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is not rotated around the main transmission axis, but around an axis which stands vertically to this axis. Simulsat is a trademark for such antennas designed and manufactured by Antenna Technology Communications. Whereas parabolic

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at a time, parabolic torus reflector antennas are capable of establishing views to more than 40 C and K_u band satellites simultaneously, by employing multiple LNBs.

Literature

* Alan G. P. Boswell: ''The parabolic torus reflector antenna.'' In: ''Marconi Review'', 41, 1978, pp. 237–248. * Biao Du, Edward K. N. Yung, Ke-Zhong Yang, Shun-Shi Zhong: ''Design of multibeam parabolic torus reflector antennas.'' In: ''Microwave and Optical Technology Letters'', 27, 5, 2000, pp. 343–347. * Kenneth S. Kelleher: ''A new wide-angle microwave reflector.'' In: ''Tele-Tech & Electronic Industries'', 12, 6, 1953, pp. 98–99, 168–169.

External links

Simulsat.com

Antenna Technology Communications, Inc.
Radio frequency antenna types Consumer electronics Antennas (radio)