DocumentCode
1008044
Title
Crosspolarisation and gain reduction due to sand or dust on microwave reflector antennas
Author
Bashir, S.O. ; McEwan, Neil J.
Author_Institution
University of Bradford, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Bradford, UK
Volume
21
Issue
9
fYear
1985
Firstpage
379
Lastpage
380
Abstract
A model describing the effect of a sand/dust accretion on the aperture field and gain of a reflector antenna is checked experimentally and extended to predict enhanced crosspolarisation. The largest effects theoretically occur for accretion layers that are uniformly thick but only cover part of the reflector.
Keywords
microwave antennas; reflector antennas; accretion layers; aperture field; crosspolarisation; dust; gain reduction; microwave reflector antennas; sand;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19850270
Filename
4251126
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