SBIR/STTR Research Award
COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH INTERVENING MEDIA
Award amount
$49,138Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- ASTRON WIRELESS TECHNOLIGIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE ASTRON PROPOSED UNDERGROUND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM UTILIZES AN INNOVATIVEPHASE MODULATED RF TRANSMISSION WHOSE MODULATION RATE IS ADJUSTED TO PROVIDE DECREASED TRANSMISSION LOSSES THROUGH SOIL/ROCK ENVIRONMENT AS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL RF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. ADDITIONAL MAJOR ADVANTAGES ARE: A. DECREASE TRANSMISSION LOSSES THROUGH OTHER MEDIA (IF DESIRED); B. INCREASED DATA RATE ABOVE THE USUAL AM OR FM CAPABILITIES, AND C. SECURE COMMUNICATIONS.
Technology keywords
Not reported