Performance of Trees as Radio Antennas in Tropical Jungle Forests (Panama Canal Zone Experiments)

Abstract

Radio transmission and reception experiments in tropical jungle forest covered terrains are described and the performance of conventional whip antennas is compared with the performance of Hybrid Electromagnetic Antenna Couplers (HEMAC) in conjunction with jungle trees as antennas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0742230

Entities

People

  • Kurt Ikrath
  • Robert T. Hoverter
  • William Kennebeck

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Antenna Couplers
  • Antennas
  • Dipole Antennas
  • Electronics
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Monopole Antennas
  • New Jersey
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Transmission
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Radio Waves
  • Voice Communications
  • Whip Antennas

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Urban Planning and Geography.