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.
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