Session
Pre-Conference Workshop Session VIII: Communications
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
This work is dedicated to teams which want to build and fly their own antennas. Frequencies covered include VHF, UHF, L-band and S-band, while antenna types include monopole, dipole, J-pole, 5x5cm patch, and fractal patch. Antennas were simulated, built, attached to a satellite mockup, and tested in an anechoic chamber at the Northrop Grumman facilities. Simulation results and obtained test results are presented to support the teams in designing theirown antennas and to provide guidance and verification of realistic performance expectations.
Antennas for Academic CubeSats: VHF thru S-Band, What, How and Why
Utah State University, Logan, UT
This work is dedicated to teams which want to build and fly their own antennas. Frequencies covered include VHF, UHF, L-band and S-band, while antenna types include monopole, dipole, J-pole, 5x5cm patch, and fractal patch. Antennas were simulated, built, attached to a satellite mockup, and tested in an anechoic chamber at the Northrop Grumman facilities. Simulation results and obtained test results are presented to support the teams in designing theirown antennas and to provide guidance and verification of realistic performance expectations.
