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Satellite-Tracking Millimeter-Wave Reflector Antenna System For Mobile Satellite-Tracking

Densmore et al., 2001

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11169950160391416060
Author
Densmore A
Jamnejad V
Woo K
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A miniature dual-band two-way mobile satellite-tracking antenna system mounted on a movable vehicle includes a miniature parabolic reflector dish having an elliptical aperture with major and minor elliptical axes aligned horizontally and vertically, respectively, to …
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