(meteorobs) Pilot carriers for meteor scatter

[bob alongi]

the pilot carrier is an unmodulated carrier that is added to the modulated digital output and is used to provide tracking/agc for the receiver. 

Google 'atsc pilot carrier' to learn more.




--- On Sat, 1/19/13, kramer at sria.com <kramer at sria.com> wrote:

> From: kramer at sria.com <kramer at sria.com>
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Pilot carriers for meteor scatter
> To: meteorobs at meteorobs.org
> Date: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 9:01 AM
> Quoting Thomas Ashcraft <ashcraft at heliotown.com>:
> 
> > Jan 19, 2013
> >
> > Some years ago I did experiment with a pilot carrier
> waves that
> > broadcast at 54.309 MHz USB.
> 
> Could someone please explain the term "pilot carrier"?
> 
> 
> 
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