Spiral Antennas
Nurad offers cavity backed spirals with a variety of package and performance options. These Archimedean spirals employ very broadband balun feed networks and are available in right- and left-hand polarizations. Current spiral designs provide frequency coverage in discrete bands from 200 MHz to 40 GHz and diameters from greater than 30 inches to less than 1 inch. Typical antennas operate continuously over bands such as 2 to 18 GHz and 18 to 40 GHz, while maintaining excellent radiation pattern characteristics and low axial ratio. Nurad also offers extended band spirals to meet special customer requirements. Phase and amplitude tracking characteristics can be incorporated and matched sets can be provided for specific applications.
The cavity backed spiral antenna's rugged construction and lightweight, moisture sealed design make it well suited for the extreme conditions of airborne platforms, and typical applications include RWR and direction finding systems for both airborne and shipboard systems.
The following table provides general data on sample spiral products. For more detailed data contact us directly.
Design Aids
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* Measured at the minimum of ellipticity ratio.
More spiral antennas can be found on our Standard Antenna Products Page.
