Publication Date:
2014-09-18
Description:
An improved technique to determine the subreflector translations required to properly focus a Cassegrainian antenna, under gravity loading, at a full range of elevation angles, is presented. This technique is applied to the 34-m antenna configuration installed at stations DSS-15 (Goldstone, California) and DSS-45 (Australia). The subreflector lateral and axial translations, to be stored into the antenna-control systems, are computed and tabulated. The relationships that govern the main parameters are also presented for future subreflector focusing analysis under wind and thermal loadings.
Keywords:
COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR
Type:
The Telecommun. and Data Acquisition Rept.; p 83-90
Format:
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