On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:22:50 -0800
jimlux <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I'm not sure about whether an anechoic (which is really "hypoechoic")
> chamber is going to get you the data you need. Calibrating the chamber
> to the needed level of accuracy might be harder than doing field
> measurements.
[...]
> sin(2 degrees) is 0.034, or -30dB. So a spurious reflection that is 3
> cm different path length (modulo wavelength) and 30 dB down will give
> you a 1mm phase center error. 0.1 mm is -50dB.
Interesting. I haven't done the math, so I didn't think about that.
Yes, the reflections in the chamber would probably limit the resolution.
Now I wonder how the calibration data for mass produced geodetic antenna
are collected. I very much doubt they put them outside for a couple
of days to measure them exactly.
Attila Kinali
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