Citation
Abstract
The activities at the Goldstone Venus Station (DSS 13) and the Microwave Test Facility (MTF), during the period Dec. 8, 1975 through Feb. 15, 1976, are discussed and progress noted. Continuing testing and refinement of the remote controlled automated pulsar observing station is noted, along with routine pulsar observations of 22 pulsars. Automatic stability-reliability testing of the station receiver/maser noise-adding radiometer (NAR) combination is described. An updated discussion of the data being collected by the 24-hour-per-day, seven-dayper-week Solar and Microwave Data Acquisition System (SAMDAS) is presented in which currently available data types are tabulated. Supporting research activities in support of the X-band radar and stability tests on semirigid coaxial cables are discussed along with preparations for testing of a new design diplexer for future DSN use. The activities of the DSN High-Power Transmitter Maintenance Facility are discussed, and continuing observations of Jupiter at 2295 MHz are reported along with the radio calibration sources used in this program. Routine clock synchronization transmissions are noted along with some engineering measurements and changes directed toward energy conservation.
Details
- Volume
- 42-32
- Published
- April 15, 1976
- Pages
- 258–261
- File Size
- 386.9 KB