LOW-COST GOES TRANSMITTER

THIS PROPOSAL SETS FORTH A NUMBER OF INNOVATIVE DESIGN APPROACHES THAT TOGETHER COULD REALIZE AN INEXPENSIVE GOES TRANSMITTER (LESS THAN $1000), WHICH IS THE PRODUCT SOUGHT BY DOC/NOAA UNDER SUBTOPIC 8.2.13. THE DESIGN INLCUDES A NUMBER OF NOVEL, HIGH SPEED, DIGITAL SIGNAL SYNTHESIS TECH- NIQUES WHICH ELIMINATE EXPENSIVE TUNEABLE RF COMPONENTS. A PROTOTYPE GOES TRANSMITTER WILL BE DESIGNED, FABRICATED, ANDTESTED WHICH WILL MEET THE APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM RADIO SET CERTIFICATION STANDARDS: NOAA DOCUMENT NUMBER S23.010, DATED NOVEMBER 16, 1981. AN INEXPENSIVE GOES TRANSMITTER COULD GREATLY REDUCE THE COST OF ONE OF NOAA'S VERY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS, WHICH IS TO COLLECT VITAL METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA FROM REMOTE SHIPBOARD PLATFORMS BY WAY OF THE GEOSTATIONARY OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE (GOES).