A Study of the Quadriflar Helix Antenna for Global Positioning System (GPS) Applications

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1990, Pages 1545-1550

  Tranquilla, James M ^a   Best, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPACECRAFT;

DUAL-FREQUENCY OPERATION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HELIX VOLUTE ANTENNA; PHASE IMBALANCES; QUADRIFILAR HELIX ANTENNA;

ANTENNAS, HELICAL;

EID: 0025505320     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.59766     Document Type: Article

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