Title :
Earth-station upgrade from Ku-band to X-band
Author :
Granet, C. ; Davis, I.M. ; Kot, J.S. ; Pope, G.S.
Author_Institution :
BAE Syst. Australia, North Ryde, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) recently had a requirement for its X-band capabilities to be upgraded. The solution was to re-band an existing Ku-band earth-station antenna for X-band operation. BAE Systems Australia and DSTO worked closely to meet a very tight delivery deadline. The initial requirement was for a receive capability but the new antenna feed system has been designed so that a transmit capability can be added when needed.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; horn antennas; microwave antennas; reflector antennas; Australia; BAE systems; DSTO; Defence Science and Technology Organisation; Ku-band; Ku-band earth-station antenna; X-band capabilities; antenna feed system; capability transmission; earth-station upgrade; receive capability; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Geometry; Noise; Reflector antennas; DSTO; Gregorian; X-band; corrugated horn; earth-station; feed; reflector;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications and Information Systems Conference (MilCIS), 2011
Conference_Location :
Canberra, ACT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5727-2
DOI :
10.1109/MilCIS.2011.6470389
