Effects of Horizontal Ground Wires on Low Angle Radiation from HF Antennas.
Abstract
Digital computer programs have been developed to evaluate the effects of horizontal ground wire systems on the low angle radiation from vertically polarized HF antennas. An extensive method of moments program (WF-LLL2A) has been modified for this purpose. An alternative approximate method has also been studied and the results compared. Results indicate the feasibility of these types of calculations and that a low angle field enhancement of 20 to 25 % by design of the ground wire system may be possible at the higher frequencies in the HF band, but that larger ground screens do not necessarily give greater enhancements. The effect of backscreen reflector size was also studied. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA053210
Entities
People
- C. L. Chen
- W. L. Weeks
Organizations
- Purdue University