DocumentCode
966837
Title
The effects of multipath on the measurement of antenna time delays
Author
Otoshi, Tom Y.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
35
Issue
5
fYear
1993
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
36
Abstract
An analytical expression is presented for calculating the effects of multipath on group delay. The expression was experimentally verified by the tests made at the Telecommunications Development Laboratory of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory using the Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 radio frequency subsystem, block 3 receiver, and the Mu 1 ranging machine. The motivation for the research is explained, and the results are put in the context of other applications to antenna and time-delay measurements.<>
Keywords
antenna testing; delays; reflector antennas; Cassegrain antenna; Mariner 10; Mariner Venus/Mercury 1973 radio frequency subsystem; Mu 1 ranging machine; antenna time delays; block 3 receiver; group delay; multipath; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Apertures; Bandwidth; Delay effects; Loss measurement; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Space vehicles; Time measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1045-9243
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/74.242173
Filename
242173
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