Citation
Abstract
The activities of the Development Support Group in operating and maintaining the Venus Station (DSS 13) and the Microwave Test Facility (MTF) are discussed and progress noted, Major activities discussed include equipment modifications required for the planned automation demonstration, measurements made of radiation from the planet Jupiter and various radio sources, testing and installation of the 400-kW X-band planetary system, efficiency measurements on a DSN 20-kW transmitter, a brief summary of initial testing of microwave power transmission over a distance of 1.5 km, clock synchronization transmissions, and various interferometric observations of radio sources. Additionally, a discussion of the phased array video enhancement experiment on the Mariner 10 second Mercury encounter and DSS 13’s role in that experiment is given.
Details
- Volume
- 42-24
- Published
- December 15, 1974
- Pages
- 78–84
- File Size
- 594.1 KB