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Acknowledgments |
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Part I Monopole Elements on Disk Ground Planes in Free Space |
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2 | (4) |
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6 | (9) |
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Geometry and Coordinate Systems |
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6 | (1) |
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Directivity and Input Impedance |
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7 | (2) |
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Relationship Between Radiation Resistance and Directivity on the Horizon |
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9 | (1) |
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Characterization of Currents |
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10 | (5) |
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Models in Which the Current Distribution on the Monopole Element is Initially Known |
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15 | (52) |
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15 | (2) |
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Induced EMF Method, Ground Plane of Zero Extent |
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17 | (12) |
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Concept of a Ground Plane of Zero Extent |
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17 | (2) |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (5) |
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29 | (1) |
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Integral Equation: 0 ≤ ka ≤ 2.75 |
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29 | (9) |
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Method of Moments: 0 ≤ ka ≤ 14 |
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38 | (2) |
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Oblate Spheroidal Wave Functions: 3.0 ≤ ka ≤ 6.5 |
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40 | (5) |
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41 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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Regions of Calculation Validity |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Scalar Diffraction Theory and Geometric Theory of Diffraction: 6.5 < ka < ∞ |
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45 | (2) |
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Variational Method: 30 ≤ ka < ∞ |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (7) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (11) |
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Models in Which the Current Distributions on the Monopole Element and Ground Plane Are Both Initially Unknown |
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67 | (16) |
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67 | (1) |
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Method of Moments: 0 < ka ≤ 14 |
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68 | (7) |
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Method of Moments Combined with Geometric Theory of Diffraction: 8.5 ≤ ka < ∞ |
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75 | (5) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (1) |
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Comparison with Experimental Results |
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83 | (13) |
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Applications Utilizing Electrically Small Elements |
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96 | (78) |
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Electrically Small vs. Quarter-Wave and Resonant Elements |
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96 | (1) |
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Fundamental Limitations of Digitally-Tuned, Electrically Small Elements |
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97 | (15) |
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97 | (5) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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TMn0 Spherical-Wave Modes |
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103 | (2) |
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Equivalent Circuit of TM10 Mode |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Effect of Ground-Plane Size on Q10 |
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106 | (2) |
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Bounds on Antenna System Performance |
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108 | (2) |
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Unloaded Q of Monopole Elements |
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110 | (2) |
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Tuning Stability of a Digitally-Tuned, Electrically Small Element on Disk Ground Planes of Different Radii |
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112 | (18) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (10) |
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123 | (4) |
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127 | (3) |
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Noise Factor of Receiving Systems with Arbitrary Antenna Impedance Mismatch |
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130 | (12) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (7) |
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138 | (3) |
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141 | (1) |
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Use of the Longley--Rice and Johnson--Gierhart Tropospheric Radio Propagation Programs: 0.02--20 GHz |
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142 | (20) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (12) |
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Input Parameter Specification for the Longley--Rice Version 1.2.2 Prediction Program |
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157 | (4) |
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Input Parameter Specification for Johnson--Gierhart IF-77 Prediction Program |
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161 | (1) |
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Design and Qualification of a VHF Antenna Range |
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162 | (12) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (8) |
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Part II Monopole Elements on Disk, Radial-Wire, and Mesh Ground Planes in Proximity to Flat Earth |
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Influence of Proximity to Earth |
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174 | (18) |
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Characterization of Antenna Parameters |
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178 | (4) |
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182 | (8) |
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Antenna Structure Fabrication Considerations |
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190 | (2) |
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Models in the Absence of a Ground Plane |
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192 | (67) |
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192 | (1) |
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Space-Wave Fields: Method of Images with Fresnel Reflection |
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193 | (25) |
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Vertically Polarized Hertzian Dipole in Air Above Conducting Earth |
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193 | (11) |
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Vertically Polarized Hertzian Dipole in Air Above Nonconducting Earth |
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204 | (10) |
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Thin Monopole Element in Air Above Conducting Earth |
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214 | (4) |
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Surface-Wave Fields: Sommerfeld-King Integrals for Vertically Polarized Hertzian Dipole in Air Above Flat Earth |
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218 | (41) |
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Hertz Potential in Air and Earth |
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218 | (7) |
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Fields and Pseudo-Fields in Air |
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225 | (1) |
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Cases |n2| >> 1 and |n2| ~ 1 |
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226 | (33) |
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259 | (21) |
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259 | (1) |
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Method of Moments: 0 ≤ ka ≤ 14 |
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260 | (18) |
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Current Distribution and Input Impedance |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (6) |
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267 | (8) |
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275 | (3) |
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Variational Method: 2 ≤ ka ≤ ∞ |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (2) |
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Radial-Wire Ground Planes |
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280 | (15) |
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Method of Moments: 0 ≤ ka ≤ 250 |
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280 | (11) |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (3) |
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Radiation Pattern Degradation by Feed Cable |
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286 | (2) |
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288 | (3) |
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Variational Method: ka ≥ 6; N ≥ 100 |
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291 | (4) |
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295 | (14) |
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295 | (3) |
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298 | (3) |
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Bonded Radial--Concentric Mesh |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (2) |
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Space-Wave Far-Fields: Method of Images with Fresnel Reflection, ka = ∞ |
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301 | (8) |
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Fresnel Reflection Coefficient |
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301 | (2) |
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303 | (6) |
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309 | (366) |
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Noise Factor and Antenna Gains in the Signal/Noise Equation for Over-the-Horizon Radar |
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309 | (9) |
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309 | (1) |
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Recommended Form of the Signal-to-Noise Radar Equation |
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310 | (8) |
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Influence of Nonhomogeneous Earth on the Performance of High-Frequency Receiving Arrays with Electrically Small Ground Planes |
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318 | (22) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (7) |
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326 | (8) |
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334 | (6) |
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Performance of Ground-Based High-Frequency Receiving Arrays with Electrically Small Ground Planes |
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340 | (11) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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System Operating Noise Factor |
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342 | (6) |
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Array Factor Degradation by Nonhomogeneous Earth |
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348 | (1) |
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348 | (3) |
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Appendix A Computer Plots and Printouts of Numerical Results |
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351 | (50) |
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A.2 Method of Moments---Free Space |
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401 | (67) |
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A.3 Oblate Spheroidal Wave Functions |
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468 | (5) |
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473 | (5) |
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A.5 Method of Moments Combined with Geometrical Theory of Diffraction |
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478 | (3) |
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A.6 Method of Moments (Richmond)---Proximity to Earth |
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481 | (81) |
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A.7 Method of Moments (NEC-GS) |
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562 | (39) |
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A.8 Method of Images with Fresnel Reflection |
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601 | (61) |
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Appendix B Computer Programs |
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B.01 Bardeen (Integral Equation) |
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662 | (1) |
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B.02 Richmondi, Richmond2 (Method of Moments---Free Space) |
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663 | (1) |
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B.03 Leitner-Spence (Oblate Spheroidal Wave Functions) |
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664 | (1) |
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B.04 Storer (Variational Method---Free Space) |
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665 | (1) |
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B.05 Awadalla (Method of Moments with Geometrical Theory of Diffraction) |
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665 | (1) |
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B.06 Richmond5, Richmond6 (Method of Images with Moments---Free Space) |
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666 | (1) |
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B.07 Longley--Rice (Tropospheric Propagation---Program ITM) |
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667 | (2) |
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B.08 Johnson--Gierhart (Tropospheric Propagation---Program IF-77) |
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669 | (1) |
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B.09 Richmond3, Richmond4 (Method of Moments---Proximity to Earth) |
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670 | (1) |
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B.10 Richmond7 (Variational Method---Proximity to Earth) |
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671 | (1) |
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B.11 Modified Images (Method of Images with Fresnel Reflection) |
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672 | (1) |
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B.12 Ioncap (HF Ionospheric Propagation---Program HFWIN32) |
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673 | (2) |
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Appendix C Evaluation of Sommerfeld--King Integrals for Surface--Wave Fields |
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675 | (35) |
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C.1 Exact Integral Expressions for Pseudo-Surface Wave Fields |
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675 | (5) |
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C.2 |n2| >> 1, Approximate Closed-Form Expressions for Fields |
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680 | (18) |
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C.3 |n2| ~ 1, Approximate Closed-Form Expressions for Fields |
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698 | (12) |
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Appendix D Beam Pointing Errors Caused by a Nonhomogeneous Earth |
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710 | (5) |
References |
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715 | (12) |
Index |
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