DocumentCode
783943
Title
50-kw Antenna Switching System
Author
Smith, John W.
Author_Institution
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co., MN
Volume
7
Issue
4
fYear
1959
fDate
12/1/1959 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
295
Lastpage
301
Abstract
There are many HF radio installations today that illustrate the need for an improved antenna switching technique. Today there is a growing requirement to connect rapidly any one of several 50-kw transmitters to any one of many antennas. An antenna switching system must be broad-band, convenient to use, fast, safe for operating personnel, and free of appreciable impedance discontinuities. This paper describes several components and techniques that solve the transmitter-antenna selection problem up to a 50-kw power level. The influence of switching techniques on RF transmission, impedance conversion and antennas are also discussed.
Keywords
Bandwidth; Communication switching; Costs; Impedance; Power generation economics; Radio communication; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Switching systems; Transmitting antennas;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications Systems, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-2244
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCOM.1959.1097577
Filename
1097577
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