Antenna Design Considerations for a Harbor Surveillance Radar

Abstract

The report describes the examination of antenna design parameters performed during early development activity on the San Francisco Experimental Vessel Traffic System. This report outlines the basis for the initial choice of the antenna specifications; the final specifications varied slightly from those listed herein.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0779587

Entities

People

  • A. J. Cote Jr.

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Circular Polarization
  • Clutter
  • Coast Guard
  • Detection
  • False Alarms
  • Linear Polarization
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Sea Clutter
  • Specifications
  • Surveillance Radar
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Vessel Traffic Systems
  • X Band

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design