A SURFACE - WAVE TRANSMISSION LINE FOR VEHICULAR COMMUNICATIONS

A year's study carried out by the ESSA/ITS Guided Wave Technology Group under contract from the OHSGT/DOT indicates that low cost, excellent coupling characteristics, and ability to serve vehicles on two closely spaced guideways make the Goubau surface-wave transmission line an attractive solution to the high-speed ground transportation communications problem. Further testing in a real environment should be undertaken to prove or disprove the encouraging results obtained experimentally with the 918-ft prototype line used in this study. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Telecommunication Sciences

  Department of Commerce
  Boulder, CO  United States  80302
• Authors:
  • FitzGerrell, R G
  • Haidle, L L
  • Partch, J E
• Publication Date: 1970-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 147 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Cost estimating; Costs; Estimates; Feasibility analysis; High speed ground transportation; Railroads; Rapid transit; Rayleigh waves; Structural supports; Support poles; Transmission lines; Wave motion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Attenuation
• Old TRIS Terms: Communication cables; Rapid transit railways; Supports; Surface wave transmission lines
• Subject Areas: Finance; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039234
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 24 1973 12:00AM