Test Results of a Dual Frequency (L1/L2) Small Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna

Huan-Wan Tseng, Randy Kurtz, Alison Brown, Dean Nathans, and Francis Pahr

Abstract:	The large size of conventional GPS L1/L2 controlled reception pattern antennas (CRPA) has prevented them from being installed on vehicles where available space for antennas is limited. NAVSYS Corporation has developed a miniaturized GPS L1/L2 Small CRPA (S-CRPA), under contract to SPAWAR Systems Center (SSC) in San Diego. This includes a 7-element L1/L2 antenna array packaged in a 7-inch form factor. A single-frequency L1 version of the S-CRPA has been tested by SSC to evaluate the antenna array performance when integrated with GPS antenna electronics. This paper will present the design of the dual-frequency L1/L2 S-CRPA and the measurement results of the antenna elements.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 2002 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 28 - 30, 2002 The Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	401 - 408
Cite this article:	Tseng, Huan-Wan, Kurtz, Randy, Brown, Alison, Nathans, Dean, Pahr, Francis, "Test Results of a Dual Frequency (L1/L2) Small Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna," Proceedings of the 2002 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 2002, pp. 401-408.
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