An Antenna for Combined Surveillance and Foliage Penetration Radar - COMSFOR

Abstract

An antenna has been designed for the Combined Surveillance and Foliage Penetration Radar (COMSFOR) project. The antenna provides an existing X- band surveillance radar with a moderate foliage penetration capability. The foliage penetration antenna is an array of L-band, stripline dipole/director elements placed in front of an X-band aperture. A description of the dual- frequency antenna is given along with the measured RF performance at both frequency bands. A separate L-band corner reflector antenna design which can be mounted on a lightweight telescoping mast is also described. The antenna has demonstrated excellent gain and pattern characteristics for its size.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA021976

Entities

People

  • John J. Borowick

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Feeds
  • Antennas
  • Coaxial Cables
  • Combat Surveillance
  • Corner Reflectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • L Band
  • Mechanical Jamming
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Reflectors
  • Surveillance
  • Transmission Lines
  • Waveguide Slots
  • Waveguides
  • X Band

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects