Spectrum Engineering Reports

This report documents an effort to measure the operational and performance characteristics of radios equipped with the Data Encryption Standard (DES), as applied to government land-mobile operations. The purpose of these tests was to compare selected operational and performance characteristics of the digital (or guarded) mode of operation with those of the analog (or clear) mode of operation for each radio under test. The measurement results are discussed relative to spectrum management issues involving the use of spectrum allocated to the Federal Government fixed and mobile services and the corresponding rules of use. This measurement effort is the first phase of an on-going program to investigate the effect of using digital modulation schemes in a predominantly analog land-mobile environment.

This report is a study of the potential for sharing in the 4500-4800 MHz band between the fixed-satellite service (FSS) and terrestrial (fixed and mobile) services. The report focuses on decisions of the WARC-ORB-85 concerning planning of the FSS in this band. The report concludes that sharing of the 4500-4800 MHz band by the fixed, mobile and fixed satellite services will continue to be feasible.

This report documents the results of a special measurement task at the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. In documenting the spectrum usage for land mobile, radar and microwave systems at an active military base, the report serves as a reference for future improvements to spectrum management techniques and procedures.

This report documents a spectrum resource assessment of the bands allocated to the Federal Government fixed service above 400 MHz on a primary basis. The assessment identifies allocations, standards, channeling plans and technological trends pertaining to the Federal fixed service. Technical and policy issues are discussed as part of NTIA's long-range planning effort.

This technical memorandum discusses simplified procedures for calculating near field and far field intensities of several types of aperture and wire antennas.

This report documents an analysis of the probability of interference from systems in the space services to aeronautical telemetry system using the 2200-2290 MHz band. These calculated results may be used to determine the coordination requirements for compatible operation between these systems, if a relaxation in the power flux density limits is adopted.

This technical memorandum provides additional guidance in applying procedures for finding the near field power density.  The technical memorandum also examines the feasibility of using simple models to calculate the off-axis near-field power density of wire and aperture antennas.

This report describes the use of space services by the U.S. Government in support of NTIA's Long Range Plan for Management and Use of the Radio Spectrum. The report addresses national and international regulations as well as frequency allocations, current and future government use of the space services, and spectrum management issues.

This study examined the sharing of spectrum between analog and digital land mobile radios in the 162-174 MHz band. Recommendations regarding cochannel and adjacent channel coordination distances have been adopted.