A mobile 12 GHz DBS television receiving system
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting
- Vol. 35 (1) , 56-62
- https://doi.org/10.1109/11.18765
Abstract
A practical, mobile, 12-GHz direct broadcast satellite (DBS) television receiving system for receivers on vehicles is described. The system is housed in a cylindrical radome of 350 mm height and 862 mm diameter, and it weighs 50 kg. Two pairs of high performance flat-panel antenna units (640*180 mm each) are used to reduce the system. For rapid recatch of DBS, antenna control is based on a gyroscope that is corrected using a phase-comparison monopulse. To simplify the system, the antenna units and receivers are used for antenna tracking as well as signal reception. The antenna units are in-phase combined to allow electronic tracking, which reduces the influence of pointing error caused by vibration of vehicles. The system maintains a reception rate of more than 90% on expressways.Keywords
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