Q-band (37–41 GHz) satellite beacon architecture for RF propagation experiments

Author

Simons, Rainee N. ; Wintucky, Edwin G.

Author_Institution

NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

fYear

2012

fDate

8-14 July 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

In this paper, the design of a beacon transmitter that will be flown as a hosted payload on a geostationary satellite to enable propagation experiments at Q-band (37-41 GHz) frequencies is presented. The beacon uses a phased locked loop stabilized dielectric resonator oscillator and a solid-state power amplifier to achieve the desired output power. The satellite beacon antenna is configured as an offset-fed cut-paraboloidal reflector.

Keywords

dielectric resonator oscillators; millimetre wave antennas; millimetre wave power amplifiers; millimetre wave propagation; phase locked loops; radio transmitters; reflector antenna feeds; satellite antennas; Q-band satellite beacon architecture; RF propagation experiments; beacon transmitter design; frequency 37 GHz to 41 GHz; geostationary satellite; offset-fed cut-paraboloidal reflector; phased locked loop stabilized dielectric resonator oscillator; solid-state power amplifier; Earth; Gain; Receiving antennas; Satellite antennas; Satellites; Transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-0461-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2012.6348437

Filename

6348437