Vehicle antenna development for mobile satellite applicationsThe paper summarizes results of a vehicle antenna program at JPL in support of a developing U.S. mobile satellite services (MSS) designed to provide telephone and data services for the continental United States. Two classes of circularly polarized vehicle antennas have been considered for the MSS: medium-gain, satellite-tracking antennas with 10-12-dBic gain; and low-gain, azimuthally omnidirectional antennas with 3-5-dBic gain. The design and performance of these antennas are described, and the two antennas are shown to have peculiar advantages and disadvantages.
Document ID
19890049211
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Woo, K. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Satellite Systems for Mobile Communications and Navigation