Title :
S-band feeder for Balloon Ground Station system
Author :
Giacomini, A. ; Foged, L.J. ; Morbidini, R. ; Potenza, A. ; Abadie, J.P. ; Mongis, J.
Author_Institution :
SATIMO, Pomezia, Italy
Abstract :
This paper summarizes the design of the S-band antenna feed for a Balloon Ground Station system based on an on-set parabolic reflector. The designed feed is a dual circularly polarised multi step septum polariser horn. Measured radiation pattern results, testing and environmental qualification are presented.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; electromagnetic wave polarisation; environmental factors; horn antennas; microwave antennas; reflector antenna feeds; S-band antenna feed; S-band feeder; balloon ground station system; dual-circularly-polarised multistep septum polariser horn; environmental qualification; on-set parabolic reflector; radiation pattern; testing qualification; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Assembly; Reflector antennas; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0461-0
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2012.6348975
