polar antenna
1Antenna measurement — techniques refers to the testing of antennas to ensure that the antenna meets specifications or simply to characterize it. Typical parameters of antennas are gain, radiation pattern, beamwidth, polarization, and impedance.The antenna pattern is… …
2Antenna (radio) — Whip antenna on car …
3Polar mount — A polar mount is a piece of equipment installed onto a telescope or satellite dish mount so that geostationary satellites can be accessed by swinging the satellite dish along a single arc . This allows one positioner to be used to point the… …
4polar coordinates — The coordinates derived from the distance and angular measurements from a fixed point (i.e., pole). Polar coordinates are almost always used in plotting antenna direction patterns. topographical maps, radio aids, and meteorological charts for use …
5Mars Polar Lander — Artist depiction of Mars Polar Lander on Mars. Operator NASA / JPL Major contractors Martin Marietta …
6Log-periodic antenna — In telecommunication, a log periodic antenna (LP, also known as a log periodic array) is a broadband, multielement, unidirectional, narrow beam antenna that has impedance and radiation characteristics that are regularly repetitive as a… …
7Reflector (antenna) — An antenna reflector is a device that reflects electromagnetic waves.It is often a part of an antenna assembly.The most common reflector types are * corner reflector which reflects the incoming signal back to the direction it came from *… …
8Main lobe — A polar antenna radiation diagram. The radial distance from the center represents signal strength. The main lobe, or main beam, of an antenna radiation pattern is the lobe containing the maximum power. This is the lobe that exhibits the greatest… …
9Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
10telescope — /tel euh skohp /, n., adj., v., telescoped, telescoping. n. 1. an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens… …
