Hard struts reduce aperture blockage in axisymmetric reflector antennas

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, AP-S International Symposium (Digest)

Volumn 1992-June, Issue , 1992, Pages 1145-1148

  Kildal, Per Simon ^a   Luptovicz, Christian ^a   Forslund, Ola ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Nobel Tech Systems AB ^*  (Sweden)

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EID: 33748020205     PISSN: 15223965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APS.1992.221566     Document Type: Conference Paper

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