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Embedded Co-Located Antenna Elements to Increase Pattern Coverage and…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2012 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A121-046-0186 		Solicitation Year:
2012 		Solicitation Topic Code:
A12-046 		Solicitation Number:
2012.1
Small Business Information
FIRST RF CORPORATION
4865 Sterling Drive Boulder, CO -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2012
Title: Embedded Co-Located Antenna Elements to Increase Pattern Coverage and Effectively Mitigating Interference for Improved Communications
Agency: DOD
Contract: W15P7T-12-C-A334
Award Amount: $99,812.00
 

Abstract:

The future role of military ground and air vehicles is focused on wireless communications. These vehicles must accommodate a variety of sensors as well as antennas, not to mention traditional payloads such as fuel, weapons, and personnel. The integration of antennas on the vehicle is one of the largest challenges since the performance can be greatly impacted depending on mounting location. The ideal mounting locations are thus crowded with numerous antennas that pose a co-site and blockage problems. This dictates the need for a wideband efficient antenna that can operate over various frequency bands and waveforms while sharing a single mounting location. Most challenging, is the need for a small form factor (less than 10"height or smaller) for air vehicles. These frequency bands and waveforms include SINCGARS 30-88 MHz, VHF AM / ATC 116-174 MHz, UHF-AM / HAVEQUICK 225-400 MHz, Public Safety 450-512 MHz, and WNW / SRW 1200-2500 MHz. FIRST RF, a leader in multi-band antennas, proposes two parallel paths to achieve the required performance. One path provides a unique multi element multi-band solution inside of a proven blade radome meeting the height requirements. The second path provides an embedded antenna utilizing advanced antenna and materials concepts.

Principal Investigator:

Michael Markey
Senior RF Engineer
(303) 449-5211
mmarkey@firstrf.com

Business Contact:

Theresa C. Boone
President
(303) 449-5211
tboone@firstrf.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

FIRST RF CORPORATION
5340 Airport Blvd. Bo, CO -

EIN/Tax ID: 651165101
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No