A FULLY-PORTABLE COMPUTER INSTALLATION FOR RADIO TELEMETRY DATA ACQUISITION AND REDUCTION

A computer with dual hard discs has been installed in a trailer as part of a portable field test data acquisition and reduction system. A radio telemetry system with 8 km range and a capacity of 31 channels of analog data is used for obtaining field test data from agricultural equipment. An interactive set of program modules has been developed using two active terminals for plotting and control.