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ANTENA COSECANTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-08-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radio Transmission and Reception
- Telecommunications Facilities
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cosec antenna
1, record 1, English, cosec%20antenna
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cosecant-squared antenna 2, record 1, English, cosecant%2Dsquared%20antenna
correct
- square cosecant antenna 3, record 1, English, square%20cosecant%20antenna
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An antenna which gives a narrow vertical fan-shaped beam such that the power flux density radiated (and received) in any direction, within a certain angular range, is proportional to the square of the cosecant of the angle above or below the horizontal plane through the origin of the beam. 4, record 1, English, - cosec%20antenna
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Commonly used in airborne reconnaissance radar because it gives approximately uniform signal intensity for echoes received from near and distant targets on the Earth's surface and within the azimuthal coverage of the beam. 4, record 1, English, - cosec%20antenna
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Émission et réception radio
- Installations de télécommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- antenne cosécante
1, record 1, French, antenne%20cos%C3%A9cante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- antenne à faisceau en cosécante carrée 2, record 1, French, antenne%20%C3%A0%20faisceau%20en%20cos%C3%A9cante%20carr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- antenne à cosécante 3, record 1, French, antenne%20%C3%A0%20cos%C3%A9cante
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
- Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- antena cosecante
1, record 1, Spanish, antena%20cosecante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Antena que proporciona un haz estrecho vertical en forma de abanico en el que la intensidad de campo radiada (y recibida) en cualquier dirección dentro de una cierta gama angular es proporcional al cuadrado de la cosecante del ángulo superior o inferior al plano horizontal a través del origen del haz. 1, record 1, Spanish, - antena%20cosecante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Utilizada comunmente en radar aerotransportado de reconocimiento porque proporciona intensidad de señal casi uniforme para los ecos recibidos desde objetivos cercanos y lejanos en la superficie terrestre dentro de la cobertura en acimut del haz. 1, record 1, Spanish, - antena%20cosecante
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