[evlatests] 3.2 MHz ripple at P-band
Rick Perley
rperley at nrao.edu
Tue Oct 27 14:52:49 EDT 2015
I'm reducing some data taken last Spring in the 'BnA' configuration.
Good news -- all antennas worked well, except ea18, which had
highly variable gain. All polarizations appear correct.
Bad news: Most antennas show a strong ripple in the bandpass, with
a 3.2 MHz period -- corresponding to a ~48 meter reflection. Some
antennas are considerably worse than others, some considerable better.
The two antennas with the strongest ripples are:
ea03 : +/- 20% in power (i.e. 40% pk-pk).
ea28: +/- 10% in power.
Antenna with essentially no ripple are: ea02 and ea21.
All the rest are at the ~5% level.
Rick
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