Title :
The West Ford experiment—An introduction to this issue
Author :
Morrow, W.E. ; Rogers, T.F.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington, Mass.
fDate :
5/1/1964 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper briefly summarizes the significant operational and technical characteristics of the West Ford orbiting dipole radio communication technique, and serves as an introduction to the following papers which cover the various detailed aspects of the West Ford program.
Keywords :
Circuits; Communication cables; Government; Ionosphere; Radio communication; Repeaters; Satellite broadcasting; Scattering; Telecommunication traffic; Telegraphy;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1964.2991
