Bermuda Ionosonde Tests in Support of OTH-B
Abstract
Through evaluation of low power test results obtained during low power tests conducted on the Digisonde 256 at the Wallops Island Flight Facility, VA in June 1986, the RFI committee (P-043) established that further testing was required prior to authorization of permanent installation of the Digisonde 256 on NAS Bermuda in support of the East Coast OTH-B radar system. As a result, a site survey was required to identify an acceptable location for locating the Digisonde 256 with follow-on temporary deployment of a Digisonde 256 and performance of a two week operational low power test and follow-on data evaluation. The low power tests and evaluation were required to confirm: 1) that low power ionosonde transmissions would not provide interference to Bermuda military or commercial HF users; 2) that acquisition of received ionospheric echoes is sufficient to adequately support the Automated Real Time Ionogram Scaler with True Height (ARTIST). Keywords: Over-the-horizon radar; Backscattering; Naval air stations; Radiofrequency interference; Ionograms; Radiated power; Attenuator; Clipper; Automatic ionogram scaler; Digisondes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA221315
Entities
People
- David F. Kitrosser
- Jane Tang
- Klaus Bibl
- T. W. Bullett
Organizations
- Northwest Research Associates