The HC976 housed and HC976E embedded helical antennas are designed and crafted for high-accuracy positioning in a light and compact form factor, making them suitable for many applications: autonomous ...

No audio available for this content. The new helical antenna in both housed (right) and unhoused form. (Photo: Allison Barwacz) Tallysman, a manufacturer of high-performance GNSS and iridium antennas, ...

Building antennas is a time-honored ham radio tradition. Shortwave antennas tend to be bulky but at VHF frequencies the antenna sizes are pretty manageable. [Fjkaan’s] 2 meter quadrifilar helicoidal ...

When you think of satellite communications, you probably think of a dish. But that’s not the only option — a new device from the American University of Beruit and Stanford created a portable antenna ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy, announced today that its L-Band Link 16 Helical Antenna ...

Receiving a signal from a geosynchronous satellite 22,300 miles out or a GPS satellite over 10,000 miles away is a challenge. Big gain antennas usually are necessary. But that’s just the opposite of ...

Virginia Tech issued a press release titled Electrical engineers invent wireless Internet connection. Knowing that wireless Internet connections have been around for a few years, I had to check it out ...

In general, this type of antenna consists of one or more conductive wires wound in a helix (like a corkscrew) around a central support mast. The new "bi-stable deployable quadrifilar helix antenna" ...

This article originally appeared in the Sept. 2, 2019 issue of SpaceNews magazine. Satellite operators ranging from lean startups to powerful defense agencies are experimenting with flexible materials ...

Bi-stable: The helix-based antenna switches between its two operating modes as it contracts (left) and extends (right). (Courtesy: Reconfigurable & Active Structures Lab) A lightweight, easily ...

As the space industry evolves its focus from large satellites to smaller ones with the same functionality, there is a growing need for the hardware on board to shrink as well. A group of mechanical ...