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What happens to the gain of a thinned array?

  • A.It rises because the side lobes are lower
  • B.It falls as the square of the elements removed
  • C.It falls in proportion to the number of elements remaining
  • D.It is unchanged because the aperture is unchanged

Answer: C

Gain follows the power actually radiated into the beam, so removing half the elements costs three decibels even though the beamwidth is unchanged. This is the clearest demonstration that beamwidth and gain are not the same thing: a thinned array has the resolution of a large aperture and the sensitivity of a small one. Side lobes rise rather than fall, and the relationship is linear rather than quadratic.

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