Name: BS 7573-3.2(1996) : 1996
Brand: BSI

METHODS OF MEASUREMENT FOR EQUIPMENT USED IN DIGITAL MICROWAVE RADIO TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - MEASUREMENTS ON SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS - PART 3-2: ANTENNA

Published date

23-11-2012

Publisher

British Standards Institution

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Conditions of measurement
5 Antenna gain
   5.1 General considerations
   5.2 Methods of measurement
   5.3 Methods of results
   5.4 Details to be specified
6 Antenna pattern
   6.1 General considerations
   6.2 Terrestrial bore-sight pattern measurements
   6.3 Measurement of antenna pattern via satellite
   6.4 Antenna monopulse pattern
   6.5 Measurement accuracy
   6.6 Presentation of results
   6.7 Details to be specified
7 Polarization
   7.1 Calculation of the polarization efficiency
   7.2 Cross-polarization discrimination (XPD)
   7.3 Two-port discrimination of dual polarized frequency
        re-use antennas
   7.4 Presentation of results
   7.5 Details to be specified
8 Receive figure of merit (G/T)
9 Antenna noise temperature
   9.1 General considerations
   9.2 Methods of measurement
   9.3 Presentation of results
   9.4 Details to be specified
10 Antenna return loss
   10.1 Method of measurement
   10.2 Presentation of results
   10.3 Details to be specified
11 Transmit-receive isolation
   11.1 Method of measurement
   11.2 Presentation of results
   11.3 Details to be specified
Figures
Annex A - Bibliography
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
                       International Publications
                       with their corresponding European
                       Publications

Supplies definitions and methods of measurement of the electrical characteristics of satellite earth-station antennas for frequencies above about 1 GHz and is applicable to reflector type antennas for digital and analog signal transmission. Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed that all antenna subsystem equipment is connected.

Committee	EPL/102
DevelopmentNote	Also numbered as BS EN 60835-3.2 and IEC 60835-3-2 Supersedes 95/210346 DC (10/2001)
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	95/210346 DC : AUG 95

Standards	Relationship
EN 60835-3-2:1996	Identical

IEC 60050-60:1970	International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 60: Radiocommunications.
IEC 60835-3-4:1993	Methods of measurement for equipment used in digital microwave radio transmission systems - Part 3: Measurements on satellite earth stations - Section 4: Low noise amplifier
BS 4727-3:GRP15(1992) : 1992	GLOSSARY OF ELECTROTECHNICAL, POWER, TELECOMMUNICATION, ELECTRONICS, LIGHTING AND COLOUR TERMS - TERMS PARTICULAR TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS - ANTENNAS
BS EN 60835-1-2:1995	Methods of measurement for equipment used in digital microwave radio transmission systems. Measurements common to terrestrial radio-relay systems and satellite earth stations Basic characteristics
BS EN 60835-3-4:1997	Methods of measurement for equipment used in digital microwave radio transmission systems. Measurements on satellite earth stations Low noise amplifier
BS EN 60835-3-7:1996	Methods of measurement for equipment used in digital microwave radio transmission systems. Measurements on satellite earth stations Figure-of-merit of receiving system
IEC 60050-712:1992	International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 712: Antennas