Title :
Hard horns improve cluster feeds of satellite antennas
Author :
Kildal, P-.S ; Lier, E.
Author_Institution :
ELAB, Norwegian Inst. of Technol., Trondheim, Norway
fDate :
4/14/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A major problem in many contoured-beam satellite antennas is that nearly half the power radiated by the cluster feed is lost as spillover into space. The authors show that this spillover may be reduced considerably by using hard horns as cluster elements
Keywords :
antenna feeders; antenna theory; directive antennas; mobile antennas; satellite relay systems; waveguide antennas; cluster feeds; contoured-beam; hard horns; microwave antennas; satellite antennas; spillover prevention;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
