Abstract: An upright vacuum cleaner including a canister assembly pivotally connected to a nozzle assembly and an extensible hose which forms part of the vacuum path between the nozzle assembly and the canister assembly and which can be disconnected from the nozzle assembly for above-the-floor cleaning. Disconnecting the hose deenergizes an agitator motor in the nozzle assembly. The canister assembly includes a housing with an integral hand tool and attachment storage area which retains the tools and attachments, as well as the extensible hose, within the periphery of the housing. The upright vacuum cleaner also includes a height adjustment mechanism which deenergizes the agitator motor when the nozzle assembly is in its closest relation to the floor surface being cleaned.

Abstract: A method of predistortion alignment of a single sideband transmission system in which the receiver becomes a part of the signal path which is predistorted, to providing improved overall intermodulation distortion. A convenient method of performing the alignment under field conditions is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for measuring oscillator spillover noise produced by a single sideband microwave radio is provided. A white noise signal filtered by a narrow notch filter having a bandwidth on the order of the spillover bandwidth is applied as a modulating input. The white noise signal filtered by wide notch filter is also applied as a modulating input. After demodulation, noise measurements are made in the narrow and wide notches. Because the wide notch contains practically no oscillator spillover noise near its center, the noise measured there can be subtracted from that measured in the narrow notch to provide a figure for the oscillator spillover noise. Idle noise can be subtracted from the wide notch noise value to provide a measure of intermodulation distortion.

Abstract: A system for maintaining an accurate frequency source in a single sideband repeater employs an ultra stable station control reference (SCR) frequency generator. A first frequency synthesizer for a local oscillator of the repeater phase locks to the output of the SCR normally, but is free running upon failure of the SCR. A second frequency synthesizer for another local oscillator phase locks to the output of the first synthesizer. Upon failure of the SCR, the system of synthesizers can provide a satisfactory frequency reference for the repeater. Disclosed are phase lock loop filter time constant design considerations for achieving proper operation.