Title :
Antena de ranuras cruzadas para un radar ionosférico
Author :
Ciafardini, Juan Pablo ; Garcia, Eloy ; Rodriguez, German ; Bava, Jose Alberto
Author_Institution :
Observatorio Astron. de La Plata, Univ. Nac. de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Abstract :
A development of an Crossed Slot Antenna with ground plane is presented. This one was designed for work like Array Antenna Elementary Unit in an Incoherent Scatter Radar and was designed for 432 MHz. Here are described the requirements, the design process and optimization with software tools. Also there are description of measurements of a prototype, between 410 and 450 MHz, giving a VSWR <; 2. This model have high purity circular polarization that could be inverted (left or right), giving good RF characteristics in a reasonably bandwith without Baluns or Impedance adapters.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; ionospheric techniques; polarisation; radar; slot antenna arrays; RF characteristic; VSWR; array antenna elementary unit; crossed slot antenna; frequency 432 MHz; ground plane; high purity circular polarization; incoherent scatter radar; ionospheric radar; radiofrequency characteristic; voltage standing wave ratio; Biomedical imaging; Image color analysis; Radar; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Slot antennas; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Biennial Congress of Argentina (ARGENCON), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bariloche
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-4270-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARGENCON.2014.6868573
