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MCE-72-198 INVESTIGATE OPTIMUM WAY OF ADDING WIDEBAND CAPABILITY AND RECOMMEND A DESIGN FOR MODIFICATION OF ONE GOVERNMENT FURNISHED AM BASEBAND DEMULTIPLEXER STUDY REPORT (FIN^L) CONTRACT NAS8-29039 CA C PHASE I PREPARED FOR National Aeronautics and Space Administration George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsvllle, Alabama 35812 Martin Marietta Corporation Denver Division P. 0. Box 179 Denver, Colorado 80201 https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720024522 2018-08-27T06:47:20+00:00Z

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MCE-72-198

INVESTIGATE OPTIMUM WAY OFADDING WIDEBAND CAPABILITY AND

RECOMMEND A DESIGN FOR MODIFICATIONOF ONE GOVERNMENT FURNISHEDAM BASEBAND DEMULTIPLEXER

STUDY REPORT(FIN L)

CONTRACT NAS8-29039

CAC

PHASE I

PREPARED FOR

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationGeorge C. Marshall Space Flight Center

Huntsvllle, Alabama 35812

Martin Marietta CorporationDenver DivisionP. 0. Box 179

Denver, Colorado 80201

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19720024522 2018-08-27T06:47:20+00:00Z

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STUDY REPORT

(FINAL)

CONTRACT NAS8-29039

Phase I

Approved by:

John GoodwinProgram Manager

Prepared for

National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationGeorge C. Marshall Space Flight Center

Huntsville, Alabama 35812

Martin Mareitta CorporationDenver DivisionP. 0. Box 179

Denver, Colorado 80201

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FOREWORD

This report is submitted in response to NASA/MSECContract NAS8-29039 in compliance with paragraph III.B .of Exhibit "A".

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE NO.

FOREWORD i

TABLE OF CONTENTS „ ±±±

I. INTRODUCTION " . " . . . 1

II. PHASE I STUDY 1

A. General 1

B. Phase Locked Loops 2

1. Pilot Phase Locked Loop 2

2. Carrier Phase Locked Loops ........ 4

3. Wideband Performance Limitations g

C. Phase Matching and Filter Attenuation forChannels Located at 40 kHz through 56 kHz . . 7

1. Channel Operation 7

2. Wideband Performance Limitations 7

D. Phase Matching for Channels Located at 60 kHzthrough 176 kHz 8

E. Phase Matching and Filter Attenuation forChannels Located at 4 kHz through 36 kHz ... 8

1. Channel Operation 8

2. Wideband Performance Limitations ..... 12

F. Investigation of Wideband Amplifiers 13

G. Wideband Phase Shifter 13

H. Tape Recorder Wow and Flutter 15

1. General ....„ 15

2. Wow and Flutter Test 16

3o Phase Locked Loop Deviation Requirements . 17

4. Out-of-Band Coherently Added Pilot .... 18

5. Wow and Flutter Removal Circuit 18

6. System Output When the Phase Locked LoopsDo Not Follow the Flutter ......... 20

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PAGE. NO.

III. CONCLUSIONS 23

A. General 23

B. Modification 1 - Adcom Demultiplexer WidebandConversion Using No Pilot Filtering 23

C. Modification 2 - Adcom Demultiplexer WidebandConversion Using Pilot Filtering 25

D. Alternative 1 - Two Channel Breadboard WithDouble Conversion o ....... 26

E. Alternative 2 - Two Channel Breadboard WithSingle Conversion o 28

IV. RECOMMENDATIONS 29

V. REFERENCES . 31

FIGURES'

1 Open Loop Gain, 64 kHz Pilot PLL 32

2 Pilot PLL Interference Spectrum, Reference at -6 dB 33

3 Pilot PLL Interference Spectrum, Reference at -12 dB 34

4 Open Loop Gain, 84 kHz Carrier PLL . . . „ 35

5 In-Line Channel Filter, 16 kHz Channel 36

6 MJ6 Balanced Modulator, Output Spectrum 37

7 Flutter Spectrum, Track 8, Beginning of Tape .... 38

8 Flutter Spectrum, Track 8, End of Tape 39

9 Flutter Spectrum, Track 13 40

10 Flutter Spectrum, Track 8, «r=3 41

11 Flutter Spectrum, Direct Recording ......... 42

12 Open Loop Gain PLL Requirements 43

13 Wow and Flutter Removal System . 44

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I. INTRODUCTION

This report discusses the Martin Marietta effort to analyze

and test the Teledyne/Adcom Model G-146 Demultiplexer to determine

the feasibility and optimum method(s) for modifying the unit for

broadband operation. The desired bandwidths under consideration

included 2, 4 and 8 kHz for double sideband (DSB) and quadrature double

sideband (QDSB), and 4, 8 and 16 kHz for single sideband (SSB).

Results from a previous study made by Martin Marietta Corporation during

the performance of contract NAS8-25987 are directly applicable to this

contract and reference will be made to theory and results as detailed

in Martin Marietta Corporation Report No. MCR-72-81, Linear Modula-

tor, Final Report, Contract NAS8-25987, Modification 4, April 1972;

referred to as Reference 1.

II. PHASE I STUDY

A. General

Currently the demultiplexer unit provides 1 kHz bandwidth

operation in the DSB and QDSB modes, and 10 Hz to 2000 Hz operation

in the SSB mode. The channel locations are from 4 kHz to 176 kHz

with 4 kHz spacing, and a maximum of 24 channels can be utilized simul-

taneously. The pilot tone may be located at 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128

kHz, and the reference channel may be at any odd multiple of 4 kHz.

Two different demodulation techniques are employed in the demultiplexer.

The lower channels, 4 kHz through 36 kHz, are up converted with a 160 kHz

carrier, filtered and then down converted to baseband. Channels located

at 40 kHz through 176 kHz are demodulated directly. The demodulation

methods chosen require in-line filtering in all data channels, and

filter matching is employed between the pilot channel and each indivi-

dual data channel to reduce the effect of frequency modulation (FM)

of the input signals caused by tape recorder wow and flutter.

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B. Phase Locked Loops (PLL)

The phase locked loop designs were investigated through the-

oretical analysis and on-line testing to determine tracking character-

istics and the amount of FM sidebands in the carrier outputs caused

by the harmonics and sum frequencies produced internally in the

PLL's.

1. Pilot Phase Locked Loop (64 kHz)

The pilot loop performance is independent of the choice of

the six available frequency location and the loop bandwidth is

selectable in 5 steps between 100 Hz and 2 kHz. The 64 kHz location

and 2 kHz bandwidth were selected for evaluation. The loop employs

an "EXCLUSIVE OR" type phase detector with a +15 volt output driver.

The output duty cycle varies from 50 to 100% for a [0°, 0°] to

[0 , 90 ] change in the phase relation between the input pilot and

the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) output. The average dc

voltage which is the loop control voltage, therefore, varies from 0 too

15 Vdc for a 90 variation in detector input phase. The phase detector

gain is:

K , = 15 volts/degree = 0.167 = -15 dBPd 90

The gain of the VCO referrred to 64 kHz was measured to be:

K = 1 kHz/volt = 3.6 • 10 degree/sec/volt = 111 dB

With the Bandwidth Selector Switch in the 2 kHz position and the

Pilot Frequency Selector Switch in the 64 kHz position, the loop

amplifier/filter is as shown below.

-MS

dc Reference

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The amplifier gain is:

A = 14.1 = 23 dB

The filter provides a lag-lead attenuation of 46.5 dB with corner

frequencies at 1.45 Hz -and 308 Hz; and a continuous roll off with ._

corner frequency at 800 Hz.

The dc loop gain is:

AK K , = 8, 5 • 105 = 119 dBpd

A plot of the PLL open loop gain is shown in Figure 1. The unity

gain crossover is at 800 Hz, indicating a loop lock-in range in

excess of 800 Hz as shown by Garnder (Reference 2). The lock-in

or capture range was measured to be approximately 2 kHz.

The phase error in the loop is a function of the open loop

frequency difference between the input pilot and the VCO frequency,

^W (i.e., input signal deviation) as follows:9 = AW

AKK ,pd

The derivation of this formula is detailed in chapter VIII of Reference 1.

Assuming a maximum input signal frequency difference caused by

tape recorder wow and flutter of +17» of the 64 kHz pilot (see paragraph

II.H.3., discussion on wow and flutter requirements), the loop static

phase error will be:

0 = 2ff • 640 • 360 degrees = +1.7°875~- 105

1.7 will be the static phase error for 1% input signal frequency

deviations at rates below 1.45 Hz. Above this frequency the loop

filter reduces the loop gain and the phase error will increase.

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The interference rejection performance of the loop will now be

considered. Assuming the system reference tone at 68 kHz to be -6 dB

(or lower) with respect to the pilot, the hard limiter on the PLL

input will, by the capture phenomenon, improve the signal-to-noise

ratio by an additional 6 dB (Reference 3). The phase detector beat

frequency at 4 kHz will, therefore, be -12 dB with respect to full

scale control signal, or 15/4 volts. At 4 kHz the amplifier/filter

gain is 1/65 so that the VCO input signal at 4 kHz is approximately

57 mV. This interference signal will frequency modulate the VCO

causing output sidebands at 64 -4 kHz. The sideband amplitudes are

governed by the first order Bessel function J (m) with the modulation

index as the variable. The VCO deviation caused by 57 mV is 57 Hz and

the modulation index is:

= °'01425

This modulation index corresponds to first sideband amplitudes at -42 dB.

For input 68 kHz reference at -12 dB with respect to the pilot level, the

theoretical output first sideband level would be -48 dB. Tests show the

sidebands to be at -46 dB (Figure 2) and -52 dB (Figure 3) respectively.

The 4 dB discrepancy may come from the fact that the input signal passes

through the 10.5 kHz bandwidth pilot filter giving the reference tone an

attenuation of 3-4 dB.

2. Carrier Phase Locked Loop (84 kHz)

The 84 kHz carrier PLL was selected as representative of

all the carrier loops. It differs from the pilot loop in the following

areas :

*NOTE: To obtain this 6 dB clipping improvement, the pilot must be

greater than the algebraic sum of ALL other signals in the

composite signal.

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(i) The phase detector is of the EXCLUSIVE OR type; however,

the VCO frequency is the 7th harmonic of the input frequency (12 kHz)

so that the phase detector gain is reduced by a factor of 14. Also,

the output is limited to a +2.5 V swing rather than the +15V swing

in the pilot PLL. Phase detector gain is:_3

K , - 2.5 volts/degree = 2 •- 10 = -54 dB .P d 9 0 - 1 4

(ii) The VCO is of the multivibrator type and the measured

gain referred to 84 kHz is:

K = 37.8 kHz/volt =1.36 • 10 degree/sec/volt = 143 dB

(iii) The amplifier/filter lag-lead corner frequencies are at

1.59 Hz and 338 Hz respectively with the continuous lag corner frequency

at 3.38 kHz. The amplifier gain measured in the 100 kHz PLL was 3.

Assuming equal loop gain in the 100 and 84 kHz loops the amplifier

gain must be adjusted up in the 84 kHz loop by a factor of 1.19 dueo

to different VCO gains and by a factor of 1.4 due to the fact that the

100 kHz loop is locked to the 5th rather than the 7th harmonic of the

input frequency. The amplifier gain is therefore assumed to be:

A = 5 - 14 dB

The total dc loop gain is AKK , = 1.35 • 10 = 102 dB. Thepd

loop crossover frequency is 180 Hz as shown in Figure 4, and the static

phase error for a +1% (or 84 kHz) input frequency deviation is:

9 = 27r -840 • 360 = +14°T735 - HP

Comparing the carrier loop with the pilot loop, it is seen that

the loop gain differs by approximately 20 dB. With tape recorder

flutter of up to +1% frequency deviation the 14° carrier PLL static

phase error will be intolerable for adequate system performance. In

this report it will therefore be assumed that if system conversion

to wideband operation is contemplated the carrier PLL's will be brought

in line with the pilot PLL performance of a +2° maximum static phase

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error for a +1% input frequency deviation. This can be done by in-

creasing the carrier PLL amplifier gain by a factor of 10.

3. Wideband Performance Limitations

The pilot loop and the carrier loop are in series with

respect to phase error on individual channels, and the total phase

error is, therefore, +4° for +1% input frequency deviations at.a. rate

equal to the input signal modulation or flutter frequency. The

effect of this phase error is as follows:

(i) In DSB a 0.3% amplitude modulation (amplitude loss)

on the channel output (see chapter III of Reference 1)

(ii) In QDSB a 0.3% amplitude modulation on the wanted

signal as in DSB; and quadrature feedthrough of up to 7% of full

scale. The quadrature feedthrough represents only about -23 dB

quadrature suppression. (See Chapter III of Reference 1)

(iii) In SSB the 4 carrier phase error will appear as

phase delay of the audio output with the equivalent time delay varying

from 0.14 millisecond at 80 Hz to 0.7 microsecond at 16 kHz. (See

Chapter V of Reference 1). Now let us consider spurious sidebands on

the PLL outputs. In paragraph II. Al it was seen that the reference,

if at a level of -6 to -12dB below the pilot, may be located at 68 kHz

i.e., only 4 kHz from the pilot. Also analysis and measurements

for the sample carrier PLL at 84 kHz showed all spurious responses

down 50 dB. However, the PLL roll off in this system starts at approxi-

mately 1.5 Hz so that for flutter frequencies in excess of 1.5 Hz the

static phase error will be degraded even further than the above

performance predictions indicates. For high quality wideband perform-

ance including 50 dB quadrature suppression in the QDSB mode an increase

in loop gain and change in loop roll offs are required as indicated

in Chapters III and VIII of Reference 1, with modifications caused by

relaxed frequency deviation requirements as outlined in paragraph II H.3

of this report.

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C. Phase Matching and Filter Attenuation for Channels Located

at 40 kHz through 56 kHz

1. Channel Operation

The block diagram for the demodulation of these channels

is shown below:

CompositeSignal4-176 kHz

Bandpass

Filter, BP1

Balanced

ModulatorOutput

Demodulation Carrier

Since a balanced modulator is employed with square wave carrier input

(a modification to sin-wave carriers would include rebuilding the

whole system synthesizer which would be prohibitively expensive),

the third harmonic of the carrier will demodulate an unwanted channel

at three times the carrier frequency unless the input bandpass filter

is present. The attenuation requirement for the filter is, therefore,

-40 dB at three times the channel frequency in question. The flatness

of the filter must be 0.1 dBpp. over the channel bandwidth for adequate

DSB and SSB operation, and 0.02 dBpp. for 50 dB quadrature suppression

in the QDSB mode. (See Chapters III and V of Reference 1). Also

in the filter passband the phase slope of the filter must be linear

to better than +0.18° for 50 dB quadrature suppression. Due to the

tape recorder wow and flutter there must be a matched filter in the

pilot/carrier line with phase matching to better than +0.18 over the

frequency deviation range of the input signal.

2. Wideband Performance Limitations

For 16 kHz SSB operation with a choice of upper or lower

sideband, the passband will be 32 kHz, with attenuation characteris-

tics equivalent to a 0.01 dB 5 pole Chebychev low pass filter, and

an equivalent filter must be placed in the pilot line. With 8 kHz

DSB/QDSB operation in some other channel the 0.18 linearity require-

ment must be placed on the pilot filter, and therefore, also on the

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SSB channel filter, with the added requirement that also the DSB/QDSB

filter must be 32 kHz wide rather than the 16 kHz required by consid-

ering the DSB channel alone.

With a number of wideband channels in different frequency

locations a separate filter development must be accomplished for

each wideband channel, each filter matching the pilot filter pha_se

slope. It should be noted here that the above filter requirements

are compatible with proven performance of DSB and QDSB performance

already obtained under contract NA.S8-25987; however, in that contract

double conversion demodulation was found to be the optimum demodula-

tion technqiue for all channels, the conversion being performed

in such a way that the filter center frequency is common in all channels.

This greatly reduces the cost of the system filters.

. D. Phase Matching for Channels Located at 60 kHz through 176 kHz

These channels employ direct demodulation similar to channels

at 40 through 56 kHz. Since the third harmonic of the carriers will

be outside the spectrum of the composite signal, no in-line

filter would be needed. However, since the pilot line contains a

filter, a matching filter with requirements per paragraph II.C.

must be inserted in the data line on all channels 60 kHz through

176 kHz also.

E, Phase Matching and Filter Attenuation for ChannelsLocated at 4 kHz through 36 kHz

1. Channel Operation

Since square wave carriers are used for demodulation,

the odd harmonics of the carrier will be present and will demodulate

harmonic channels as described in Paragraph II.C. In-line filters are,

therefore, required. For channels 4 through 36 kHz an additional

demodulation problem arises. For these lowest carrier frequency

with in-line filters a "broadband" demodulation problem occurs as

described in Chapter III-F of Reference 1. To eliminate this problem

double conversion demodulation is required as shown below:

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all channels

9.

Lowpass

Filter LPl

Common for

NP

Balanced

Modulator

1

v>

Bandpass

Filter BPl**

Balanced

Modulator

I k

160 kHz 160 .kHz-n'4 kHz

Neglecting the effect of the input low pass filter the frequency spec-

trum at the output of the first balanced modulator will be as follows:

Hie

./fcr '74

ZL IZIL_/to

•>-ffete

• Output Spectrum of #1 Balanced Modulator

Spectrum A is the fundamental spectrum, and B is caused by the

third harmonic of the 160 kHz translation frequency at -10 dB.

The wanted channels 4 through 36 kHz has been translated to 156 through

124 kHz respectively, and this will be the appropriate second balanced

modulator carrier frequencies for down conversion to baseband.

In the second modulator the third harmonics (at -10 dB) will

be in the range 372-468 kHz and the fifth harmonics (at -14 dB) will be

in the range 620-770 kHz. For 50 dB suppression of unwanted signals

(caused by demodulation of spectrum B above) the in-line filter must

provide 30 dB attenuation at 372-468 kHz and 24 dB at 620 kHz

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(and beyond) since spectrum B is already down 10 dB.

As an example of demodulation of an unwanted channel let us con-

sider the 4 kHz channel. The down conversion carrier will be 156 kHz

with third harmonic at 468 kHz. The 468 kHz will demodulate the

12 kHz channel unless the in-line filter provides 30 dB attenuation

of the 468 kHz (12 kHz channel) in spectrum B. This 30 dB attenu-

ation is required for frequencies above 372 kHz and may be provided

by the in-line bandpass filter, BP1.

Tests were performed on the demultiplexer to verify the required

attenuation in the present narrow band unit. Figure 5 shows the

attenuation characteristics of the in-line bandpass filter at 144 kHz

for the up-converted 16 kHz channel. It is evident that the high-Q

two pole filter provides adequate interference rejection, however,

the filter flatness in the passband (+1 kHz for DSB and QDSB) shows

almost 0.5 dB or 57« difference in gain between the upper and lower

sidebands. In DSB this would cause an error in output amplitude of

approximately 2.570. In QDSB the effect will be a "best" quadrature

suppression of 32 dB (if all other factors affecting the quadrature

suppression are perfect). This mistuning of the filter could be

corrected; however, an extremely accurate and complicated tuning

procedure (of all channels) is required, and upon completion of the

tuning, component changes in excess of 0.17o cannot be tolerated.

The above considerations are with regard to the amplitude flatness of

the filter. In QDSB the linearity of .the phase slope in the filter

is of importance. In our opinion, the best phase linearity with this

high-Q filter will be in the order of 0.5-1 degree over a +1 kHz

range with a resulting best quadrature suppression of 42-36 dB.

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To verify the need for the input line low pass filter tests were

run to determine the amount of second harmonic spectrum present on

the output of the #1 balanced modulator. This second harmonic spectrum

is caused by nonlinearities in the modulators internal multiplication

process.

Figure 6 shows the output spectrum of the first multiplier in

the up conversion method, the input signals being the 160 kHz conver-

sion carrier and a single 16 kHz tone representing dc modulation of

the 16 kHz channel. Previous discussions showed the requirement for the

suppression of the harmonic spectrum caused by odd harmonics of the

conversion carrier. Figure 6 also shows that the low pass input filter

IS REQUIRED to suppress the higher channels, notably 164kHz through

176, since the multiplier produces a carrier second harmonic spectrum

at -38 dB. This spectrum will fold back and make the 164kHz - 176 kHz

channels overlap the wanted channels 16 through 4 kHz respectively

which results in the output of these three lower channels containing

signals from the higher channels at -38 dB (without the input low

pass filter).

Attenuation requirements for the input low pass filter is there-

fore:

(i) -12 dB minimum from 164 kHz to 176 kHz due to the second

harmonic foldover effect caused by the inband translation frequency

(160 kHz)

(ii) Approximately -15 to -20 dB to make sure feedthrough

of the composite signal in the 124 to 156 kHz range is down at

least 50 dB at the output of the first balanced modulator.

It should be noted that for the range 3 kHz through 37 kHz the

0.02 dB flatness and 0.18 linearity requirement per paragraph

II. C2 also applies to this input low pass filter.

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2. Wideband Performance Limitations

With wideband on one of the lower channels we may have

either 8 kHz DSB on the 12 kHz channel, or 16 kHz SSB on the 20 kHz

channel with the required guardband in both cases occupying the re-

maining channel spacing up to and including the 36 kHz channel. The

output spectrum from the first balanced modulator will be as shown

below:

1 — 1I - .'14

34, 4

Y///,\ \

I loo

*>o 3fe

i — 1 ' — -'• -! i i1 J ! _J L»J

M 33 t i ! „Wo Mi

J

The combination BP/LP filter must provide 20 dB attenua-

tion between 124 and 156 kHz and 30 dB attenuation beyond 420 kHz,

and must be flat to within 0.02 dB over the passband. Let us consider

the effect of using the present approach with a wider BP filter in the

channel line than in the pilot line, and keeping the input low pass

filter with no modifications. Assuming that the new band pass filter

has the required 0.18 linearity on the phase slope, let us consider

the effect of the phase slope of the current 5 pole Butterworth in-

put filter. The phase delay of the filter is shown below:

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The signal being considered is 8 kHz QDSB centered at 16 kHz. The

difference in phase angle between the upper and lower sidebands

with respect to the carrier phase is approximately. From Chapter IIIB

of Reference 1 we get the resulting "best" quadrature suppression in

the QDSB mode:

-1Quadrature suppression = sin [ 3" ] = 32 dB(fl

In the DSB mode the sideband phase error effect causes a loss

in output signal amplitude of 1 - cos 1.5° A 0.1%. The SSB

effect will be a 3° discrepancy (for 8 kHz SSB) in phase correlation

if other SSB channels on higher carrier frequencies operates on

linear phase delay versus audio frequency.

F. Investigation of Wideband Amplifiers

The operational amplifiers used in the current demultiplexer

design are of the yi/A709 type. This amplifiers will not provide

adequate system operation in the 8/16 kHz wideband modes.

Investigation of the manufactures specifications on the Harris

Semiconductor HA2600 series amplifier show that they will provide

stable operation at unity gain and will have sufficiently low phase

shift to provide satisfactory operation in a 10 pole all pass Poly-

>phase network for SSB generation of a 16 kHz SSB channel. These

amplifiers will also operate satisfactory as input buffer amplifiers

and have the same pin configuration as the Fairchild it A709 being

used in the present system, therefore, providing a satisfactory

replacement for the proposed wideband operation. The Teledyne

Philbrick 1321 operational amplifier will also perform satisfactorily

as a substitute.

G. Wideband Phase Shifter

The amount of sideband suppression that is achieved for the

phase shift method SSB operation is determined by the accuracy with

which quadrature is achieved for the input data channel frequencies ando o

for the demodulation carrier. A quadrature accuracy of 90 +0.18 is

necessary at all data frequencies to obtain sideband suppression

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of 50 dB. For 16 kHz SSB wideband operation the Martin Marietta

Corporation proposes a variation of the current polyphase network design

as shown below.

Cos Wmt

Network

A

Network

B

9)

Cos (Wmt + 9 + 90 )

Networks A and B are Chebychev equal ripple type approximations of the

type developed by D. K. Weaver (Reference 4). The principle difference

with respect to the current design is the implementation of the ten

pole-zero pairs as shown below.

j - SCR,I -f SCR,

Ten pairs are required for 50 dB sideband suppression, and the pole-zero

positions for each of the ten pairs were determined through the use of a

computer program based on D. K. Weaver's design procedure. This has been

performed on a parallel NASA/MSFC contract NAS8-25987, Modification 5. .

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Board layout has been accomplished on this contract, and these same boards

will be used as substitute boards in the comtemplated wideband modification

of the wideband demultiplexer.

Experience on the alignment of the polyphase networks in the FDM

modulator system (Contract NA.S8-24682 and Contract NA.S8-25987, Modifi-

cation 5) showed that it is difficult to calculate the exact values to

within +1% because of the stray effects of shielding-and stray coupling

on the PC board. Since component values must be adjusted to within about

.05% for proper sideband suppression it will be necessary to use trim-pots

for proper alignment of the polyphase and modulator networks. However, low

temperature coefficient resistors will be used which will provide a

more temperature stable polyphase network.

The alignment frequencies for each individual pole-zero pair ampli-

fier for 16 kHz SSB operation with lower band cut-off frequency at

80 Hz is AS follows:

NETWORK A NETWORK B

27.3 Hz 94.45 Hz234.7 Hz 411.1 Hz1808.0 Hz 1583.0 Hz3113.0 Hz 6236.0 Hz13546.0 Hz 46369.0 Hz

These are the frequencies for which the individual pole-zero pairs have

exactly 90 phase shift.

H. Tape Recorder Wow and Flutter

1. General

The current NA.SA/MSFC specification of frequency modulation

(FM) caused by tape recorder wow and flutter is +170 frequency deviation at

rates up to 500 Hz. This requires ultra-high-gain/wideband phase locked

loops in DSB/QDSB/SSB receiver stations. The feasibility and performance

of such loops have been proven by the Martin Marietta Corporation on

contract NAS8-25987 (Chapter VIII,Reference 1). However, with this

requirement it is extremely difficult to extract the pilot from the com-

posite signal.

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Telemetry Standards do not state maximum allowable wideband

tape recorder flutter limits other than steady state condition of +0.27»

per IRIG Document 106-69 paragraph 5.6.2.2.6. This refers to maximum

cummulative wow and flutter within a 10 kHz bandwidth. This should,

therefore, .be considered the maximum low frequency peak frequency deviation

input to the baseband demultiplexer. To determine the spectrum of the wow

and flutter, tests were run on MSFC's MINCOM Model 30 Recorder/Reproducer.

2. Wow and Flutter Test

The tape recorder tests were performed on MSFC's MINCOM Model

30 recorder, which has specifications of maximum cumulative peak ac flutter

of 0.125% at 0.1 Hz to 10 kHz bandwidth, and a dc speed tolerance of 0.1%.

This gives maximum low frequency wow and flutter of 0.225%.

The flutter tests where performed in both the direct record and

in the indirect record modes using a 900 kHz FM subcarrier, with the tape

speed at 120 inches per second. The test method was as follows: a

108 kHz signal from a crystal oscillator was recorded, played back and FM

demodulated. The audio output was analyzed with a spectrum analyzer with

2 Hz bandwidth. 1 kHz FM submodulation of the 108 kHz signal with a known

deviation was performed to calibrate the output data (the tape recorder

flutter spectrum) in percent FM deviation. The flutter spectrum of the

tape recorder is shown in Figures 7 through 11. The tests were repeated

for an outside and the middle track and also for signals recorded at the

beginning and at the end of the tape reel to check for variations in

flutter caused by tape-scew or mechanical loading on the recorder motor

compensation system. The results differed insignificantly. From the

graphs it is seen that the maximum single frequency deviation is approx-

imately 0.0157, at approximately 100 Hz. The spurious amplitudes in the

300 Hz to 800 Hz range have deviations below 0.005%. The cumulative

flutter between 300 Hz and 800 Hz amounts to approximately 0.02%, and

approximately 0.1057o between 2 Hz and 300 Hz.

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3. Phase Locked Loop Deviation Requirements

From paragraph II H2 and referring to Chapter VIII of Reference 1

the tracking requirements of the system PLL's are as follows. Assuming

system channel occupancy of dc to 200 kHz and a maximum static phase error

of 0.18 at the highest channel and a maximum input frequency deviation of

0.225%, the dc loop gain AKK .must-be 135 dB. At 2 Hz the high sidepd _

cumulative jitter is .125%, and the loop gain is 130 dB. At 300 Hz the high

side cumulative jitter is 0.02%, and the loop gain may be reduced to

114 dB. Assuming, figures 7 through 11, that the cumulative jitter in

the 2 Hz to 300 Hz range is equal above and below 100 Hz, the jitter to

be tracked by the loop beyond 100 Hz is approximately 0.067o with loop

gain of 124 dB. Figure 12 is a plot of the required loop gain AKK ,pd

as a function of input deviation rates. The dc gain is increased by

10 dB for improved dc loop performance, with a 6 dB/octave roll of be-

tween 0.33 Hz and 1 Hz, and the high end beyond 300 Hz is assumed to

continue at 6 dB/octave or more (compatible with loop stability). The

loop unity gain crossover will be at 5 kHz or below, depending on the

roll-off beyond 300 Hz.

Using the dc gain figures from the loop design example, Chapter

VIII of Reference 1, and the attenuation of Figure 12; the attenuation

of the reference signal, if located 4 kHz apart from the pilot and at a

level of -12 dB, will be such that the 4 kHz interference sidebands on the

PLL output are at -16 dB with respect to the fundamental (this is only

true if the loop crossover is below 4 kHz).

From this it is concluded that with the above interference side-

band a phase locked loop as described above cannot be used to extract the

pilot from the composite signal, and at the same time track the flutter

adequately. Two solutions to this problem are presented below.

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4. Out of Band Coherently Added Pilot

During on-line reception of the composite signal the wow and

flutter IS NOT PRESENT, and a narrow band phase locked loop may be used to

recover the pilot directly. The output of this loop is the new pilot,

the frequency of which is well above the highest frequency in the composite

signal, say 250 kHz. This signal is phase locked to the original pilot

and is recorded on the tape after being summed with the composite signal.

During playback the pilot phase locked loop at 250 kHz will have the gain

(and tracking characteristics) per Figure 12; however, the nearest inter-

ference signal will be at 200 kHz causing a loop beat frequency at 50 kHz. The

attenuation in the loop can be designed to give £ 50 dB suppression of the

unwanted +50 kHz sidebands.

5 . FM Wow and Flutter Removal Circuit

The circuit shown in Figure 13 overcomes the flutter problem by

electronically removing the FM caused by the tape recorder wow and

flutter before the composite signal is demodulated. The following dis-

cussion describes the system operation.

When the composite signal is recorded a reference tone is summed

with the composite signal and is also recorded on the tape. The reference

tone (250 kHz) is far enough removed from the composite signal (DC to 200 kHz)

that it can be easily separated (filtered) from the composite signal.

This summed signal FM modulates a carrier frequency which is then recorded

on the tape. When the tape is played back the composite signal has FM

modulation on it due to the tape recorder wow and flutter. The 250 kHz

reference tone after being demodulated by the FM receiver discriminator,

is compared to a reference crystal controlled VCO in a phase detector. The

phase detector output signal is due to the frequency modulation on the 250 kHz

reference caused by the tape recorder wow and flutter. This signal is then

filtered by LPFl in loop 1 to remove the interference caused by the demod-

ulated DC to 200 kHz composite signal. The loop 1 filtered phase detector

output is used to control the FM receiver local oscillator in such a way

as to reduce or remove the wow and flutter FM from the hetrodyned IF.

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Therefore, the wow and flutter FM is removed from all of the demod-

ulated signals producing a clean FDM composite signal at the receiver

output.

The phase detector output is also filtered by LPF2 in loop 2 which

has a very low frequency cut-off and controls the nominal frequency of

-the 250 kHz VCXO. This compensates for the tape recorder being played

back at a slightly different speed or small changes in the VCXO

frequency which can occur between the time the signal is recorded and

when it is played back for demodulation.

The degree to which the wow and flutter FM is removed is a

function of the gain of loop 1 and can easily reduce the FM by orders of

magnitude.

It should be noted, however, that long term changes in speed of the

tape recorder will cause long term changes in the frequencies of the recorded

signals. These long term or very low rates of frequency changes cannot

be corrected for by this system but can be compensated for by controlling

the tape recorder motor speed.

With the removal of the FM as described above, the pilot phase locked

loop does no longer have the gain requirements per Figure 13. The dc gain

(145 dB) remains unchanged; however, the loop roll off may now begin at

a very low frequency, and the loop attenuation of the 4 kHz beat caused

by the FDM system ambiguity/reference tone can be made so as to provide

the required 50 dB suppression of the interference signals.

It should also be noted that with the use of the FM removal circuit

it may be possible to have sin-wave rather than square wave output from

the system phase locked loops. This would facilitate direct demodulation

of all channels using true multipliers. Such an FDM receiver system would

be less complex and cheaper than a system using the double conversion

method as described and recommended in Reference 1.

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6. System Output When the Phase Locked Loops Do Not Follow

the Flutter

Assuming the carrier phase locked loop in a given channel does

not follow the flutter of the tape, let us consider the effect on the

demodulated output„

Assume the signal recorded on the tape initially to have been

F-, = A cos w-i t, representing dc modulation in the w^-channel. During

playback frequency modulation is present and the signal is transformed

to: (see Reference 5)

F(FM) = A JQ (m) cos w-^ t

+ A Ji (nOfcosCv^-K/^t - cos (w1-wm)t]

+ A J2 (m) [cos (wj w t + cos (wi-2wm)t] +

where

m = modulation index

w = modulation frequency

J = Bessel function of first kind and nth order

Let us first consider direct modulation with no in-line filters, the

demodulation being performed in a true multiplier, the demodulation

carrier being F£ = B cos w^t. Neglecting all sum frequency term (fil-

tered by the channel output filter) we have the multiplier output as:

F(FM) F£ = AB J0(m) cos o

+ AB J2(m) 2 cos 2 wmt

+ AB J4(m) 2 cos 4 wmt

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The wanted output signal (line 1) is reduced by a factor J0(m), and

spurious signal will appear as sidebands spaced at even numbers of

the modulation frequency. The amplitude of these sidebands are de-

termined by the modulation index of the frequency modulation inter-

ference. From tables of Bessel functions of first order the limit-

ing condition for 50 dB spurious suppression is found to be approx-

imately 0.1 J2(0.1) = 0.00124 . The loss in the wanted signal for

m = 0.1 is 0.257o. For a given percentage of frequency modulation,

the amount of spurious signals will be worst in the higher channels

since the modulation index is proportional to the actual FM devia-

tion.

Example: In the 176 kHz channel the maximum deviation for

m = 0.1 and wm = 100 Hz will be 10 Hz or 0.0057%, while the corres-

ponding maximum deviation for the 4 kHz channel would be 10 Hz or

0.257o. For 10 Hz modulation frequency the maximum deviations will

be 0.000577= and 0.0257= for the 176 kHz and 4 kHz channels respect-

ively.

From the above it is concluded that in a demodulator with no

in-line filtering and assuming the carrier phase lock loop is NOT

FOLLOWING the tape recorder flutter, the maximum allowable modula-

tion index in the input signal is approximately 0.1.

If in-line filters are used the formula for the FM input signal

will be modified as follows:

F(FM) = A J (m) cos w,t

+ A J1(m)|fcos (w, + w ) t + 9n~?-cos [~(w, - w )t - 90)"| +l I ! - 1 m 1 J L l m i - * J

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where 9 and 9 are determined by the phase slope in the filter.

Similarly to the QDSB analysis in Chapter III of Reference 1 it can

be found that the cancellation of the J,(m) - term is dependent

upon the linearity of the phase slope in the filter. For

9 - Q < 0.18 , the J, (ro) term will always be suppressed by at

least 50 dB.

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III. CONCLUSIONS

A. General

As pointed out in paragraph II.B., C, D and E, the Adcom Model

G-146 FDM Demultiplexer has not been designed in such a way as to be

easily converted to a high performance wideband system. However, to prove

the feasibility of such conversion two approaches are presented. The

pilot and the reference signals will be maintained in present locations;

however, if the demultiplexer is to be used with a combination of both

narrow and wideband channels, either two pilots must be used, or the

filtering on all channels must be wideband. Two alternative approaches

to prove the feasibility of wideband demodulation are also presented.

These approaches include breadboarding efforts rather than rework of the

Adcom demultiplexer. The contemplated output signals of the FDM as modi-

fied, by the Wideband Modification Contract, NAS8-25987 Mod. 5, are shown

below.

PIUTT

I V

Y"M . -Lii$ 3fe m SZ to 4.4 fct 7z £4 tot '76

It is assumed that these signals will be the input signals to

the demultiplexer with the addition of a quadrature DSB signal at 44 kHz.

B. Modification 1 - Adcom Demultiplexer Wideband Conversion Using

No Pilot Filtering

This modification includes the demodulation of the above signals

by shorting the demultiplexer's in-line filters on channels 44 and 104 kHz

and also the 64 kHz pilot filter and the 68 kHz reference filter. No

other channels can be demodulated during the demodulation of the two wide

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band channels; however, other channels may be demodulated by reinsert-

ing the pilot and reference filters (by a simple switch) and rerunning

the tape. Some higher channels may be demodulated simultaneously with

the wideband channels by shorting their in-line filters. . These channels

are 148 kHz to 176 kHz. 4-28 kHz cannot be demodulated on the same tape

run as wideband channels since filtering is always required for the up

converted channels.

Channel modifications will include:

(i) New 16 kHz polyphase network, these networks have been developed

by the Martin Marietta Corporation on Contract NAS8-25987.

(ii) Two 8 kHz lowpass output filters with 50 dB attenuation at

16 kHz and 0.1 dBpp ripple for the 44 kHz channel.

(iii) 16 kHz low pass output filter with 50 dB attenuation at

32 kHz and 0.1 dB ripple for the 104 kHz channel.

The demultiplexer block diagram is as shown below for the two

wideband channels.

From FDMModulator"

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Note: 132 +16 kHmust not bused.

~~~ 90° CHANNEL

. , LP, 16 VK7.

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It should be noted that this system deviates from the design

principles of the Adcom demultiplexer in the respect that channel-to-

pilot filter matching is not employed. This modification is useful

to prove wideband operation in general.

The performance of this system will be sub-optimum because of

the high PLL static phase errors as pointed out in paragraphs II-B,

C, and D.

C. Modification 2 - Adcom Demultiplexer Wideband Conversion

Using Pilot Filtering

This modification includes the modification 1 changes with

bandpass filters in the signal lines as shown below.

' J JV A /-ip 1 . v1 1 >i

V

f

10

10

BP1

BP2

4/0"

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r U CHANNEL

>• 90° CHANNEL

f & r "*- lo kHz' SSB

• ^ Pilot

BPl must be flat to within .02 dB over 32 kHz to provide operation for

both LSB and USB with 50 dB sideband suppression. The pilot filter BP3

must be matched to BP2 for FM cancellation. This means a 32 kHz wide pilot

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with minimal interference rejection. BPl although only requiring 16 kHz

bandwidth to pass the DSB signal must also be 32 kHz wide. For the DSB

signal BPl must provide 40 dB attenuation at 3 x 44 kHz because of carrier

third harmonic demodulation of the 132 kHz channel if this channel is

used. To provide this attenuation and the 32 kHz flatness, a minimum of

5 poles and 5 zeros are required in the filters. The alternative to sharp

cut-off filters is the deletion of the channels at 132 _16 kHz. In

QDSB 0.18° linearity and matching is required for 50 dB suppression. A

performance trade-off must be made between phase locked loop static phase

error (paragraph II.B) and the filter requirements. Suboptimum perfor-

mance will result with the present PLL's. All other channels in use must

have the matching 32 kHz in the data line, or two pilots may be employed

with wideband filtering/matching of the one pilot and the wideband channels,

and narrowband filtering/matching of the second pilot and the narrowband

channels. With two pilots the time correlation between wide and narrowband

channels will be degraded.

D. Alternative 1 - Two Channel Breadboard with Double Conversion

This alternative can be used if the modifications of the Adcom

Demultiplexer are deemed unsatisfactory. The alternative suggests demodu-

lation of the FDM modulator signal by a separate two channel breadboard.

For DSB and QDSB this has already proved feasible for 16 kHz bandwidth on

linear modulator contract NAS8-25987. The breadboard will not include

AGC and Ambiguity Resolver since these features have already been proven

by the Adcom Demultiplexer design. The breadboard will, however, prove

feasibility of up to 16 kHz bandwidth in SSB. The suggested breadboard

is shown by the following diagram.

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BLOCK DIAGRAM:

0 CHANNEL

90 CHANNEL

SSB

NOTE: Reference tone

will not be

included.

The performance of the breadboard will be state-of-the-art for wideband

operation with 50 dB quadrature suppression.

The breadboard will utilize modified printed circuit boards from the

FDM modulator rework (Contract NAS8-25987, Modification 5) for SSB

demodulation; and the 2-channel wideband DSB/QDSB breadboard developed under

Contract NAS8-25987, Modifications 1 through-4. The DSB/QDSB is built to

accept the tape recorder wow and flutter and the only modifications re-

quired is to change the carrier frequency from 64 kHz to 44 kHz, and

modify to accept 64 kHz pilot rather than 128 kHz.

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New designs, if required, include the output filters only.

The DSB/QDSB breadboard has presently 16 kHz rather than 8 kHz

output filters. A 16 kHz filter will be required on the SSB

output.

The SSB demodulation will be single conversion, with double

conversion as a more expensive option. This option should be

exercised if SSB carriers are to be used in the lower third of

the composite signal, since square wave carriers are used in

this alternative.

E. Alternative 2 - Two Channel Breadboard Using Single

Conversion

As recommended in the FDM system study, contract

NAS8-25987, the double conversion of all channels is required

in the demultiplexer when operating the demultiplexer off a tape

recorder. If, however, an FM removal system as described in

paragraph II.H.5 is used, it will be possible to provide sin-

waves inside the-carrier phase locked loops. Single conversion

using true multipliers will, therefore, be possible and there

is no longer a need for in-line filtering (except for output

filters). This alternative is contingent upon the development

of the FM removal system, and proposes the use of single con-

version SSB, DSB and QDSB. The block diagram of the breadboard

is shown below.

/ 0i f)/, /r\ VKw

_ .CompositeSignal *

104 / y(J KHZ—

/• /, / C\ Ij-TJ n» «* 1f\H / JJ KHZ

/

\r

\/

\' /

\

X

t

X

tx

tX

\/

^7

\

\

i

Network

8 kHz LP

kHz , LP

^ 1 f. l-U™v v ID KHZ,* "7 LPT

.. ^ n PTTAMNTTT

^~ 90 CHANNEL

44/90 kHz f

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The breadboard uses true multipliers, and a new design is required for the

synthesizer phase locked loops to provide sin-wave outputs.

IV. RECOMMENDATIONS

The study to evaluate a wideband conversion of the Adcom

Demultiplexer shows that it is possible to convert the unit as described

in paragraph III.B and III.C. However, such a conversion will have the

following disadvantages:

(i) The system will not operate at both narrowband and wideband

simultaneously without using two or more pilot frequencies.

(ii) The system will not provide optimum performance without re-

design of all phase locked loops.

(iii) The matching of pilot and channel filters, with the channel

filters all being at different frequencies, is extremely

difficult and costly.

In addition to the above disadvantages, the system will not prove any new

circuitry usable in a state-of-the-art FDM demultiplexing system.

The basic problems in the design of an FDM demultiplexer results

from the tape recorder wow and flutter. Two approaches are available to

overcome these problems. A separate coherent pilot well outside the com-

posite frequency spectrum can be recorded simultaneously with the composite

signal as described in paragraph II.He4, with the optimum demodulation

method being double conversion as recommended in Reference 1. To verify*v

this approach the following steps should be taken:

(i) Develop circuitry necessary to add a new pilot on the tape

as described in paragraph II.H.4.

(ii) Develop a demodulator breadboard as described under Alternative 1,

paragraph III.D.

(iii) Test the breadboard system.

The second approach requires the development of the FDM removal

system as described in paragraph II.H.5. If this system proves feasible,

the optimum demodulation system will be single conversion, this system being

less complex and cheaper than the double conversion system. To verify this

approach, the following steps should be taken:

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(i) Develop the FM removal system as described in paragraph II.H.5,

(ii) Develop a demodulator breadboard as described in paragraph

III.E.

The QDSB system is the optimum high accuracy FDM data system as

concluded in Reference 1, and the results of a successful completion of

either of the two above approaches will prove the feasibility of the wide-

band QDSB system with better than 50 dB suppression.

It is, therefore, our recommendation that either or both of the

above approaches be performed rather than' reworking the Adcom demultiplexer

unit.

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V. REFERENCES

1. Martin Marietta Corporation Report No. MCR-72-81, "Linear

Modulator, Final Report, Contract NAS8-25987, Modification 4

April 1972. . - . . . . .. .

2. F. M Gardner, "Phaselock Techniques", Wiley and Sons, Inc.,

1966.

3. T. Kaiser et. al., "Multiple Access to a Communication

Satellite with a Hard Limiting Receiver", Institute of

Defense Analysis, Report No. R-108, January 1965.

4. D. K. Weaver, "Design of RC Wideband 90 Degree Phase

Difference Network", Proceeding of the IRE, April 1954,

PP 671-676.

5. B. P. Lahti, "Communication Systems", Wiley & Sons, Inc.,

1968

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Figure 1.

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sss ^ 33 F=

64 kHz Pilot PLL OutputSpectrum in 2 kHz BW mode

System Input: )64 kHz at 0 dB68 kHz at -6 dB

Pilot level: 2 vpp

Figure 2.

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Pilot Level: 2 vpp

System Input: 64 kHz at 0 dB68 kHz at -12. dB

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