| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Fundamentals of Antenna Technology | p. 1 |
| Radiation of Electromagnetic Waves | p. 1 |
| Basis of Electromagnetic Fields | p. 1 |
| Radiation Fields | p. 5 |
| Geometric Optics | p. 14 |
| Geometric Theory of Diffraction | p. 21 |
| Antenna Parameters | p. 27 |
| Analysis of Multireflector System | p. 31 |
| Geometric Analysis of Quadric Surface of Revolution | p. 31 |
| Analysis by Beam Mode Expansion | p. 45 |
| Applications to Aperture Antennas | p. 58 |
| Components of Feed System | p. 71 |
| Dual-Mode Conical Horns | p. 71 |
| Corrugated Conical Horns | p. 73 |
| Polarizers | p. 81 |
| Orthomode Transducers | p. 86 |
| Electrical Design of Earth Station Antennas | p. 93 |
| Introduction | p. 93 |
| Design Approach | p. 96 |
| General Concepts | p. 96 |
| Satellite Communication Link Design | p. 98 |
| Design Criteria | p. 101 |
| Design Procedure | p. 105 |
| Axially Symmetric Antennas | p. 108 |
| General Concepts | p. 108 |
| Cassegrain Reflector Antennas | p. 111 |
| Cassegrain Reflector Antennas with Beam Waveguide Feeds | p. 126 |
| Improvement of the Radiation Pattern | p. 140 |
| General Concepts | p. 140 |
| Edge Diffraction Effects | p. 143 |
| Spillover Power Effects | p. 148 |
| Subreflector Blockage Effects | p. 149 |
| Phase Error Effects | p. 159 |
| Prediction of Radiation Pattern | p. 159 |
| Offset Antennas | p. 161 |
| General Concepts | p. 161 |
| Offset Single-Reflector Antennas | p. 162 |
| Offset Dual-Reflector Antennas | p. 163 |
| Offset Antennas with Beam Waveguide Feeds | p. 171 |
| Elliptical-Beam Antennas and Steerable-Beam Antennas | p. 177 |
| General Concepts | p. 177 |
| Elliptical-Beam Antennas | p. 177 |
| Steerable-Beam Antennas | p. 181 |
| Feed Systems | p. 188 |
| General Concepts | p. 188 |
| Feed Systems for Diplex Operation | p. 189 |
| Feed Systems for Frequency Reuse | p. 192 |
| Feed Systems for Multifrequency Bands | p. 196 |
| Mechanical Techniques for Earth Station Antennas | p. 201 |
| Introduction | p. 201 |
| Autotrack System | p. 201 |
| General Concepts | p. 201 |
| Error Detection Methods | p. 203 |
| Antenna Drive and Control | p. 213 |
| Antenna Angular Accuracy | p. 222 |
| Mechanical Design | p. 230 |
| General Concepts | p. 230 |
| Design Approach | p. 232 |
| Conceptual Design | p. 235 |
| Structural Design | p. 240 |
| Weather Resistance | p. 256 |
| Some Manufacturing Considerations | p. 260 |
| Homology Design | p. 261 |
| General Concepts | p. 261 |
| Structural Design | p. 262 |
| Focus Adjustment | p. 266 |
| Installation and Testing | p. 267 |
| General Concepts | p. 267 |
| Installation | p. 269 |
| Measurement of Reflector Surface Errors | p. 275 |
| Measurement of Natural Frequency | p. 283 |
| Measurement of Other Mechanical Performance | p. 284 |
| Measurement of Pointing and Tracking Accuracy | p. 287 |
| Operation and Maintenance | p. 290 |
| General Concepts | p. 290 |
| Intelsat Standard-A Earth Station Antenna | p. 291 |
| Operation | p. 293 |
| Maintenance | p. 294 |
| Satellite Antennas | p. 299 |
| Introduction | p. 299 |
| Design Approach | p. 300 |
| Launch and Space Environments | p. 300 |
| Design Procedure | p. 303 |
| Single-Beam Antennas | p. 305 |
| General Concepts | p. 305 |
| Horn Antennas | p. 305 |
| Paraboloidal Reflector Antennas | p. 311 |
| Horn Reflector Antennas | p. 313 |
| Shaped-Beam Antennas | p. 313 |
| General Concepts | p. 313 |
| Antenna Type and Trade-Off | p. 318 |
| Shaped-Reflector Antennas | p. 318 |
| Shaped-Reflector Antennas Modified by Plane Wave Synthesis | p. 329 |
| Paraboloidal Reflector Antennas Fed by Multihorn | p. 331 |
| Shaped-Reflector Antennas Fed by Multihorn | p. 337 |
| Multibeam Antennas | p. 340 |
| General Concepts | p. 340 |
| Offset Paraboloidal Reflector Antennas | p. 341 |
| Offset Cassegrain and Offset Gregorian Reflector Antennas | p. 342 |
| Bifocal Reflector Antennas | p. 349 |
| Multifocal Reflector Antennas | p. 351 |
| Beam-Forming Network | p. 354 |
| General Concepts | p. 354 |
| Design of the Beam-Forming Network | p. 355 |
| Multipactor and Passive Intermodulation | p. 363 |
| Antenna Pointing System | p. 368 |
| General Concepts | p. 368 |
| RF Sensors | p. 369 |
| Antenna Pointing Mechanism | p. 372 |
| Mechanical Design | p. 381 |
| Mechanical Features of Satellite Antennas | p. 381 |
| Materials | p. 382 |
| Structural Analysis and Design | p. 387 |
| Thermal Design | p. 388 |
| Product Assurance | p. 393 |
| General Concepts | p. 393 |
| Reliability Assurance | p. 395 |
| Quality Assurance | p. 396 |
| Future Trends | p. 398 |
| Index | p. 407 |
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