This proposal sets forth a number of innovative design approaches that together could realize an inexpensive GOES transmitter (less than $1000), which is the product sought by DOC/N0AA under subtopic 8.2.13. The design includes a number of novel, high speed, digital signal synthesis techniques which eliminate expensive tunable RF components. A prototype GOES transmitter will be designed, fabricated, and tested which will meet the applicable requirements of the Data Collection Platform Radio Set Certification Standards: NOAA document number S23.010, dated November 16, 1981. An inexpensive GOES transmitter could greatly reduce the cost of one of NCRA's very important functions, which is to collect vital meteorological and oceanographic data from remote shipboard platforms by way of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES).Anticipated Results and
Potential Commercial Applications:Remote data collection via satellite and oil exploration data telemetry transmitters.
