Test Results of the STI GPS Time Transfer Receiver

Abstract

Global time transfer, or synchronization, between a user clock and USNO UTC time can be performed using the Global Positioning System (GPS), and commercially available time transfer receivers. This paper presents the test results of time transfer using the GPS system and a Stanford Telecommunications, Inc. (STI) Time Transfer System (TTS) Model 502. Tests at the GPS Master Control Site (MCS) in Vandenburg, California and at the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) in Washington, D.C. are described. An overview of GPS, and the STI TTS 502 is presented. A discussion of the time transfer process and test concepts is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA492107

Entities

People

  • David L. Hall
  • Jim Handlan
  • Paul Wheeler

Organizations

  • United States Naval Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accuracy
  • Atomic Clocks
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Calibration
  • Clocks
  • Communication Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Ephemerides
  • Governments
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Prototypes
  • Time Intervals

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space