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Article: Stimulating platform-mounted microwave antennas: the loop probe.
- Article from:
- Microwave Journal
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Horizon House Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Checkout and testing of microwave antennas and associated systems when mounted on aircraft, ships and submarines has always been a problem. Often antennas and their associated electronic systems require testing before the deployment of the platform in order to assure mission success. This paper describes a simple way to inject test signals into microwave antennas wherever they may be mounted.
In the past, the stimulation of microwave antennas in the field has been performed by one of two methods. In the first technique, a test signal source drives a microwave horn or other broadband antenna that is set up close (usually five to 30 feet) to the antenna and system to be ...