Ten inch diameter microstrip antenna

摘要

A microstrip antenna configured to wrap around approximately 270 degrees a projectile's body without interfering with the aerodynamic design of the projectile. The microstrip antenna has two identical grounded quarter wavelength microstrip antenna elements positioned around the circumference of the projectile's body. The antenna has an operating frequency of 425 MHz ±375 KHz, a maximum diameter of ten inches and a maximum length of nine inches. The microstrip antenna outputs a pair of equal amplitude flight termination signals and produces a quasi omni-directional radiation pattern with linear polarization.