Measuring the Antenna Pattern of the HF Heater Antenna in Puerto Rico,

Abstract

The radiation pattern of the 4 x 8 element array of the Arecibo HF heater antenna was measured with a Digisonde onboard AFGL's KC 135 airplane. With seven flight tracks over the antenna array at an altitude of 8840 m it was verified that the radiation pattern of the heater antenna is in good agreement with the calculations. The measurements were conducted at 5.1 MHz. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119963

Entities

People

  • B. W. Reinisch
  • Jackie B. Waaramaa
  • James E. Moore
  • Robert R. Gamache
  • Robert W. Gowell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Amplitude
  • Antenna Arrays
  • Antennas
  • Arrays
  • Flight
  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Massachusetts
  • Measurement
  • Observatories
  • Puerto Rico
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Scale Models

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  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.