PREDICTIONS OF SELF-INTERFERENCE IN THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR BEACON SYSTEM

Recently interest has been renewed on the likely effects of universal transponder equipage on the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System. A review of several studies shows that the impact on asynchronous fruit and reply probability are under control so long as planned improvements (especially new interrogator antennas) are undertaken. A more serious impact is expected to be encountered with synchronous garble.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  Westgate Research Park
  McLean, VA  United States  22101

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems Engineering Management, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Authors:
  • SPENCER, N A
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 33 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air traffic control radar beacon system; Antennas; Asynchronous control; Distortion (Structures); Forecasting; Fruits; Interference; Interrogators; Radar air traffic control; Transponders
• Old TRIS Terms: Asynchronous systems; Distortion; Self noise
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143002
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-EM-76-4-Add-1 Final Rpt., MTR-7165
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FA70WA-2448
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 6 1976 12:00AM