DSS-13 R&D Configuration
Documentation

Last updated by Tom Kuiper on 2007 May 24.

Subsystems

Antenna

Ellipsoid and Receiver Stations

Front Ends

DSN S/X
X/Ka
Ultra Low Noise X HEMT
11 GHz
Ultra Low Noise Ka HEMT
80-100 GHz

Signal Routing
Signal Routing Overview
RF Routing
IF Routing
Baseband

Control
Signal Processing
Operations

Overview Block Diagram

Courtesy of Bob Sniffin, dated 4/9/2007
Receiver station assigments Signal Routing
Ka-band HEMT LNA Ka-band MASER LNA
YIG RF Filters K-band 3-ch LNA
Instrument Control Spectrometers
New Users Briefing (PDF) User's Guide (PDF)