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Why does a series fed array squint with frequency?

  • A.The coupling into each element varies as the frequency changes
  • B.The feed line loss increases with frequency along the length of the array
  • C.The phase between elements depends on the line length in wavelengths
  • D.The patches resonate at slightly different frequencies along the array

Answer: C

The progressive phase is set by the electrical length of line between elements, and that length in wavelengths changes with frequency, so the beam direction moves. A corporate feed avoids it by making every path the same length. Element resonance, coupling variation and loss all change with frequency too but none produces a systematic beam shift. Distinguishing a fixed phase from a fixed delay explains this and several other frequency dependent effects in arrays.

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