Nine-Conductor VLF Antenna at China Lake. Part 1. Initial Measurements

Abstract

Measurements of the performance of a nine-conductor VLF antenna, 10.5 km long, laid on a lava bed at the Naval Weapons Center China Lake, are presented. Theoretical curves are presented to show the improvement in radiation efficiency and bandwidth that can be realized if the antenna is elevated a few feet above the lava and the individual conductors are loaded with the proper series capacitance to increase the antenna wave velocity.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0860912

Entities

People

  • Elwin W. Seeley
  • Ivan E. Rainwater
  • Marshall L. Phares

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Bandwidth
  • California
  • Capacitance
  • Conductivity
  • Construction
  • Efficiency
  • Frequency
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Helicopters
  • Impedance
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Sky Waves
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics