Measuring the antenna pattern of the HF heater antenna in Puerto Rico
Abstract
The radiation pattern of the 4 x 8 element array of the Arecibo HF heater antenna was measured with a Digisonde onboard AFGL's KC 135 airplane. With seven flight tracks over the antenna array at an altitude of 8840 m it was verified that the radiation pattern of the heater antenna is in good agreement with the calculations. The measurements were conducted at 5.1 MHz.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- March 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8315558R
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Arrays;
- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Aircraft Antennas;
- Flight Tests;
- Tanker Aircraft;
- Communications and Radar