Title :
An ultrabroadband direction finding antenna including the GSM and UMTS frequency bands
Author :
Mueller, Rainer ; Lorch, Ralf
Author_Institution :
Cassidian Electron. Antennas & Jammer Subsystems, Ulm, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper the design of a direction finding antenna array for the application on airborne platforms especially for helicopters covering the frequency range starting at 800 MHz up to 2200 MHz is presented. Measured results of a first prototype are shown and an estimation of the installed performance is given, considering different mounting positions on the platform.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; UHF antennas; aircraft antennas; antenna arrays; cellular radio; directive antennas; helicopters; radio direction-finding; ultra wideband antennas; GSM; UMTS frequency bands; airborne platforms; direction finding antenna array; frequency 800 MHz to 2200 MHz; helicopters; ultrabroadband direction finding antenna; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Azimuth; Directive antennas; Helicopters; Sensitivity;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EUCAP), 2012 6th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Prague
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0918-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0919-7
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2012.6206041
