Title :
The High-Power X-Band Planetary RADAR at Goldstone: Design, Development, and Early Results
Author :
Hartop, Rob ; Bathker, Dan A.
fDate :
12/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Selected critical microwave components for a 400-kW very-long-pulse (several hours) X-band RADAR system are discussed from theoretical and practical viewpoints. Included are the special-sized waveguide and flanges, hybrid power combiner, couplers, switches, polarizer, rotary joints, feedhorn, and radome. The system is installed on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Jet Propulsion Laboratory 64-m-diam reflector antenna at Goldstone, CA.
Keywords :
Couplers; Flanges; Laboratories; Polarization; Power combiners; Propulsion; Radar antennas; Radar theory; Reflector antennas; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1976.1129007
