A NEW SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ANTENNA FOR AEGIS CLASS DESTROYERS

• Main Authors: Gonzalez, Daniel G., Richard, Gaetan C.
• Other Authors: Malibu Research Associates
• Language: en_US
• Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 1997
• Subjects: FLAPS reflector; broadband operation; shipboard operation; satellite communications
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/607557; http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/607557

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 27-30, 1997 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada === The requirement for a lightweight, quick deployment C-Band satellite communication antenna system for Aegis Class Destroyers has been addressed and this paper describes a novel solution currently being implemented. The new antenna system takes advantage of the low windload properties of the FLAPS™ (Flat Parabolic Surface) reflector and features a broadband FLAPS™ reflector mounted on a lightweight, high performance X-Y positioner. The system is designed in a modular fashion and operates in a shipboard environment without the protection of a radome. The system is stabilized to counteract the ship's motion, operates without counterweights, weighs less than 250 kg and provide communication links in the 3900 to 4100 MHz and 6000 to 6200 MHz frequency bands.