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 Simulation System
H. C. Thorman
DSN Telemetry System Tests
W. J. Kinder and R. S. Basset
MISSION SUPPORT
Interplanetary Flight Projects
Pioneer Missions Support
A. J. Siegmeth
Helios Mission Support
P. S. Goodwin
Planetary Flight Projects
Mariner Mars 1971 Mission Support
R. P. Laeser
Viking Mission Support
D. J. Mudgway
Radio Science Experiments
Radio Science Support
K. W. Linnes
ADVANCED ENGINEERING
Tracking and Navigational Accuracy Analysis
Analysis of Dual-Frequency Calibration for Spacecraft VLBI
O. H. von Roos
Tropospheric Range Effect Due to Simulated Inhomogeneities by
Ray Tracing
C. C. Chao
New Tropospheric Range Corrections With Seasonal Adjustment
C. C. Chao
The Repetition of Seasonal Variations in the Tropospheric
Zenith Range Effect
K. L. Thuleen and V. J. Ondrasik
Tropospheric and Ionospheric Range Corrections for an Arbitrary Inhomogeneous Atmosphere (First Order Theory)
O. H. von Roos
Communications Systems Research
An Optimum Buffer Management Strategy for Sequential Decoding
J. W. Layland
Data Storage and Data Compression
A. M. Odlyzko
Communications Elements Research
Microwave Maser Development
R. Clauss and H. Reilly
Waveguide Voltage Reflection Calibrations of the MXK Cone
(Modification 1)
P. D. Batelaan
Further Studies of Microwave Transmission Through Perforated
Flat Plates
T. Y. Otoshi and K. Woo
Improved RF Calibration Techniques: System Operating Noise
Temperature Calibrations
M. S. Reid
Supporting Research and Technology
S- and X-Band Feed System
M. S. Katow
Movement of the Antenna Instrument Tower at DSS 14
H. McGinness
DSN Research and Technology Support
E. B. Jackson
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
GCF Development
GCF 50-kbps Wideband Data Error Rate Test
J. P. McClure
DSIF Development
Overseas 64-m RMS Program for SDS 920
D. McCarty and M. S. Katow
OTS Microwave Subsystem
R. W. Hartop
OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
DSN Operations
Network Allocation Schedules
D. G. Tustin
DSIF Operations
Angle Tracking Analysis and Test Development
R. D. Rey
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