Final design, integration and validation of the PANSAT antenna system

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. === In this thesis, the final design for the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT) antenna system is constructed, integrated and validated. The antenna elements and matching network are field tested and compared to the Numerical Electromagneti...

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Main Author: Smilowitz, Gary J
Other Authors: Adler, Richard W.
Language:English
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8407
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spelling ndltd-nps.edu-oai-calhoun.nps.edu-10945-84072015-06-20T16:02:33Z Final design, integration and validation of the PANSAT antenna system Smilowitz, Gary J Adler, Richard W. Panholzer, Rudolph Electrical Engineering Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. In this thesis, the final design for the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT) antenna system is constructed, integrated and validated. The antenna elements and matching network are field tested and compared to the Numerical Electromagnetics Code (NEC) model. The final free space radiation pattern and its power gain distribution will be used to help track PANSAT's rotation during its orbit 2012-08-09T19:20:40Z 2012-08-09T19:20:40Z 1997-06 http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8407 eng Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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description Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. === In this thesis, the final design for the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT) antenna system is constructed, integrated and validated. The antenna elements and matching network are field tested and compared to the Numerical Electromagnetics Code (NEC) model. The final free space radiation pattern and its power gain distribution will be used to help track PANSAT's rotation during its orbit
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title_short Final design, integration and validation of the PANSAT antenna system
title_full Final design, integration and validation of the PANSAT antenna system
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