Fixed Ground Antenna Radome (FGAR) Type II Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Operational Test (Rockville Beacon Only Site (BOS)).

Abstract

This report documents the Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Operational testing performed on the Type II, Fixed Ground Antenna Radome (FGAR) First Article. The Type II FGAR is used at Mode Select Beacon System (Mode S) and Air Traffic Control Beacon Interrogator (ATCBI) beacon only sites (BOS). This testing was performed on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Central Region's Rockville BOS Facility (QJM), Nebraska (NE). The testing was limited to electromagnetic performance characteristics evaluation. In conjunction with the FGAR installation, the ATCBI-5 was replaced with a Mode S. Electromagnetic performance data was collected for evaluation by the Minneapolis (ZMP), Denver (ZDV), and Kansas City (ZKC) Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC). The testing showed no degradation of the antenna electromagnetic patterns. The testing determined that the FGAR meets the Operational Suitability and Operational Effectiveness requirements of the FAA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA307221

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  • Harold G. Sedgwick
  • Leonard H. Baker

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  • Air Platforms

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  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Airport Radar Systems
  • Airports
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Reduction
  • False Targets
  • Host Computers
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radar
  • Radar Beacons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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