The Servo System for Antenna Positioning

This paper describes the mechanical design of the horn‐reflector antenna and the associated radome. The mechanical considerations dictating the final configuration of the antenna structure are discussed, along with the engineering aspects of the design, fabrication, and erection of the structure. The mechanical features of the data take‐off and antenna drive systems are given in detail. The final section presents an account of the requirements, manufacture, and installation of the radome and its accessory equipment.

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The Mechanical Design of the Horn-Reflector Antenna and Radome

Dolling

Blackmore

Kindermann³

et al. 1963

Bell System Technical Journal

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Antenna Pointing System: Organization and Performance

Githens¹,

Kelly²,

Lozier³

et al. 1963

Bell System Technical Journal

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This paper is a description of the antenna pointing system used in the satellite ground station at Andover, Maine. It is an introduction to the following five papers in this issue, which describe and discuss in some detail the various major parts and features of the antenna pointing system. In order that the antenna have sufficient gain for the Telstar experiment, it was necessary that it have a “pencil” beam of about 1/5 degree in diameter. This requires an antenna pointing system of high accuracy. The equipment and methods required to achieve this accuracy are outlined.

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Digital Equipment for the Antenna Pointing System

Githens¹,

Peters²

1963

Bell System Technical Journal

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This paper describes the digital control and data processing portions of the antenna pointing system used to track the Telstar satellite. The description is functional in nature, giving the form of the inputs, the functions performed, and the outputs produced. A general description of the digital equipment is followed by a discussion of the functions performed by the subsystems, the operational modes provided, the equipment features, and the operating experience.

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The Servo System for Antenna Positioning

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The Mechanical Design of the Horn-Reflector Antenna and Radome

The Mechanical Design of the Horn-Reflector Antenna and Radome

Antenna Pointing System: Organization and Performance

Digital Equipment for the Antenna Pointing System

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