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Accession Number:
AD0294032
Title:
AN IMPROVED BROADBAND, LOW-LOSS TRANSMISSION LINE SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN A RETRACTABLE SUBMARINE MAST
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
AIRTRON INC MORRIS PLAINS N J
Report Date:
1962-11-21
Pagination or Media Count:
1.0
Abstract:
EFFORT IS PRESENTED ON THE INITIAL PHASES TO DEVELOP AN IMPROVED TRANSMISSION LINE SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE ECM MAST OF A SUBMARINE. AN IMPROVED COAXIAL-TO-DOUBLE RIDGED WAVEGUIDE ADAPTOR WAS DEVELOPED WHICH DISPLAYS A VSWR CHARACTERISTICS NOT EXCEEDING 1.3. CONCERN AT PRESENT ISWITH DEVELOPING AN IMPROVED SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR PRODUCTION, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR AREAS 1 FURTHER REDUCTION OF INSERTIONLOSS BY AT LEAST 1.0 DB AS A TARGET FIGURE 2 REDUCTION IN WEIGHTWITHOUT IMPAIRING PERFORMANCE 3 EASE OF INSTALLATION IN THE SUBMARINE AND 4 TO INCORPORATE A PROVISION WHICH WILL PERMIT THE ANTENNA TO BE OPERATED IN EITHER OF TWO ELEVATED POSITIONS APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET APART
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE