Practical Application of an Ultra-High-Frequency Radio-Relay Circuit

Abstract

The utilization of an ultra-high-frequency radio circuit for the transmission of telegraph, teletype printer, and facsimile signals is described. The operating procedure is stressed throughout, particularly with regard to equipment maintenance tests and the methods employed to determine the conditions of the circuit such as degree of modulation, signal-to-noise ratio, etc. Considerations are presented with respect to the most efficient division of the total modulation band into the communication channels, as well as the signal-to-noise ratios required for the different types of service. It is found that fading, static, and weather conditions at these frequencies are of little importance as to their effect on the economic use of the circuit. However, diathermy machines and similar sources of disturbance are troublesome and their effect must be minimized. Experience during the past year and a half indicates that the dependability of the ultra-high-frequency radio circuit is of a high order.