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2 - Active Antenna Receivers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2018

Karl F. Warnick ,
Rob Maaskant ,
Marianna V. Ivashina ,
David B. Davidson  and
Brian D. Jeffs
Karl F. Warnick
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University, Utah
Rob Maaskant
Affiliation:
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg
Marianna V. Ivashina
Affiliation:
Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg
David B. Davidson
Affiliation:
Curtin University, Perth
Brian D. Jeffs
Affiliation:
Brigham Young University, Utah
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Phased Arrays for Radio Astronomy, Remote Sensing, and Satellite Communications
, pp. 39 - 79
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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