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NASA NTRS · 19770024406

Automatic transponder

Abstract

A method and apparatus for the automatic, remote measurement of the internal delay time of a transponder at the time of operation is provided. A small portion of the transmitted signal of the transponder is converted to the receive signal frequency of the transponder and supplied to the input of the transponder. The elapsed time between the receive signal locally generated and the receive signal causing the transmission of the transmitted signal is measured, said time being representative of or equal to the internal delay time of the transponder at the time of operation.

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Anderson, R. E., Brisken, A. F., Lewis, J. R.. 1977-08-16. Automatic transponder. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19770024406

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