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US 5230076

IONOSPHERIC SOUNDING

Assignee

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE IN HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND THE, A BRITISH CORP.

Filed

Oct 29, 1985

Granted

Jul 20, 1993

Location

PORTSMOUTH EN GB

Abstract

An ionospheric sounding system for frequency management of a HF communications system operates between a transmitter and a remote receiver and makes use of code-modulated narrow band sounding pulses transmitted at frequencies throughout the HF band. The code has an impulsive auto-correlation function and the frequency selection is pseudo-random. The code may be a two-part complementary code. Alternatively the code may be a selected one of a family of codes possessing high auto-correlation and low cross-correlation properties, thereby enabling communications management information to be conveyed by the choice of code. Measurements of signal and noise are made at the receiver for each transmitted frequency to assist establishing a HF communications link. Synchronous detection of the received signal is used, employing correlators (103, 104) in phase quadrature.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Nov 28, 1988

Rescinded

Jul 10, 1992

Duration

3 years, 7 months

Inventor

  • 1ROBERT G. WILKINSON

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