Evolution of measurement techniques in the field of antennas for radars and earth stations
Abstract
The paper examines the development of graphic recorders and of minicomputer-controlled equipment for the measurement of the radiation patterns of microwave antennas. Three examples of applications of these new measurement techniques are given: (1) a phase-array antenna for use in a radar configuration, (2) a Cassegrain antenna for use in an earth station for space communications, and (3) a beam-waveguide configuration also for earth station use.
- Publication:
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Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Section on Electrical Power and Information Systems
- Pub Date:
- March 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977JASE....2...65D
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Design;
- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Beam Waveguides;
- Cassegrain Antennas;
- Ground Stations;
- Radar Antennas;
- Absorbers (Materials);
- Anechoic Chambers;
- Computer Techniques;
- Microwave Antennas;
- Minicomputers;
- Phased Arrays;
- Sidelobes;
- Space Communication;
- Communications and Radar