Aspects of a Low-Cost Ground Station Development for GENSO Network
Journal Title: Acta Technica Napocensis- Electronica-Telecomunicatii (Electronics and Telecommunications) - Year 2011, Vol 52, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper presents the development and setup of a GENSO ground station at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. The ground station will be capable of automatic tracking of selected LEO satellites by using steerable high gain antennas. The ground station will be equipped with a full-duplex VHF/UHF transceiver with SSB, CW and FM modulation capabilities and with a TNC AX.25 protocol compatible, that offers data rates of 9600 bps FSK and 1200 bps AFSK for digital satellite communication. The architecture is based on the design heritage of the ground station built in support of the future Romanian Goliat mission. Tests were completed with good results and demonstrate the technical feasibility of the platform based on link budget calculations. The ground station will represent the Romanian contribution into the worldwide GENSO network and it will also act as a test-bed for the GEOID/HumSAT system.
Authors and Affiliations
Vlad DASCAL, Paul DOLEA, Tudor PALADE, Octavian CRISTEA
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