Equalization for antenna-pattern measurements: Established technique - New application

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-161

  Leather, Paul S H ^a   Parsons, David ^a  

^a Fizzle Technologies Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anechoic chambers; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Compensation; Equalization; Equalizers; Far field ranges; Measurement system data handling; Multipath channels; Near field ranges; Propagation; Spherical measurement

Indexed keywords

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); EQUALIZERS; MULTIPATH PROPAGATION; SENSORS;

ANTENNA UNDER TEST; ANTENNA-PATTERN MEASUREMENTS; EQUALIZATION;

DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA);

EID: 0037707025     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2003.1203134     Document Type: Article

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