Claims
- 1. A distress transmitter comprising:
- means for generating a radio frequency carrier;
- means for generating a first audio signal to indicate a distress condition;
- means for generating a second audio signal, which differs from said first audio signal,
- means for modulating said radio frequency carrier with said first and second audio signals as well as for providing a period during which said radio frequency carrier is unmodulated; and
- means for sequentially transmitting a periodic signal containing said first audio signal modulated carrier, said second audio signal modulated carrier and said unmodulated carrier, each with predetermined durations.
- 2. The distress transmitter of claim 1 wherein said modulation with said first and second audio signals is sequential.
- 3. The distress transmitter of claim 1 wherein the repetition rate of said transmitted signal is variable.
- 4. The distress transmitter of claim 1 wherein the duration of each of the said first audio signal modulated carrier, second audio signal modulated carrier and said unmodulated carrier, is variable.
- 5. The distress transmitter of claim 1 wherein the sequence of transmission of said first audio signal modulated carrier, second audio signal modulated carrier and said unmodulated carrier, is variable.
- 6. The distress transmitter of claim 1 wherein said frequency of said second audio signal is variable.
- 7. The distress transmitter of claim 1 wherein said second audio signal is employed to identify said transmitter.
- 8. A transmitter comprising:
- means for generating a radio frequency carrier;
- means for generating an audio signal to identify said transmitter among a plurality of transmitters operating on the same frequency;
- means for amplitude modulating said radio frequency carrier with said audio signal as well as for providing a period during which said radio frequency carrier is unmodulated; and
- means for sequentially transmitting a periodic signal containing said audio signal modulated carrier and unmodulated carrier, each with predetermined durations.
- 9. The transmitter of claim 8 wherein the repetition rate of said transmitted signal is variable.
- 10. The transmitter of claim 8 wherein the duration of each of said audio signal modulated carrier and said unmodulated carrier, is variable.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 921,576, filed Oct. 21, 1986, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,777,658.
ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION
The invention described herein was made by an employee of the United States Government, and may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for governmental purposes without the payment of any royalties thereon or therefor.
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Divisions (1)
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