Active Antenna Design Concept Using Microwave Power Modules

摘要

The Shipboard Active Array (SBAA) is used for both transmitting and receiving CEC communications. The baseline installation of the SBAA uses one antenna. However, for certain platforms a two-antenna configuration may be required due to structural blockage. Using two SBAA systems for one platform means that the acquisition costs are effectively doubled. Therefore, an alternative system is needed that achieves full performance with a lower procurement cost. The CEC Shipboard Planar Antenna (SBPA) concept was conceived out of the need for a lower cost alternative to the SBAA. The SBPA concept configures two planar arrays with one common set of microwave power modules.