Citation
Abstract
The effect of antenna pointing errors has been a possible source of error on range and VLBI time delay measurements that has not been previously investigated. This article presents the results of some S-band tests performed specifically to study this effect. The test procedure involved the intentional mispointing of a 26-meter antenna while ranging to a zero delay device (ZDD) connected to a collimation tower antenna. The observed range changes were less than 0.25 meters when the collimation tower target was within the 3 aB points of the main beam of the 26-meter antenna.
Details
- Volume
- 42-53
- Published
- October 15, 1979
- Pages
- 141–147
- File Size
- 602.9 KB