A Novel Array Antenna for MSAT Applications

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 86-94

  Bodnar, Donald G ^a   Rainer, B Keith ^a   Rahmat Samii, Yahya ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS--PHASED ARRAYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS, SATELLITE; VEHICLES;

LAND MOBILE RADIO ANTENNAS; LENS FED ARRAY; LENS FEED NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; MOBILE SATELLITE SYSTEM (MSAT); SATELLITE ACQUISITION/TRACKING; VEHICLE ANTENNA;

RADIO SYSTEMS, MOBILE;

EID: 0024666771     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: 19399359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/25.61334     Document Type: Article

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