K/Ka-band antenna for broadband aeronautical mobile application

Author

Densmore, A.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

20-24 June 1994

Firstpage

1032

Abstract

JPL is developing a K/Ka-band, satellite-tracking antenna system under contract for JPL´s Broadband Aeronautical Terminal task to demonstrate full duplex, compressed video communications from both business and commercial jumbo jet class aircraft. The aircraft antenna represents a major part of the development of the terminal, and the antenna system preliminary design is summarized in the paper. The antenna is scheduled to be used for formal communication experiments in Fall 1995 with the ACTS in the K/Ka-band.<>

Keywords

aircraft communication; business communication; mobile antennas; mobile satellite communication; satellite antennas; slot antenna arrays; telecommunication terminals; visual communication; 19.2 to 20.2 GHz; 28.9 to 30.0 GHz; 384 kbit/s; ACTS; Advanced Communications Technology Satellite; Broadband Aeronautical Terminal task; K-band antenna; Ka-band antenna; SHF; aircraft antenna; antenna system preliminary design; broadband aeronautical mobile application; business jumbo jet class aircraft; commercial jumbo jet class aircraft; full duplex compressed video communications; satellite-tracking antenna system; Aircraft propulsion; Antenna accessories; Assembly systems; Broadband antennas; Contracts; Laboratories; Mobile antennas; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Satellite communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2009-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1994.407914

Filename

407914