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ORBIT FR Open Boundary Wideband Quad Ridge Horns User Manual

Open boundary wideband quad ridge horns, Measur ement antennas

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Measur

ement antennas

Open Boundary Wideband
Quad Ridge Horns

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Main use:

Gain calibration

Wideband probe for far-field test range

Reflector feed for high gain applications

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Delivered documents:

Typical performance data (TYMEDA

TM

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Measured return loss data and port-to-port coupling

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Surface treatment:

Alodine 1200 according to MIL-C 5541E class 3

Blue paint

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Related services:

Calibration and maintenance

Customization

TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE

Circular polarization available with external

hybrid coupler

Uniform gain over operational bandwidth

Dual linear discrimination with high polarization

purity and isolation

Low VSWR

Wide bandwidth

DESIGN

Prevents excitation of unwanted higher order

modes in the aperture

Smooth radiation pattern over the operational

bandwidth

Lightweight for easy handling

REPEATABILITY

Stiff and robust mechanical design

Standard SATIMO circular interface for precision

centering

Precision pin for accurate polarization alignment

Precision machined

High reliability connector

REFERENCE ANTENNAS

QH Typical 3D cross-Polarization
radiation pattern

QH Typical 3D co-Polarization
radiation pattern

REFERENCE ANTENNAS