Numerical models of new HF shipboard communication antenna systems for improved survivability

There are many shipboard communication antenna problems where the number, type, location, or survivability of a given antenna in the system is a parameter which can be varied to determine the overall optimal system. This thesis investigates computer numerical models f or improving the time that an HF shipboard combat survivable antenna system can endure in a given environment. The future generation of ships will have low profile combat survivable antennas; an interim solution for present ships is the elimination of fragile HF antennas by exciting existing masts. The antenna is modeled as a mast with dimensions 24 x 3 x 3 meters. Several computer models of the driven antenna are modeled using the Numerical Electromagnetic Code (NEC). Input impedances and radiation patterns of the antenna are presented.

Department dc:contributor.department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School

Year dc:date.issued

1986

Author dc:creator

• Lyberopoulos, George L.

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Adler, Richard W.

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10945/22007

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/22007