This paper presents an element of a 2×2-element array antenna for Inmarsat BGAN/GPS applications. The element is an axial mode printed quadrifilar helical antenna that has been integrated with a compact feed network to provide sequential phase rotation for circular polarization (CP) radiation. The novel integrated lumped-element feed network is designed to provide a balanced RF power to the fou...

An axially corrugated horn antenna with an elliptically shaped taper is proposed for satellite communication applications. This structure is a good candidate for the feed of reflectors and also for improving the electrical properties of reflector antennas. A tapering method is used to justify the horizontal location of the corrugation profile which improves the electrical performance of the pre...

Applications of the method in optimizing arrangement of antennas in small satellite platforms are investigated. Satellite antenna layout EMC simulation modeling, analysis and design optimization has been described in the article. Taking a LEO satellite prototype, we have established a satellite simulation model simulation model and the respective antennas, and calculate the degree of coupling b...

This paper presents a realization of a simple antenna system for land vehicle satellite communication that is tested in experiments conducted on the Engineering Test Satellite-VIII (ETS-VIII). The developed antenna system which was mounted onto a vehicle roof is compact, light weight with simple satellite-tracking operation. In order to realize compact antennas, an onboard-power divider and swi...

A Dual band reconfigurable microstrip antenna with frequency diversity for satellite communication is proposed. In this paper a reconfigurable antenna with stacked structure is used. The two patches are arranged by two substrates i.e.. one R04003 dielectric substrate and another Rohacell Foam substrate with the dielectric constant 1.04 and loss tangent 0.0027. By varying the height of foam subs...

This paper presents a simple antenna system for land vehicle communication aimed at Engineering Test Satellite-VIII (ETS-VIII) applications. The developed antenna system which designed for mounting in a vehicle is compact, light weight and offers simple satellite-tracking operation. This system uses a microstrip patch array antenna, which includes onboard-power divider and switching circuit for...

A Slotted microstrip patch antenna for Ku band is designed and thoroughly simulated in this paper. The designed antenna is worked at Resonant frequency of 14.25 GHz in Ku band and that can be used in Satellite Communication for Satellite Tv, DBS services,satellite tracking etc. It is shown that the simulated results are in acceptable agreement. More importantly, it is also shown that the micros...

Advanced satellite communications system needs large-scale satellite-borne antenna with a function of beam steering and/or multiple spot beams to cover wide service area with high antenna gain. Although phased array antenna is very useful for the feed for the large reflector to satisfy the requirements above, it generally causes increase in the equipment weight, feed loss, and complexity in bea...