Radiation characteristics of a spherical helical antenna

IEE Proceedings: Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Safaai Jazi, A ^a   Cardoso, J C ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antennas; Mobile radios; Spherical helices

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; BANDWIDTH; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC WINDINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ESTIMATION; GEOMETRY; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; SURFACES;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; SPHERICAL HELICAL ANTENNAS; SPHERICAL HELICES;

HELICAL ANTENNAS;

EID: 0030086597     PISSN: 13502417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-map:19960037     Document Type: Article

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