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PINE-TREE ARRAY [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
DEF

An array of dipole antennas aligned vertically (termed the radiating curtain), behind which and approximately a quarter wavelength away is a parallel array of dipole antennas forming the reflecting curtain.

OBS

pinetree array: term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

OBS

In Teleglobe's Antenna Theory, "pine-tree antenna" is given as synonymous with "pine-tree array". The IEC suggests that a "pinetree array" consists of two "pinetree aerials" (aerial = antenna in North America), one serving as a reflector for the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
DEF

Réseau d'antennes qui comprennent des rideaux de doublets.

OBS

rideau multiple de doublets : Terme et définition normalisés par la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

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