An antenna engineering handbook for Army and Marine field communication applications

Conference · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6555961

Breakall, J K; Domning, E E; Christman, A M; Averill, W P; McDonald, J

There is currently interest in modeling various antennas chosen to be used in field communication scenarios in the HF range by both the Army and Marine Corps. An engineering antenna handbook and computer database program has been produced at LLNL which will be used in producing an ultimate field antenna handbook. A host of antenna types and configurations have been studied for characteristics which can be used for optimizing best performance when interfaced with existing propagation codes and models. A parameter variation study has been undertaken with frequencies varied from 2 to 30 MHz and ground conductivities and dielectric constants varied for all possible ground conditions. Antenna parameters such as length, height, number of wires, ground stake length, and screen radius variation about some nominal have been looked at. Figures of merit have been devised for both surface and sky wave propagation. Various ways of presenting final results have been explored such as tables, graphs, databases, and parametric lookup tables.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD; Army Strategic Communications Command, Fort Huachuca, AZ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6555961
• Report Number(s): UCRL-96274; CONF-870655-3; ON: DE87007055
• Resource Relation: Conference: Antennas and Propagation Society symposium, Blacksburg, VA, USA, 15 Jun 1987; Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
ANTENNAS
PERFORMANCE
ATMOSPHERICS
COMMUNICATIONS
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
GAIN
RADIO EQUIPMENT
SQUARE CONFIGURATION
TRIANGULAR CONFIGURATION
WAVE PROPAGATION
AMPLIFICATION
CONFIGURATION
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
NOISE
RADIATIONS
RADIO NOISE
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
RECTANGULAR CONFIGURATION
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