The Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report 42-65

July and August 1981

N. A. Renzetti
Editor


October 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
R. D. Shaffer, J. T. McClusky, S. Gulkis, M. Klein, and T. Kuiper
NASA Code 311-03-21-00

SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE

INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

A Dedicated 26-m SETI Sky Survey Instrument Facility: A Feasibility Study
A.L. Berman and R. D. Shaffer
NASA Code 199-50-18-03

THE DEEP SPACE NETWORK

DESCRIPTION OF THE DSN

DSN Ground Communications Facility
R.H. Evans
NASA Code 311-06-40-00

PROGRAM PLANNING

Networks Consolidation Program
M. L. Yeater and D. T. Herrman
NASA Code 311-03-31-10

DSN Model for Use in Strategic Planning
K. C. Kelly, C. Y. Lin, and M. McKenzie
NASA Code 311-03-31-30

PLANETARY AND INTERPLANETARY MISSION SUPPORT

Planetary Flight Projects

Pioneers 6 Through 12 Mission Support
R.E. Nevarez
NASA Code 311-03-22-10

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

Communications

Strategies for Weather-Dependent Data Acquisition
E. C. Posner
NASA Code 311-20-67-25

Virtual Center Arraying
L. J. Deutsch, R. G. Lipes, and R. L. Miller
NASA Code 310-20-67-62

The Deep Space Optical Channel: II. Wave Propagation Effects
J. Katz
NASA Code 310-20-67-59

Symbol Error Rate Performance Evaluation of the LM37 Multimegabit Telemetry Modulator-Demodulator Unit
H. Malek
NASA Code 310-20-67-13

RFI Channels, II
R. J. McEliece
NASA Code 310-20-67-57

The R0-Parameter for the Gaussian Channel
R. J. McEliece and E. R. Rodemich
NASA Code 310-20-67-57

Design of Throat Section of Conical Corrugated Horns
A. D. Olver
NASA Code 310-20-65-14

Cryogenic Filters for RFI Protection
J. J. Bautista and S. M. Petty
NASA Code 310-20-66-50

Station Control and System Technology

Traveling-Wave Maser, Closed Cycle Refrigerator Automation
J. A. McNeil and S. M. Petty
NASA Code 310-30-68-16

Network Data Processing and Productivity

Digital SAR Processing Using a Fast Polynomial Transform
S. Butman, R. Lipes, A. Rubin, and T. K. Truong
NASA Code 310-30-70-55

Minimizing the Time to Troubleshoot a Failed System
E. J. Subelman
NASA Code 310-40-73-00

NETWORK AND FACILITY ENGINEERING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Network

An Error Budget for the JPL Hydrogen Maser Receiver
C. A. Greenhall
NASA Code 311-03-41-82

Removal of Drift From Frequency Stability Measurements
C. A. Greenhall
NASA Code 311-03-41-82

Closed Form Evaluation of Symmetric Two-Sided Complex Integrals
R. Winkelstein
NASA Code 311-03-41-82

Surface Resistivity Measurements of Candidate Subreflector Surfaces
E. H. Thorn and T. Y. Otoshi
NASA Code 312-22-20-12

Deep Space Stations

Rehabilitation of 64-Meter-Antenna Radial Bearing
H. McGinness and G. Gale
NASA Code 310-20-65-04

Quality Assurance

The Quality Assurance Role in the Deep Space Network
R. L. Sirpilla
NASA Code 311-03-41-93

OPERATIONS

Network Operations

Networks Consolidation Program: Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Staffing Estimates
J. P. Goodwin
NASA Code 312-03-57-80

Network Operations Control Center

NOCA Upgrade
G. D. Gould
NASA Code 311-03-12-10

Deep Space Stations

Relocation of the Deep Space Network Maintenance Center
K. F. Beutler
NASA Code 311-03-14-11

Goldstone (GDSCC) Administrative Computing
H. Martin
NASA Code 311-03-11-12

Special Activity Utilization of GDSCC Antennas During 1980
E. B. Jackson and J. W. Hudson
NASA Code 311-03-11-16

Goldstone High Power Radiation Control
B. A. Gaudian and R. B. Cushman
NASA Code 311-03-11-10

PLANETARY RADAR

Planetary Radar
R. D. Shaffer, J. T. McCluskey, and C. S. Downs
NASA Code 311-03-21-00

ENERGY

An Optimization Model for Energy Generation and Distribution in a Dynamic Facility
F. L. Lansing
NASA Code 311-03-41-08


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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