DocumentCode
1030205
Title
Experimental evaluation of the spherical near field test range
Author
Audone, B. ; De Logu, A.
Author_Institution
AerItalia, Gruppo Sistemi Avionici ed Equipaggiamenti, Caselle Torinese, Torino, Italy
Volume
32
Issue
7
fYear
1984
fDate
7/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
751
Lastpage
754
Abstract
In aircraft manufacturer firms there is the need for measuring antenna patterns of large beamwidth communication/navigation antennas with the scale modeling technique. A series of tests has been carried out to verify the use of the spherical near field (SNF) test range for this purpose. The comparison is made between measured and calculated data of stub and waveguide antennas installed on a cylinder. From the results it appears that the agreement is reasonable. The advantages and disadvantages of the SNF test range for this particular application are discussed.
Keywords
Aircraft antennas; Antenna measurements; Aircraft navigation; Antenna measurements; Azimuth; Directional antennas; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Measurement errors; Near-field radiation pattern; Probes; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1984.1143393
Filename
1143393
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