Characterization is key A small control building a stone' s throw from the GPS Antenna Arena is crammed with the electronics gear used in jamming and anti-jamming tests. Boggs explains the functions to a visitor. We create the jamming signals that interest our customer, and the signals are amplified and sent to the emitter horns in the arena. We vary the heights of the emitters on their tracks to suit the test plan and can run anywhere from one to several emitters at the same time. Next to the signal synthesizers are racks containing signal measurement equipment, ranging from spectrum analyzers to time recorders.
More equipment handles the antenna characterization and measurement functions.
The entire operation is computer controlled. Operators like Carl Ubil load the scenarios and run the actual test operations. Whatever needs to be done, everyone pitches in to do it. The output of each Antenna Arena test is a comprehensive data package. Using that information, the customer can determine precisely how the GPS test item operates, in both the presence and absence of jamming signals.