Title :
A Milstar low profile antenna
Author :
Chang, Y. ; Sarcione, M. ; Beltran, F.
Author_Institution :
Raytheon Syst. Co., Sudbury, MA, USA
Abstract :
A low profile antenna/pedestal system for the Milstar program was developed at Raytheon under an Air Force contract. The system was designed to have minimum intrusion inside the aircraft and no protrusion outside the aircraft so that the radome is flush to the fuselage. The main drivers of this antenna design include low cost, minimum height, and high efficiencies for both K-band (20.2-21.2 GHz) and Q-band (43.5-45.5 GHz).
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; microwave antennas; military equipment; millimetre wave antennas; offset reflector antennas; 20.1 to 21.2 GHz; 43.5 to 45.5 GHz; Air Force contract; EHF; K-band; Milstar low profile antenna; Q-band; Raytheon; SHF; aircraft; antenna design; compact concentric feed; elliptical offset dual-shaped Gregorian reflector; fuselage; high efficiency; low cost antenna; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Contracts; Feeds; Gain measurement; K-band; Military aircraft; Polarization; Ray tracing; Reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5639-x
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1999.789230
