SBIR/STTR Research Award
Multi-Purpose Antenna
Award amount
$741,176Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Alaska Native Technologies, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2007-11-29
- Contract end date
- 2013-03-04
- UEI
- VWA8Y2QB7YQ4
- Solicitation number
- 2006.1
- Topic code
- N06-038
Research abstract
The proposed MFA is a complex, highly integrated architecture comprising a number of distinct radiating structures in a very compact package. The antenna design centers around a pair of conical radiators, which are DC (Direct Current) connected to the chassis/fuselage of the aircraft, as required in MIL-E-5400. These conical radiators are shared for simultaneous operation on 30-88 MHz, 118-174 MHz, 225-400 MHz and 960-1220 MHz. At the top of the conical radiator structure, there is a dual band (1575 & 1227 MHz) or broadband GPS patch antenna element, which incorporates a DC short circuit at its center. This patch exploits the height and ground plane provided by the top surface of the taller cone. In doing so, the GPS patch has improved performance at low elevation angles. The area available, and support structure, for the GPS patch could also support more sophisticated GPS antenna technologies as they become available.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Improved Coupling Factor of Personal Cooling Systems
- Exercise Torpedo Buoyancy (Recovery) System
- Geoacoustic Sea Bottom Characterization Using Passive, Cost-Effective Sensors
- Pier-Side, Bow Sonar Calibration Methodology for Wave Piercing Hull Forms
- Multi-Purpose Antenna
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
9 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2004–2012). Reported award amounts total $1,519,759. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security