A SIMPLE, LUMPED-PARAMETER MULTICOUPLER FOR TRANSMITTING USE

Abstract

A number of hf transmitters may be simultaneously operated into a single, broadband antenna through the use of filter circuitry to prevent interaction. Several five-channel multicouplers have recently been constructed by the Stanford Radioscience Laboratory for use with 600-watt transmitters. It is possible, with these devices, to operate adjacent transmitters as close to one another frequency as 1 Mc, while still obtaining isolation adequate to avoid transmitter-tuning interaction or the generation of undesirable intermodulation products. The multicouplers employ only a single tuned circuit for each transmitter and the tuning of any one of these circuits is independent of the rest. Over-all adjustment is thus very simple; individual transmitters can be returned or disconnected from the common load without affecting operation of the others. Construction of higher powered versions of the multicoupler appears perfectly practicable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406345

Entities

People

  • George Barry
  • Joseph Hawkins

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Antennas
  • Circuits
  • Construction
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Impedance
  • Insertion Loss
  • Lc Circuits
  • Military Research
  • Networks
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Transmitters
  • Tuned Circuits

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.