The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-64

May and June 1981

N. A. Renzetti
Editor


August 15, 1981

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National Aeronautics and
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California


Contents

Preface

RADIO ASTRONOMY

Radio Astronomy
P. R. Wolken, R. D. Shaffer, and M. V. Gorenstein
NASA Code 311-03-21-00

SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE

INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

The SETI Program Plan and Instrument Development Status
A. L. Berman and R. B. Crow
NASA Code 199-50-18-03

RADIO INTERFEROMETRY AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES

GEODETIC TECHNIQUES DEVELOPMENT

ORION

Project ORION Microwave Subsystem Design
D. L. Gannon
NASA Code J692-40-20-00

SPACECRAFT NAVIGATION

Block II VLBI

Narrow Channel Bandwidth Receiver for VLBI
E. N. Sosa, T. Sato, and D. A. Tyner
NASA Code 311-03-51-32

Developing New Architectures for Block II VLBI Correlator System
J. C. Peterson
NASA Code 311-03-51-63

THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK

DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN

DSN Frequency and Timing System Mark III-81
J. B. Curtright
NASA Code 311-03-41-81

DSN Command System
H. C. Thorman
NASA Code 311-03-43-10

The DSN VLBI System Mark IV-85
W. D. Chaney
NASA Code 311-03-41-81

PLANETARY AND INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUPPORT

Planetary Flight Projects

Voyager Mission Support
N. Fanelli and H. Nance
NASA Code 311-03-22-20

Advanced Flight Projects

Space Shuttle Launch Era Spacecraft Injection Errors and DSN Initial Acquisition
A. R. Khatib, A. L. Berman, and J. A. Wackley
NASA Code 311-03-24-00

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

Tracking and Ground-Based Navigation

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) Navigation with DSN Radio Metric Data
J. Ellis
NASA Code 310-10-63-50

Temperature Stabilized Phase Detector
Y. V. Lo
NASA Code 310-10-62-23

Communications

Analysis of Tracking Performance of the MTDD Costas Loop for UQPSK Signal
Y. H. Park
NASA Code 310-20-67-00

Experimental Results on Tracking Performance of the MTDD Costas Loop with UQPSK Signal
Y. H. Park
NASA Code 310-20-67-00

Boresighting Techniques for the Antenna Control Assembly (ACA)
K. P. Abichandani and J. E. Ohlson
NASA Code 310-20-65-05

DSS 14 64-Meter Antenna - Computed RF Pathlength Changes Under Gravity Loadings
M. S. Katow
NASA Code 310-20-65-04

20.7- and 31.4-GHz Atmospheric Noise Temperature Measurements
S. D. Slobin, M. M. Franco, and C. T. Stelzried
NASA Code 310-20-66-15

20.7- and 31.4-GHz Solar Disk Temperature Measurements
M. M. Franco, S. D. Slobin, and C. T. Stelzried
NASA Code 310-20-66-15

X-Band Atmospheric Noise Temperature Statistics at Goldstone, DSS 13, 1979 and 1980, and Clear Air Noise Temperature Models for Goldstone
S. D. Slobin, C. T. Stelzried, E. M. Andres, and M. M. Franco
NASA Code 310-20-66-15

Antenna Beam Solid Angle Relationships
T. Y. Otoshi
NASA Code 310-20-66-15

On Counters Used for Node Synchronization
C. A. Greenhall
NASA Code 310-20-67-57

The Deep-Space Optical Channel: I. Noise Mechanisms
J. Katz
NASA Code 310-20-67-59

Burst Statistics of Viterbi Decoding
L. J. Deutsch and R. L. Miller
NASA Code 310-20-67-62

Network Data Processing and Productivity

An Efficient Technique for the Performance Evaluation of Antenna Arrays with Noisy Carrier Reference
T. Y. Yan and L. P. Clare
NASA Code 310-40-74-50

NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Network

Analysis of Capacitive Heat Exchangers - Part I
D. Schonfeld
NASA Code 311-03-44-08

Coherent Reference Generator Phase Stability
V. Korwar
NASA Code 311-03-43-20

Current Status of the HAL/S Compiler on the Modcomp Classic 7870 Computer
P. J. Lytle
NASA Code 311-03-41-15

OPERATIONS

Network Operations

Relocation of the Network Data Processing Area
R. P. Hurt
NASA Code 311-03-12-10

Recycling Used Lubricating Oil at the Deep Space Stations
J. L. Koh
NASA Code 311-03-14-11

ENERGY

Computerized Energy Analysis for the Mars Operations Support Building
C. S. Yung
NASA Code 311-03-44-08


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.


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