guiar and L. W. Duff
NASA Code 311-03-41-91

The Fabrication and Surface Tolerance Measurements of the JPL Clear Aperture Microwave Antenna
J. Carpenter, S. Rocci, and C. T. Chian
NASA Code 311-03-42-02

Direct Comparison of Viking 2.3-GHz Signal Phase Fluctuation and Columnar Electron Density Between 2 and 160 Solar Radii
A. L. Berman, J. A. Wackley, and W. H. Hietzke
NASA Code 311-03-24-00

Deep Space Communications Complex Command Subsystem Mark IVA
W. G. Stinnett
NASA Code 312-03-59-64

A Compact Presentation of DSN Array Telemetry Performance
C. A. Greenhall
NASA Code 311-03-41-82

OPERATIONS
Network Operations

Deep Space Network Utilization for Flight Projects, Calendar Year 1981
C. L. Adkins and E. K. Goto
NASA Code 311-03-13-50

Mark IVA Microprocessor Support
A. L. Burford
NASA Code 311-03-14-11

A DSN Optimal Spacecraft Scheduling Model
W. A. Webb
NASA Code 312-03-53-64

ENERGY

Potential Availability of Diesel Waste Heat at Echo Deep Space Station (DSS 12)
R. D. Hughes
NASA Code 312-03-44-08

Errata


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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