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Accession Number:
AD0885848
Title:
Experimental Studies on a 13-Element Interdigital Array Antenna.
Corporate Author:
MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR RADIATION LAB
Report Date:
1971-06-01
Abstract:
Experimental studies on a 13-element center-fed interdigital array antenna ae described. In a previous report AD-871 265 a theoretical analysis was presented for this type of antenna. The antenna consists of 13 finger-like elements lying in a plane with the elements parallel to one another. The single driven element can be considered to be a toppled monopole with six parasitic toppled monopoles on either side of the driven element. At the lower range of frequencies the antenna provides a broadside plum-shaped pattern. At higher frequencies there is some end-fire radiation and a split-beam pattern is ultimately observed. Numerous radiation patterns and data on the relative gain are presented. The range of gain is 6 to 16 dB below a half wave resonant dipole. Arguments are presented which indicate that the reported gain is very conservative because of a number of factors it is expected that the actual gain is higher than recorded. The VSWR is less than 2 over a frequency range from 400 to 650 MHz, the recommended range for broadside operation. The radiation patterns also show a very low side lobe and back lobe level for the frequency range. Author
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Supplementary Note:
See also AD-871 265.
Pages:
0037
Contract Number:
F33615-68-C-1381
File Size:
0.00MB
