Air Traffic Management

Ohio University

Antenna Anechoic Chamber

  • Initial Operational Capability as of 28 May 2003
  • Indoor Antenna Anechoic Chamber Provides a new capability to launch and verify in-house antenna designs
  • System can be used for both near-field and far-field measurements for electrical large and small antennas, respectively.
  • Shielded Anechoic Chamber provides for added data accuracy and integrity.
  • Key Features
    • Size: 13’ x 13’ x 26’
    • Enclosure: Fully Shielded, > 100 dB of isolation
    • Hybrid Near-field Scanner to test:
      • Electrically large antennas in near-field
      • Electrically small antennas in far-field
      • Direct Far-field measurements
    • Test Modes:
      • Planar
      • Cylindrical
      • Spherical
    • 10 kHz – 6.0 GHz with Vector Network Analyzer