SBIR/STTR Research Award
A BROADBAND HIGH-FREQUENCY ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR THE TACAMO AIRFRAME WAS STUDIED.
Award amount
$49,812Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- ASTRON WIRELESS TECHNOLIGIES, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A BROADBAND HIGH-FREQUENCY ANTENNA STRUCTURE FOR THE TACAMO AIRFRAME WAS STUDIED. THE STRUCTURES STUDIED WOULD NOT DEGRADE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND WOULD ALLOW MULTIPLE TRANSMITTER OPERATION OVER THE FULL 2 TO 30 MHZ BAND. EVALUATION FACTORS WERE EFFICIENCY, BANDWIDTH, MINIMUM LOSSES, LOW RESISTANCE, AND MINIMUM CHANGES TO THE AIRCRAFT. INCLUDED IN THE STUDY WERE LONG WIRE, EMBEDDED, DIEELECTRIC LOADING AND ACTIVE TRANSMITTER TECHNIQUES.
Technology keywords
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