Title :
Compact shipboard antenna system for simultaneous communication with three separate satellites
Author :
Walton, E. ; Lee, E. ; Kohlgraf, D. ; Pavlovicz, R. ; Bruce, G. ; Montgomery, B.
Author_Institution :
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH
Abstract :
Modern naval ships rely on satellite systems for weather information and communications. For example, the heritage AN/SMQ-11 shipboard receiving terminal for meteorological data provides L- and S-band receive capability with a single flat-panel dual-band antenna array that is pointed at one satellite at a time. Shipboard satcom systems require spherical radomes located port and starboard (because of mast blockage) for each frequency band. With limited topside space, locating these multiple radomes is difficult
Keywords :
antenna arrays; marine vehicles; multifrequency antennas; oceanographic equipment; radomes; satellite communication; flat-panel dual-band antenna array; meteorological data; naval ships; satellite systems; shipboard antenna system; shipboard satcom systems; simultaneous communication; weather information; Antenna arrays; Antenna theory; Artificial satellites; Dipole antennas; Frequency selective surfaces; L-band; Performance gain; Polarization; Satellite antennas; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-34-3
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639980
