DocumentCode :
921483
Title :
Performance of radome-covered reflector antennas
Author :
Clarricoats, P.J.B. ; Parini, C.G. ; Rizk, M.S.A.S.
Author_Institution :
University of London, Queen Mary College, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, London, UK
Volume :
129
Issue :
4
fYear :
1982
fDate :
8/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
153
Lastpage :
160
Abstract :
An experimental and theoretical investigation is described of the return loss and radiation pattern of a paraboloidal reflector antenna covered by a fibre-glass paraboloidal radome. Satisfactory agreement is obtained. The importance of the central region of the radome is identifield and a novel method is described in which the radome profile is modifield in the vertex region. Theory and experiment both indicate that the return loss due to the radome can be almost eliminated by this means. The theory is developed in a companion paper.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; reflector antennas; fibre-glass paraboloidal radome; paraboloidal reflector antenna; radiation pattern; radome-covered reflector antennas; return loss;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Microwaves, Optics and Antennas, IEE Proceedings H
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0143-7097
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/ip-h-1.1982.0031
Filename :
4645346
Link To Document :
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