A PCMCIA weather satellite receiver

Author

Doherty, Peter ; Andrews, Craig A. ; Lenaeus, Nicholas R. ; Steer, Michael B. ; Dahl, Jerry P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

26-29 Mar 1995

Firstpage

240

Lastpage

243

Abstract

There are several radios on the market capable of receiving weather satellite signals, however none are available in the PCMCIA form factor. Common off-the-shelf components have been investigated in order to realize a subminiature receiver which will fit onto a PCMCIA laptop computer accessory card. A full size prototype has been constructed and proven successful in the reception of weather satellite signals. The conclusion is that with the proper selection of surface mount components, a PCMCIA Type II sized weather satellite receiver is a practical concept. Detailed schematics along with performance data are included in the paper

Keywords

add-on boards; application specific integrated circuits; computer peripheral equipment; digital signal processing chips; geophysical signal processing; image processing; laptop computers; mobile radio; mobile satellite communication; radio receivers; random-access storage; remote sensing; visual communication; 137 MHz; 138 MHz; PCMCIA form factor; PCMCIA laptop computer accessory card; PCMCIA weather satellite receiver; VHF; full size prototype; off-the-shelf components; performance data; subminiature receiver; surface mount components; Artificial satellites; Baseband; Circuits; Earth; Frequency modulation; Portable computers; Satellite broadcasting; Sensor arrays; Signal design; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon '95. Visualize the Future., Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

Raleigh, NC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2642-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECON.1995.513093

Filename

513093