Initial Design for NTS Time Transfer Receiver.

Abstract

A Time Transfer Receiver (TTR) was designed to utilize the Navigation Technology Satellites (NTS) for making precise time comparisons between a master station and remotely located stations. The receiver processes a 335-MHz sidetone ranging signal from an NTS satellite using a microcomputer-controlled processor. The receiver-processed data are then compared to data obtained at the master station to arrive at a time comparison. The nominal accuracy of the results is approximately 200 ns. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 1979
Accession Number
ADA069460

Entities

People

  • James A. Buisson
  • O. Jay Oaks Jr.
  • Thomas B. Mccaskill

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Clocks
  • Computers
  • Crystal Oscillators
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Navigation
  • Observatories
  • Oscillators
  • Personal Computers
  • Phase Detectors

Readers

  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space