OPTIMUM ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR A VLF VERTICAL-INCIDENCE IONOSPHERIC SOUNDING SYSTEM,

Abstract

A horizontal dipole near the earth is a useful transmitting antenna for vertical-incidence ionospheric sounding at VLF, but interference from a component of the ground wave presents a problem. Equations are derived to show that an angle of plus or minus 16 degrees off the axis of the transmitting dipole is the optimum position for placement of the receiving antennas to avoid this interfering signal. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0834214

Entities

People

  • Elwin W. Seeley

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Equations
  • Transmitting

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.