DocumentCode
1326272
Title
Compact horn for Earth coverage
Author
Kumar, Ajit
Author_Institution
Electromagnetic Canada Consultants, Dollard-des Ormeaux, Que.
Volume
24
Issue
14
fYear
1988
fDate
7/7/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
868
Lastpage
869
Abstract
A lossy magnetic-material coated horn is described for providing an Earth coverage beam from a geosynchronous satellite. The antenna gives excellent electrical and mechanical performance. It produces an axial ratio of better than 0.7 dB in the frequency range 8.0 to 8.3 GHz
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; directive antennas; mobile antennas; satellite relay systems; waveguide antennas; Earth coverage beam; SHF; coated horn; compact design; geosynchronous satellite; lossy magnetic-material; microwave antennas; satellite communications;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
Filename
8390
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