RTCA DO-260
Minimum Operational Performance Standards for 1090 MHz Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B)
| Organization: | RTCA |
| Publication Date: | 27 June 2006 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 26 |
scope:
Change 1 prescribes the changes to DO-260 required for those manufacturers that produce 1090 MHz equipment for broadcast-only that comply only with DO-260. It provides additional changes to the changes which first appeared in Section 1 of the Appendix of FAA TSO C166, which has been removed from the draft of TSO C166A. Manufacturers that produce 1090 MHz equipment which will include the ADS-B receive capability must comply with DO-260A, Change 1 and the latest available version of FAA TSO C166. Change 1 provides changes for the Air/Ground Determination and its recommended test procedures, and for the definition of how to encode Navigation Uncertainty Category (NUC) if the Horizontal Protection Limit (HPL) is not available. Direction is provided for deleting the Aircraft Trajectory Intent Massages and Aircraft Operational Coordination Messages. The requirements for the optional transmission of the ADS-B TEST Message (TYPE Code = 23) for transmitting the Mode 3/A (4096) Code in the USA is defined and the test procedures are added.
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