The Canadian swept-frequency ionospheric sounding satellite (1962)
Brown, R. K · leaf 2
cosmic noise quency to 19 Mc. An IF amplifier provides 40 db gain & with a crystal filter setting a bandwidth of 120 kc. measurements are also housed in the spacecraft. These Following the 19 Mc amplifier the ionospheric signal is are significant experiments, the results of which are mixed with the… … S-27 TELEMETRY results in a second frequency translation to 500 kc. will not be discussed in detail. The 500 ke amplifier has a bandwidth of 30 kc and a The proposed orbit of the satellite, the character- gain of 60 db. Amplitude limiting is provided to ensure istics of the ionospheric sounder, and…
