Title :
An elliptical aperture dual shaped reflector antenna for SNG applications
Author_Institution :
Telenor R&D, Kjeller, Norway
Abstract :
A method for synthesis of shaped dual reflector antennas with circular apertures was earlier developed at Telnor R&D. Software for synthesis and analysis of such antennas was developed in connection with this. Later on the concept was extended to also include antennas with elliptical apertures. A new elliptical beam Ku-band antenna based on this concept, was designed, analysed and measured. The antenna was optimised to suit the specifications as a dedicated SNO (Satellite News Gathering) antenna. It has an aperture of 1.5/spl times/1.2 m making it possible to have FCC compliance.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; aperture antennas; electronic news gathering; microwave antennas; offset reflector antennas; satellite communication; 14.25 GHz; FCC compliance; Ku-band antenna; SHF; SNG applications; Telnor R&D; antenna analysis; antenna synthesis; circular apertures; elliptical aperture dual shaped reflector antenna; satellite news gathering; shaped dual reflector antennas; software; Aperture antennas; Application software; Azimuth; FCC; Geometrical optics; Physical optics; Reflector antennas; Research and development; Satellite antennas; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6369-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2000.875207
