Radome Material
Radome Material
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Can anyone assist?
I have a need to build a radome to house a two GPS antenna.
The question is to do with the best material to use to minimse signal attenuation.
The choices available are different mouldable plastics:
Polycarbonate
Acrylic,
Exterior quality ABS,
High Impact Polystyrene,
Polypropylene.
Are there any documented charateristics for these materials at L1/L2 (1.2 to 1.6 GHz) frequencies?
Thank you, in advance
Mike T
I have a need to build a radome to house a two GPS antenna.
The question is to do with the best material to use to minimse signal attenuation.
The choices available are different mouldable plastics:
Polycarbonate
Acrylic,
Exterior quality ABS,
High Impact Polystyrene,
Polypropylene.
Are there any documented charateristics for these materials at L1/L2 (1.2 to 1.6 GHz) frequencies?
Thank you, in advance
Mike T
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RE: Radome Material
The above site has a large list of materials with their dielectric constant ranges. Polypropylene looks best per your list...dielectric constant is 1.5 to 1.8(very low loss). I would think weathering and impact info would be considerations also in selecting an appropriate material. I hope this helps some.