A new compact antenna combination with high efficiency for reception of SDARS- and GPS signals

Author

Kammerer, Johannes ; Lindenmeier, Stefan

Author_Institution

Inst. of High Freq. Technol. & Mobile Commun., Univ. der Bundeswehr Munchen, Neubiberg, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

8-14 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

For automotive reception of Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services (SDARS) and satellite-based Global Positioning Systems (GPS) a new satellite antenna combination is presented which shows a high efficiency for both services. The whole structure of this antenna combination requires only a small mounting volume and shows radiation patterns which are tailored to the reception of SDARS signals transmitted via Highly-Elliptical-Orbit (HEO) satellites, Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites and terrestrial repeaters and GPS signals transmitted via Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites. Simulation results and measurement results of a hardware demonstrator show the high performance of the new satellite antenna combination.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; antenna radiation patterns; automobiles; digital audio broadcasting; digital radio; mobile satellite communication; radio reception; radio repeaters; satellite antennas; GEO satellites; GPS signals; HEO satellites; MEO satellites; SDARS signal reception; antenna combination structure; antenna radiation patterns; automotive reception; compact antenna combination; geostationary earth orbit satellites; highly-elliptical-orbit satellites; medium earth orbit satellites; mobile satellite applications; satellite antenna combination; satellite digital audio radio services; satellite-based Global Positioning Systems; terrestrial repeaters; Antenna measurements; Global Positioning System; Mobile antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0461-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2012.6348449

Filename

6348449