AFGL (Air Force Geophysics Laboratory) Balloon Telemetry Facility

Abstract

This report discusses the capabilities available at AFGL Detachment 1 for reception, collection, manipulation, recording, and display of telemetry data transmitted from balloon-borne instrumentation. Contents: General Description; Receiving Subsystem; PCM Telemetry Subsystem; PDP-11/40 Processor; PDP-11 Peripherals; Software; Timing; Data Display Subsystem; Magnetic Data Recording; Recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1986
Accession Number
ADA208858

Entities

People

  • Victor R. Parkerson

Organizations

  • New Mexico State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Communication Systems
  • Computers
  • Data Displays
  • Data Reduction
  • Digital Data
  • Engineering
  • Firmware
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Recording Systems
  • Tape Recorders
  • Telemetry
  • Telemetry Equipment
  • Terminals
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.