The characteristics of a reflector antenna radiating omnidirectionally in azimuth
with a cosecant-squared power pattem in vertical planes, as intended for point-tomultipoint
services in the millimetric wave range and comprising a single
circularly symmetrical shaped reflector surface fed by an axial horn, were
presented in [I], as an altemative to configurations reported elsewhere, involving
nodal stations with up to four antennas for quadrant sectors coverage [2] or dual
reflector arrangements for omnidirectional coverage [3]. Reported results,
considering a rigorous feed model for the constructed prototype, then highlighted
the main features of the proposed design. The present work extends the previous
investigation by considering the effect of employing larger feed apertures yielding
more collimated primary fields, with a view towards synthesizing more compact
reflector surfaces.
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