A Radio Frequency Beacon Receiver for Detection of Ionospheric Scintillation

Authors

• Tim Neilsen, Utah State University Space Dynamics LaboratoryFollow
• Don Thompson, Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory
• Steve Higley, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center
• Todd Parris, Air Force Research Laboratory
• Jake Gunther, Utah State University

Document Type

Presentation

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Measurement Techniques in Solar and Space Physics

Publisher

Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory

Location

Boulder, CO

Publication Date

4-20-2015

First Page

1

Last Page

19

Abstract

Radio Frequency Beacon Receiver

• What is RFBR?
• A low-cost, ground-based beacon receiver
• Producing ionospheric parameters:
• Total Electron Content (TEC) 
• Amplitude scintillation (S4)
• Phase scintillation (σ_φ)
• Using COTS RF hardware and Software Defined Radios (SDRs) 
• Advanced algorithms and software

Recommended Citation

Neilsen, Tim; Thompson, Don; Higley, Steve; Parris, Todd; and Gunther, Jake, "A Radio Frequency Beacon Receiver for Detection of Ionospheric Scintillation" (2015). Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications. Paper 431.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/sdl_pubs/431