Facility Comparison and Evaluation Using Dual Ridge Horns

Conference: EuCAP 2009 - 3rd European Conference on Antennas and Propagation
03/23/2009 - 03/27/2009 at Berlin, Germany

Proceedings: EuCAP 2009

Pages: 5Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Foged, L. J.; Bencivenga, B.; Scialacqua, L. (SATIMO, Via dei Castelli Romani 59, 00040 Pomezia, Italy)
Pivnenko, S.; Breinbjerg, O. (Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark)
Sierra-Castañer, M.; Almena, P. C. (UPM, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
Séguenot, E.; Sabatier, C. (France Telecom R&D, La Turbie, France)
Böttcher, M. (IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany)
Arnaud, E.; Monediere, T. (XLIM, University of LIMOGES/CNRS, Limoges CEDEX, France)
Garcia, H.; Allenic, D. (Thales Alenia Space, Cannes, France)
Hampton, G.; Daya, A. (Georgia Tech Research Istitute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)

Abstract:
In the frame of the activity “Antenna Measurement Techniques and Facility Sharing” of the EU network ACE “Antenna Centre of Excellence” substantial attention has been devoted to perform a series of antenna measurement facility comparisons. The activities have been performed using SATIMO dual ridge horns in L, S and C band (SH800) and in Ku and Ka band (SH2000). This paper discuss the activities and preliminary results of the comparison campaign in Ku and Ka band using the SATIMO dual ridge 2-32GHz horn (SH2000). The activities include data collected from both ACE and non ACE participants in Europe and US during a 3 year period.