National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
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
The Use of an Extended Mini-Computer as a Compatibility Test System Controller
A. I. Bryan
NASA Code 311-03-22-10
MISSION SUPPORT
Planetary Flight Projects
Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 Mission Support
E. K. Davis
NASA Code 311-03-21-60
Viking Mission Support
D. J. Mudgway and D. W. Johnston
NASA Code 311-03-21-70
Pioneer 10 and 11 Mission Support
R. B. Miller
NASA Code 311-03-21-20
SUPPORTING RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY
Tracking and Ground-Based Navigation
Efficient Antenna Systems: Calibration of the Mars Deep Space Station 64-m Antenna System Noise Temperature Degradation Due to Quadripod Scatter
P. D. Potter
NASA Code 310-10-61-04
Tracking Assistor for DSN Receivers
R. L. Sydnor and J. W. MacConnell
NASA Code 310-10-62-03
X-Band Filter
R. L. Leu
NASA Code 310-10-62-02
X-Band 250-kW Klystron
R. H. Smith
NASA Code 310-10-64-01
X-Band Hybrid Combiner
R. W. Hartop
NASA Code 310-10-64-03
An Analysis of Long Baseline Radio Interferometry, Part III
J. B. Thomas
NASA Code 310-10-60-51
Candidate Extragalactic Radio Sources for Differenced VLBI Tracking With Deep Space Probes
N. A. Mottinger
NASA Code 310-10-60-51
Communications, Spacecraft/Ground
Frequency Generation and Control: Improved Vacuum Pump for the Atomic Hydrogen Frequency Standard
H. Erpenbach and P. Dachel
NASA Code 310-20-66-01
Hydrogen Maser Frequency Standard Automatic Tuning Servo
C. J. Finnie and D. A. Norris
NASA Code 310-20-66-01
The Development of a New Broadband Square Law Detector
M. S. Reid, R. A. Gardner, and C. T. Stelzried
NASA Code 310-20-66-06
Faraday Rotation Observations During the 1970 Pioneer 9 Solar Occultation
A. R. Cannon, C. T. Stelzried, and J. E. Ohlson
NASA Code 310-20-66-06
Measurement of High Isolation
G. S. Palecki
NASA Code 310-20-66-05
Waveguide Installation Measurements at DSS 14
J. R. Loreman
NASA Code 310-20-66-05
Station Control and Operations Technology
DSN Research and Technology Support
E. B. Jackson
NASA Code 310-30-69-02
High Power Switching and Combining Technique
R. B. Kolbly
NASA Code 310-30-69-02
Network Control and Data Processing
A Universal Dump Program for Minicomputer Software Debugging
C. C. Klimasauskas
NASA Code 310-40-22-02
The Golay-Viterbi Concatenation Scheme
E. R. Berlekamp
NASA Code 310-40-70-02
Weight Distributions of Some Irreducible Cyclic Codes
L. D. Baumert and J. Mykkeltveit
NASA Code 310-40-70-02
Implementation of a Flutter Compensator for DSN Predetection Recording
A. G. Slekys
NASA Code 310-40-72-01
NETWORK ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Deep Space Stations
Block IV Subcarrier Demodulator Assembly Design
R. B. Crow
NASA Code 311-03-42-48
Block IV Receiver-Exciter Control and Monitoring
C. E. Johns
NASA Code 311-03-42-48
Dual Carrier Investigations at the Mars Deep Space Station
S. S. Kent
NASA Code 311-03-42-49
OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES
Deep Space Stations
Pioneer F & G Telemetry and Command Processor Core Dump Program
R. Chafin and M. Pancino
NASA Code 311-03-14-42
Error Probability of Binary Signals With Subcarrier Interference
J. R. Lesh
NASA Code 311-03-14-52
DSN Supply System Model
D. H. McClure
NASA Code 311-03-15-52
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.