Evaluation of Model CXFF Radio Direction Finder

Abstract

The Navy Model CXFF radio direction finder, developed by the Federal Telecommunications Laboratories of New York, under Bureau of Ships contract NXss-30834 was tested to determine the soundness of its operating principles and its suitability for Naval use. The equipment, covering the frequency range 140 - 600 Mc, employs four separate antenna arrays supported by and in front of square flat screens, arranged for mounting as a quadrangle around a ship's mast. The antenna outputs are alternately switched, by electronic means, to the input of a common receiver, the video output of which is synchronously switched through suitable amplifiers and a differentially connected variable resistive network, to a cathode ray tube.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1946
Accession Number
AD1201654

Entities

People

  • J. H. Trexler
  • R. F. Gleason

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Antennas
  • Cathode Followers
  • Circuits
  • Detectors
  • Direction Finders
  • Direction Finding
  • Errors
  • Frequency
  • Indicators
  • Models
  • Power Supplies
  • Radio Direction Finders
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Sensitivity
  • Switching
  • Tuned Circuits

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Geodesy
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics