Articles | Volume 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-14-11-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-14-11-2016
28 Sep 2016
 | 28 Sep 2016

Results of an intercomparison for free space antenna factor measurements within the German Calibration Service (DKD)

Thomas Kleine-Ostmann, Frank Huncke, Dieter Schwarzbeck, Otto Martetschläger, Jürgen Gaßner, Andreas Guserle, Christian Römer, Thomas Hufnagel, Mario Lehmann, Uwe Karsten, and Thorsten Schrader

Abstract. In this paper we discuss the results of an intercomparison for free space antenna factor measurements performed within the German Calibration Service (DKD). Three different types of antennas covering the frequency range from 30 MHz to 26.5 GHz have been calibrated in five different laboratories using different methods and calibration sites to obtain the free space antenna factor. The results agree well within the uncertainties specified by the laboratories suggesting that different approaches and different measurement sites to obtain the free space antenna factor are well compatible.

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In this paper we discuss the results of an intercomparison for free space antenna factor measurements. Three different types of antennas covering the frequency range from 30 MHz to 26.5 GHz have been calibrated in five different laboratories using different methods and calibration sites. The results agree well within the uncertainties specified by the laboratories suggesting that different approaches and different measurement sites to obtain the free space antenna factor are well compatible.