• DocumentCode
    889135
  • Title

    The helicone—A circularly polarized antenna with low sidelobe level

  • Author

    Carver, K.R.

  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1967
  • fDate
    4/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    559
  • Lastpage
    559
  • Abstract
    An axial mode helix in a conical horn produces a circularly polarized pencil beam of low sidelobe level over a 2-to-1 bandwidth. The gain of the combination or "helicone" is four times that of a simple helix of the same length and the sidelobes are 15 to 20 dB lower.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Bandwidth; Coaxial components; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Helical antennas; Mouth; Polarization; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1967.5584
  • Filename
    1447514
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=889135