Title :
Vehicle antenna development for mobile satellite applications
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Describes the development activities and summarizes the results of a vehicle antenna program at JPL in support of a developing US mobile satellite service (MSS). The MSS system is designed to provide telephone and data services for the 48 contiguous states of the Continental United States (CONUS). When in place, the MSS system will complement, rather than supersede, the cellular systems in cities to provide nation-wide services including rural and remote areas
Keywords :
automobiles; loop antennas; mobile radio systems; satellite relay systems; data services; mobile satellite applications; nation-wide services; remote areas; rural areas; telephone services; vehicle antenna;
Conference_Titel :
Satellite Systems for Mobile Communications and Navigation, 1988., Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-367-X
