Interface Control Drawing for JTIDS (Joint Tactical Information Distribution System) Shipboard Antenna

Abstract

This Interface Control Drawing (ICD) establishes the mechanical and electrical interface requirements to integrate the Full Scale Development (FSD), Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) Shipboard Antenna on a shipboard platform. This ICD will be periodically updated as the interfaces are refined, to provide a common data reference. The JTIDS FSD Shipboard Antenna is a Circular Aperture Bicone array with an attached Power Combiner/Divider providing 12 RF ports. The array is comprised of two cones, placed apex-to-apex to form the RF wavefront, using 12 antenna probes. This provides for the transmission and reception of JTIDS RF signals over 360 of azimuth coverage with tapered hemispheric elevation coverage. The Power Divider/Combiner consists of stripline printed wire board, high power isolation resistors, and integral heat sinks. The antenna operates over the entire JTIDS frequency band (960 MHz to 1215 MHz) without electrical or mechanical tuning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197863

Entities

People

  • K. G. Kaufmann

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • California
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Connectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Heat Sinks
  • Interoperability
  • Power Dividers
  • Power Levels
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Cables
  • Radio Frequency Power
  • Specifications
  • Terminals
  • Transmission Lines

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
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