Review of Available L-Band and VHF Aircraft Antennas for an Aircraft-Satellite Communications Link

PDFTech ReportDOT-TSC-OST-71-08PB-204 799AntennasAircraftL bandVery high frequencyArtificial satellitesUnited StatesUnited States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the SecretaryJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.)United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the SecretaryNTL-AVIATION-AVIATIONNTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic ControlVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterOne of the problmes encountered in designing an aircraft to use a satellite system for communications (and for surveillance and navigation) is that of finding a suitable aircraft antenna. There is, at present, no antenna which will satisfy all requirements. The purpose of this paper is to briefly review the characteristics of some of the L-Band and VHF antennas which have been proposed for an aircraft-satellite link