Title :
Time dispersion measurements using a SSFIP base station antenna
Author :
Wagen, J.-F. ; de Weck, J.-P. ; Zürcher, J.F. ; Sanford, J.
Author_Institution :
Swiss PTT General Dictorate, Berne, Switzerland
Abstract :
A novel type of base station antenna using strip-slot-foam-inverted-patch (SSFIP) arrays is proposed. The SSFIP configuration offers many advantages. The microstrip technology used in the feed network allows to tailor the antenna pattern to a wide range of applications. The antenna is very flat (about 4 cm thick), and thus can be unobtrusively mounted on a wall. Unlike conventional microstrip antennas, the SSFIP antennas have a broad bandwidth (~13%) suitable for mobile radio and personal communications applications. Measurements in cellular radio environments with a seven-element SSFIP array are compared to other conventional dipole array antennas. It is shown that the SSFIP array offers an alternative to conventional base station antennas
Keywords :
cellular radio; microstrip antennas; microwave antenna arrays; 4 cm; SSFIP base station antenna; antenna pattern; cellular radio environments; feed network; microstrip technology; mobile radio applications; personal communications applications; seven-element SSFIP array; strip-slot-foam-inverted-path arrays; time dispersion characteristics; Antenna arrays; Antenna feeds; Bandwidth; Base stations; Dipole antennas; Dispersion; Land mobile radio; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Mobile antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1992, IEEE 42nd
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0673-2
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1992.245410
