Wireless communications for trackless haulage vehicles

Cory, Terry S.

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Wireless communications for trackless haulage vehicles

Published Date:

17 July 1979

Series:

Open file report (United States. Bureau of Mines) ; 1983-40

Language:

English

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Wireless communications for trackless haulage vehicles

Details:

Personal Authors:

Cory, Terry S.

Corporate Authors:

United States. Bureau of Mines.

Keywords:

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Description:

he report describes a complete system design methodology for medium frequency (MF) wireless radio systems for use in coal mines. The emphasis is on AC mines where no trolley wire exists and, for which, conventional trolley phone communications cannot be used. The report constitutes an MF system design handbook and includes a compendium of all previous MF technology elements as well as a reference index with abstracts of all pertinent literature.

Sponsored by the United States Bureau of Mines under contract J0395072.

Document Type:

Report

Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Funding:

J0395072

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