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ELEMENT WEIGHT 1.0000 AT 0.0 DEG. quantities. The reflected wave should be multiplied
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corresponding to the additional distance traveled
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result. The additional phase is

Figure Annie’s Define Array menu (or form) allows Q 2p[ cos(0) sin(61 since) z cos(e)
the user to view the valueof all important parameters
and to change those interest. wnere coordinates antenna center
2nlX
6,8 azimuth and zenith angle of oesired
far field direction.

QRRAYS

PHI
ARRAY A *I**

1) DIPOLE. LENGTH=.SOOOO, 0.0, Y= 0.0, 2=1.0000, PHI=90.000,

THETA=90.000, YEIGHT=1.0000, ANGLE= 0.0

2) DIPOLE, LENGTH=.50000, Y= 0.0, 2=1.0000, PHI=90.000,

THETA=90.000, WEIGHT=l.0000, ANGLE=90.000

ARRAY E

1) ARRAY LENGTH=.50000, 0.0, Y= 0.0, z= 0.0, FHI= 0.0,

THETA= 0.0, WEIGHT=1.0000, ANGLE= 0.0

2) ARRAY A, LENGTH=.SOOOO, 0.0, Z= 0.0, FHI= 0.0,

THETA= 0.0. WEIGHT=f.OOUO, ANGLE= 0.0

3) ARRAY A, LENGTH=.SOOOO, 0.0, Y=-.7500, 0.0, PHI= 0.0.

THETA- 0.0, WEIGHT=1.0000, ANGLE= 0.0

Figure 2. six element array in free space is an

example of Annie’s plotting capability.

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1 ) DIPOLE, LENGTH=.52310, 0.0, Z= 0.0, PH1=90.000,

THETR=90.<100, WEIGHT=2.3593, ANGLE=lO8.00

2 ) DIPOLE,LENGTH=.S0220, 0.0, 0.0, Z= 0.0, PHI=90.000,

THETA=90.000, WEIGHT=12.000, ANGLE=313.00

3 ) DIPOLE, LENGTH=.48260, 0.0, Z= 0.0, PH1=99.000,

THETA=90.000, WEIGHTr6.1973, ANGLE=156.00

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 Antennas and Propagation February 1987

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 Rautio, "The Effect Real Ground on Antennas
'art 2," Apr. 1984, pp. 34-36.

C31 Rautio, "The Effect Real Ground on Antennas

Parr 3 , " June 1984, pp. 30-35.

Rautio, "The Effect of Real Ground Antennas

Part Aug. 1984, pp. 31-35.

C 5 1 Rautio, "The Effect of Real Ground on Antennas

Part 5 , " Nov. 1984, pp. 35-39.

C61 Annie is available from Sonnet Software, 4397 Luna

Course, Liverpool, 13090. C-64 version is
339.95 and the Apple and versions are $49.95. An
IBM version which requires the 8087 coprocessor is M. Kinzel is currently manager of phased array
$170.00. A 56 page manual is included. printers technology at General Electric's Electronics Labora-
sre not Sllpported. tory in Syracuse, New York. He has responsibility
for the identification and development of applica-
Thurber, "Antennas: A at Annie," CQ, Harch tions for microwave and millimeter-wave monolithic
1985, p p . 60-63. technology, which includes providingGaAs phased
array module leadership involving C-band solid-state
C81 Grubbs, "Mail-orber Annie," 73 for Radio Amateurs, radar, Videband module technology, X-band transmit/
SepT. 1985, p g . 7 7 . receive modules, 20 GHz module technology, plus array
and module technology for missile seeker and V-band
C91 Jordan and Balrnain, Electromagnetic Waves and Ispace-based radar applications.
Radiation Systems, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs,
1968.

ClOl Hollis, Lyon and Clayton, Microwave Antenna

Measurments, Scientific Atlanta, Inc., Atlanta GA,
July 1970.

E 1 1 1 Kraus and Carver, Electromagnetics, McGraw Hill,

1973.

E121 Hastings, Approximations for Digital Computers,

Princeton University Press, Princeton. N J , 1955.

C131 Julian, Logan and Rockway, MIN1NEC:A Mini-

Numerical Electromagnetics Code, Naval Ocean Systems
Cenrer (NOSCI, San Diego, CA, Sept. 1982.

[I41 Steinberg, Principles of Aperture and Array

Design, John Wiley Sons, York, 1976.

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