AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAPABILITY OF MONITORING A PHASED OPEN-ARRAY ANTENNA

A requirement exists to develop a monitoring capability for air traffic control radar beacon system ground station equipments. The National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center has conducted tests of the Hazeltine open-array antenna to determine if it can be monitored in the electrical near-field of the antenna. Comparison-type data were obtained in the electrical near- and far-field of the antenna. The data indicate that the antenna can be monitored in the near-field. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center

  Federal Aviation Administration
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • Talotta, N J
• Publication Date: 1976-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 57 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control facilities; Air traffic control radar beacon system; Monitoring; Near field; Phased arrays; Radar air traffic control; Radar antennas; Radar beacons
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00150789
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-76-150 Final Rpt., FAA-NA-76-25
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM