Frequency Selective Propagation Effects on Spread-Spectrum Receiver Tracking

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 1981, Pages 787-796

  Bogusch, Robert L ^a   Guigliano, Fred W ^a   Knepp, Dennis L ^a   Michelet, Allen H ^a  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPREAD SPECTRUM RECEIVERS;

TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, SATELLITE RELAY;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0019596560     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1981.12073     Document Type: Article

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