WWVB Baseline Measurements: Summary, Findings, and Recommendations.

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) operates a 60-kHz timing signal transmitter, known as WWVB, at a site near Fort Collins. Colorado. This system has redundant transmitters and antenna systems and was thought to radiate about 13 kW. NIST commissioned the Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Division (NRaD) to make baseline performance measurements that could support the design of a 6-dB upgrade. The measurements are reported in NRaD TR 1693. This document (TR 1692) provides a summary of the measurement results, a recommended upgrade configuration, and recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299078

Entities

People

  • Darrell Gish
  • Peder M. Anderson

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backup Systems
  • Fail Safe
  • Frequency
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Guy Wires
  • Impedance
  • Measurement
  • Modulation
  • Naval Warfare
  • Ocean Surveillance
  • Power Levels
  • Research Facilities
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmission Lines

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