METHOD OF MEASUREMENT FOR EQUIPMENT USED IN DIGITAL MICROWAVE RADIO TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - MEASUREMENTS ON SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS - ANTENNA
International Electrotechnical Committee
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Conditions of measurement
5 Antenna gain
5.1 General considerations
5.2 Methods of measurement
5.3 Methods of results
5.4 Details to be specified
6 Antenna pattern
6.1 General considerations
6.2 Terrestrial bore-sight pattern measurements
6.3 Measurement of antenna pattern via satellite
6.4 Antenna monopulse pattern
6.5 Measurement accuracy
6.6 Presentation of results
6.7 Details to be specified
7 Polarization
7.1 Calculation of the polarization efficiency
7.2 Cross-polarization discrimination (XPD)
7.3 Two-port discrimination of dual polarized frequency
re-use antennas
7.4 Presentation of results
7.5 Details to be specified
8 Receive figure of merit (G/T)
9 Antenna noise temperature
9.1 General considerations
9.2 Methods of measurement
9.3 Presentation of results
9.4 Details to be specified
10 Antenna return loss
10.1 Method of measurement
10.2 Presentation of results
10.3 Details to be specified
11 Transmit-receive isolation
11.1 Method of measurement
11.2 Presentation of results
11.3 Details to be specified
Figures
Annex A - Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
International Publications
with their corresponding European
Publications
Provides definitions and methods of measurement of the electrical characteristics of satellite earth-station antennas for frequencies above about 1 GHz. The methods are applicable to reflector type antennas for digital and analog signal transmission.
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | International Electrotechnical Committee |
| Committee | SC 12E |
