National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Contents
OSTDS TASKS
DSN Advanced Systems
TRACKING AND GROUND-BASED NAVIGATION
Very Long Baseline Interferometry Using a Radio Telescope in Earth Orbit
J. S. Ulvestad, C. D. Edwards, and R. P. Linfield
NASA Code 310-10-63-63-00
COMMUNICATIONS, SPACECRAFT-GROUND
Directional Couplers for Detecting TE11 and TE12 Circular Waveguide Modes
D. Hoppe
NASA Code 310-20-64-86-02
Phase Noise Measurements of the 400-kW, 2.115-GHz (S-Band) Transmitter
P. Boss, D. Hoppe, and A. Bhanji
NASA Code 310-20-64-15-00
Microwave Surface Resistance of Reactively Sputtered NbN Thin Films
J. J. Bautista and D. M. Strayer
NASA Code 310-20-66-50-00
Statistical Analysis of the 70 Meter Antenna Surface Distortions
K. Kiedron, C. T. Chian, and K. L. Chuang
NASA Code 310-20-65-87-04
Antenna Pointing Systematic Error Model Derivations
C. N. Guiar, F. L. Lansing, and R. Riggs
NASA Code 310-20-65-63-00
Erasure Declaring Viterbi Decoders
F. Pollara
NASA Code 310-30-71-83-04
STATION CONTROL AND SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
A VLSI Architecture of a Binary Updown Counter
I. S. Reed, I. S. Hsu, and T. K. Truong
NASA Code 310-30-70-84-08
Filter Distortion Effects on Telemetry Signal-to-Noise Ratio
R. Sadr and W. Hurd
NASA Code 310-30-70-84-02
Fixed Lag Smoothers for Carrier Phase and Frequency Tracking
R. Kumar and W. J. Hurd
NASA Code 310-30-70-84-02
An Algorithm to Design Finite Field Multipliers Using a Self-Dual Normal Basis
C. C. Wang
NASA Code 310-30-71-83-02
DSN Systems Implementation
CAPABILITIES FOR EXISTING PROJECTS
Thermal Evaluation Method for Klystron RF Power
B. L. Conroy, H. Schleier, and T. Tesarek
NASA Code 314-40-52-31-03
Ka-BAND CAPABILITIES
Ka-Band (32-GHz) Downlink Capability for Deep Space Communications
J. G. Smith
NASA Code 314-40-31-30-05
Ka-Band (32 GHz) Allocations for Deep Space
N. F. deGroot
NASA Code 314-40-31-30-11
Ka-Band (32 GHz) Benefits to Planned Missions
D. M. Hansen and A. J. Kliore
NASA Code 314-40-22-70-12
A Growth Path for Deep Space Communications
J. W. Layland and J. G. Smith
NASA Code 055-10-02-00-96
Ka-Band (32 GHz) Performance of 70-Meter Antennas in the Deep Space Network
W. A. Imbriale, A. M. Bhanji, S. Blank, V. B. Lobb, R. Levy, and S. A. Rocci
NASA Code 310-20-65-86-08
Models of Weather Effects on Noise Temperature and Attenuation for Ka- and X-Band Telemetry Performance Analysis
S. D. Slobin
NASA Code 314-40-21-30-04
A Ka-Band (32 GHz) Beacon Link Experiment (KABLE) With Mars Observer
A. L. Riley, D. M. Hansen, A. Mileant, and R. W. Hartop
NASA Code 315-91-10-20-01
Harmonic Measurements of the Galileo Spacecraft X-Band Transmitter System
P. H. Stanton and F. Manshadi
NASA Code 310-20-64-50-00
Proposed Upgrade of the Deep Space Network Research and Development Station
J. G. Smith
NASA Code 314-40-31-30-05
Ka-Band (32 GHz) Spacecraft Development Plan
A. L. Riley
NASA Code 315-91-10-20-02
Beam Waveguides in the Deep Space Network
R. C. Clauss and J. G. Smith
NASA Code 314-40-31-30-10
Structural Design Options for the New 34 Meter Beam Waveguide Antenna
S. Katow, J. J. Cucchissi, K. L. Chuang, R. Levy, F. L. Lansing, F. W. Stoller, and F. Menninger
NASA Code 310-20-65-84-04
NETWORK UPGRADE AND SUSTAINING
An Overview of the Mark IVA Monitor and Control System
J. G. Leflang
NASA Code 314-40-41-81-13
Frequency Stability Review
C. A. Greenhall
NASA Code 314-40-41-82-07
DSN Operations
MISSION INTERFACE AND SUPPORT
Network Functions and Facilities
R. J. Amorose
NASA Code 314-40-22-44-03
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