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Communications technology satellite: United States experiments and disaster communications applicationsGround antennas from 0.6 to 5.0 meters in diameter were used as remote earth terminals by the United States for both wideband (television) and narrowband (voice, data) communication in conjunction with the Canadian Hermes satellite's high power transmitter. Experiments summarized cover teleconferencing and duplex videoconferencing for medical, educational, and civic purposes, as well as the remote interpretation of multilingual broadcasts from the United Nations. The capabilities of the system during real and simulated disasters at airports are assessed. Particular attention is given to miniexperiments for flood control in the Mississippi River basin and in Johnstown, Pennsylvania during the 1977 flood.
Document ID
19790015828
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Donoughe, P. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Hunczak, H. R. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Gurski, G. S. (NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-79109
E-9935
Report Number: NASA-TM-79109
Report Number: E-9935
Meeting Information
Meeting: United Regional Seminar on the Use of Satellite Technol. for Disaster Appl.
Location: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Start Date: October 2, 1978
End Date: October 13, 1978
Accession Number
79N23999
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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