NORMAL BEAM WAVEGUIDE FLAT PLATE ARRAYS - MULTIPLE PANELS

This page describes panel arrays. These consist of multiple panels of normal beam waveguide single-panel arrays. In most designs, panels are connected by external waveguide power combiners.

The technique allows larger radiating apertures to be constructed for greater gain. Since the single panel arrays are uniformly excited, the radiation patterns of the panel arrays are those of a larger uniformly excited aperture. Polarization is linear and the first sidelobes are 13 dB down. Transmission-type polarization rotators have been developed for these arrays: refer to Page 113.

More than twenty separate designs have been carried out to date at frequencies from 5.9 to 27.5 GHz.

Model 9051-800 5.9 - 6.4 GHz 26.3 dBi

Model 9126(03)-800 6.4 - 7.0 GHz 34 dBi

Model 9126(05)-800 7.7 - 8.5 GHz 37 dBi

Model 9248(01)-800 13.7 - 14.5 GHz 36 dBi

Model 9404-800 16.2 - 17.2 GHz 34 dBi