MODULATION PHENOMENA IN A TIME-VARYING TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.

Abstract

Sidebands have been observed in the transmission of monochromatic radiation from systems composed of long wire antennas fed by parallel-wire transmission lines. As the wires composing such systems are very long and are supported at relatively few points, it has been suggested that the modulation is introduced by the vibration of these wires in the wind. In this report this possibility is investigated for two specific cases: (a) harmonic change in the characteristic impedance of the transmission line, which leads to amplitude modulation; and (b) harmonic change in the phase velocity along the transmission lines, which leads to frequency or phase modulation. Some numerical examples are given which tend to show that only extreme variations of the (a) or (b) types can cause the sidebands to be of the order 40db below the carrier level. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0482536

Entities

People

  • Jose Perini
  • Martin Sherman

Organizations

  • Syracuse University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Impedance
  • Modulation
  • Phase Modulation
  • Phase Velocity
  • Radiation
  • Sidebands
  • Transmission Lines
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Radio communications and signal processing.