Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator

2024-08-14 Thread Cameron Crum
Nothing I know of, but if they are not arriving parallel to the axis, they will not pass through the focal point (which is where the feed is). Remember tha angle of incidence = angle of reflection, so for any given point, if you know the angle which it arrived in reference to the point at which it

Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator

2024-08-14 Thread Ken Hohhof
Maybe he's trying to block out a multipath reflected or ducted signal. I think this is difficult or impossible because1) the angular difference is too small2) the shield is too close to the antenna3) knife edge diffraction Original Message From: "Cameron Crum" Sent: 8/14/2024 9:33:48 AMT

Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator

2024-08-14 Thread chuck
If it comes in off axis, it will appear on the opposite side of the focal point. You can actually move the feed horn around quite a bit and compensate for it by re aiming the reflector. Minor loss of gain, more loss the more you deviate from boresight. And the actual boresight focal point

Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator

2024-08-14 Thread Ken Hohhof
So he's not trying to implement something like horse blinders? Original Message From: chuck@go-mtc.comSent: 8/14/2024 10:44:06 AMTo: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Subject: Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator If it comes in off axis, it will appear on the opposite side of the f

Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator

2024-08-14 Thread chuck
You can always add a shroud to all parabolic reflectors to eliminate sidelobes. From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:54 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] parabolic shield calculator So he's not trying to implement something like horse blinders? Original Messa