Funding entity and duration: Tampa Microwaves, 2022.
Summary of the project (no more than 300 words per project): The project’s purpose was to design two flat panel antennas for TX and RX, respectively, for satellite communications. The panels should provide fixed beam patterns with very good circular polarization (AR<1.5 dB) in the corresponding frequency bands of 19.2 to 21.2 GHz (RX) and 29-31 GHz (TX). Along with the full-size panels design, the project includes the design, fabrication, and measurement of two smaller size panels (16×16 elements array) as a prove of concept.