Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Including a satellite
Patent
1993-03-15
1995-01-24
Sotomayor, John B.
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Including a satellite
342352, 342450, 342463, G01S 508, H04B 7185
Patent
active
053845749
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a system for determining position by measuring phases of suppressed carrier-waves implicit in radio signals received from earth-orbiting satellites which include receiving the signals from a plurality of satellites simultaneously by means of an omnidirectional antenna, separating the received signals into first and second portions representing different radio-frequency bands and correlating the first portion with the second portion to obtain data representing the phases of the carrier-waves for a plurality of the satellites simultaneously.
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Sotomayor John B.
Thigpen E. Eugene
Western Atlas International Inc.
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