When to Perform Antenna Measurements in a Near-Field Range or a Short Tapered Chamber

Abstract

This study was undertaken to quantify and compare electromagnetic device (i.e., antenna) measurements using the US Army Research Laboratorys (ARLs) near-field range and tapered anechoic chamber. Our 2 antenna measurement systems obtain similar results as reported in a previous ARL technical report, A Comparison of Antenna Measurements in a Near-Field Range and a Newly Renovated Short Tapered Chamber, but a decision tree is needed to obtain the results for future antennas under test in the most cost-effective manner (man-hours, custom mount, etc.)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1031471

Entities

People

  • Theodore K. Anthony

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Absorption
  • Acquisition
  • Anechoic Chambers
  • Antennas
  • Chambers
  • Circular Polarization
  • Data Acquisition
  • Far Field
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Near Field
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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