DocumentCode
1773868
Title
Dual-polarization DF array for airborne SIGINT in VHF/UHF bands
Author
Scorrano, Luca ; Trotta, Fabrizio ; Manna, Antonio ; Dinoi, Libero
Author_Institution
Microwave & Antenna Dept., Elettron. S.p.A., Rome, Italy
fYear
2014
fDate
8-10 Oct. 2014
Firstpage
609
Lastpage
612
Abstract
In this contribution, a Direction Finding (DF) compact array made of electrically small double-polarized passive radiating element in the 100MHz-1GHz frequency band is presented, and the preliminary results discussed. This solution is devised for the low band (VHF / UHF) subsystem of an airborne ELINT system installed by Elettronica S.p.A. on two SIGINT aircrafts. The main driving factors of the design process which led to the proposed solution were the very challenging requirements and platform constraints.
Keywords
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; aircraft antennas; antenna arrays; electromagnetic wave polarisation; radio direction-finding; SIGINT aircrafts; UHF band; VHF band; airborne ELINT system; direction finding compact array; double-polarized passive radiating element; dual-polarization DF array; elettronica S.p.A; frequency 100 MHz to 1 GHz; Accuracy; Aircraft; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Broadband antennas; Monitoring; Direction Finding; SIGINT; dual polarization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
European Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2014 11th
Conference_Location
Rome
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EuRAD.2014.6991344
Filename
6991344
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