• DocumentCode
    1220229
  • Title

    Analysis of Some Techniques Used in Modern LF-VLF Radiation Systems

  • Author

    Hartley, Harry F.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric Corp., Leesburg, VA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1968
  • fDate
    10/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    690
  • Lastpage
    700
  • Abstract
    A technique for radiating relatively broad-band pulses from narrow-band antennas is presented and analyzed. Good efficiency and bandwidth are obtained through the techniques of 1) forcing the antenna current to rise to the required level within the required time, and 2) feedback of stored energy from the high-Q antenna to the power supply during the pulse decay. A sample computation is made on a Loran-type pulse having a peak radiated power of 3 kW from a 3O0-foot umbrella antenna. This system has an antenna broad-banding transmitter efficiency product of over three times that of a system using the brute force technique of resistance loading.
  • Keywords
    Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Communications technology; Computer simulation; Data communication; Electrical engineering; Frequency shift keying; Narrowband; Pulsed power supplies; Transmitting antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communication Technology, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9332
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCOM.1968.1089913
  • Filename
    1089913