K/K/sub a/-band antenna system for mobile satellite service

Author

Densmore, A. ; Jamnejad, Vahraz ; Wu, T.K. ; Woo, K.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

June 28 1993-July 2 1993

Firstpage

124

Abstract

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has developed a K/K/sub a/-band mobile vehicle antenna system that is much smaller and of higher gain than the L-band antennas. The new development is the ACTS Mobile Terminal (AMT) reflector antenna system, designed for use with NASA´s Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS). It was scheduled to demonstrate mobile communications (voice, video, and data) from a mobile vehicle in southern California through the ACTS satellite soon after its launch in 1993. The reflector antenna system installs on the roof of the AMT vehicle. Initial tests show that the antenna and its satellite tracking system perform very well; it is small in size and rugged for operation in the mobile environment.<>

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; microwave antennas; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; offset reflector antennas; satellite tracking; 20 GHz; 30 GHz; ACTS Mobile Terminal; K/K/sub a/-band; mobile satellite service; mobile vehicle; reflector antenna system; satellite tracking system; Artificial satellites; Communications technology; L-band; Laboratories; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Propulsion; Reflector antennas; Satellite antennas; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1993. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1246-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1993.385387

Filename

385387