March 1989 | Technical Report NTIA TR-89-241
Meteor Burst System Communications Compatibility
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David J. Cohen, William B. Grant, and Francis K. Steele, “Meteor Burst System Communications Compatibility,” Technical Report NTIA TR-89-241, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, March 1989.
Abstract: The technical and operating characteristics of meteor burst systems of importance for spectrum management applications are identified. A technical assessment is included which identifies the most appropriate frequency subbands within the VHF spectrum to support meteor burst systems. The electromagnetic compatibility of meteor burst systems with other equipments in the VHF spectrum is determined using computerized analysis methods for both ionospheric and groundwave propagation modes. It is shown that meteor burst equipments can cause and are susceptible to groundwave interference from other VHF equipments. The report includes tables of geographical distance separations between meteor burst and other VHF equipments which satisfy interference threshold criteria.
Keywords: interference; spectrum management; meteor burst; compatibility
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