ADVANCED 14/12 AND 30/20 GHz MULTIPLE BEAM ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 13-15, 1981 / Bahia Hotel, San Diego, CaliforniaThis paper discusses recent TRW advances in communications satellite antenna technologies for the 14/12 and 30/20 GHz bands. The 14/12 GHz antenna system provides 15 or more high gain, low sidelobe spot beams for contiguous coverage of the CONUS for point-to-point communications, or four contoured time zone beams for direct broadcast service. A 2-meter offset reflector has been built and tested to demonstrate the frequency reuse and beam isolation capabilities of the antenna. The 30/20 GHz antenna system provides 10 to 20 fixed beams for large volume traffic trunking service and six independently scanned beams for customer-premise-service within the CONUS. A proofof- concept model antenna for proving the technology feasibility is currently under development.International Foundation for TelemeteringProceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection