Precipitations influence on reflector antenna radiation characteristics

Authors

  • Oleg I. Sukharevsky Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4607-5361
  • Sergey V. Nechitaylo Ivan Kozhedub Kharkiv National Air Force University, Ukraine
  • G. I. Khlopov Usikov Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
  • O. A. Voitovych Usikov Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2013.6650807

Keywords:

reflector antenna, precipitations, antenna gain, physical optics

Abstract

The numerical simulation of directional pattern of a reflector antenna with snow patch on the reflector surface was conducted in approximation of physical optics. The results of experiments and calculations in the centimeter wave band are presented. It is shown that presence of snow layer leads to essential decrease of antenna gain.

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Published

2014-02-19

Issue

2013: ICATT’2013 - Proc. of IX Int. Conf. on Antenna Theory and Techniques

Section

Reflector, lens and hybrid antennas