Citation

Abstract

Group delay standards of 15, 30, and 60 ns have been developed at JPL with advice and consultation from the U.S. National Bureau of Standards (NBS). Calibration data on the delay standards provided by NBS and others are presented and compared. The effects of dispersion and cable reflections are discussed, Calibrations were performed at the S- X-Band Experiment frequencies of 2113, 2295, and 8415 MHz as well as at the nominal range-code modulation frequency of 500 kHz. The standards will be useful for checking out the JPL ranging system accuracy in measuring delay changes of about 15 to 60 ns.

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Volume
42-32
Published
April 15, 1976
Pages
50–64
File Size
1.8 MB