An Extremely Light-Weight UHF Dipole Array for Satellite Applications

Abstract

The development of an extremely light-weight, circularly-polarized crossed-dipole UHF antenna array is described. Performance characteristics of the array measured on a full-scale model including gain and VSWR curves are provided. Weighing only four pounds, the array provides a nominal 13 dB gain in the 290-400 MHz band. The unit's light weight and durability makes it very attractive for use in satellite application. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 11, 1979
Accession Number
ADA082855

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Lindberg

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Circular Polarization
  • Couplings
  • Elements
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Insertion Loss
  • Intermodulation
  • Power Dividers
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Strip Transmission Lines
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Microwave Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space