Millimeter Wave Communications Program: Link Tests of High Speed Digital Radio Set AN/GRC-173 (XW-1)
Abstract
This report presents the results of field testing of the AN/GRC- 173(XW-1) Radio Set in the Washington, D. C. area. The field testing was conducted to determine the performance characteristics of this wideband millimeter wave digital radio equipment in a typical link configuration. The duplex link operated at 36.6 and 37.6 GHz between sites selected at the Pentagon and a building adjacent to the Washington Navy Yard (WNY). Helicopter lift of the equipment shelters and antenna to the rooftops of these buildings aided in the rapid deployment of the link. The two radio sets which were utilized in these tests were the same ones as studied, designed and fabricated under Phase I (feasibility study) and Phase II (development) of this program. Units of the equipment had run between 4500 and 7400 hours through the period of the tests, attesting to a high degree of reliability. System tests on Phase III utilized both wideband and narrowband baseband equipment to interface with the AN/GRC- 173(XW-1). A feature of these tests was the digital transmission of high resolution (1025 line) television over the link.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADB002666
Entities
People
- Fredric J. Talmanson
- Ralph E. Shepherd
- Richard F. Hazel
- Stanley J. Kapuscienski
Organizations
- RTX