Design of the Haystack Antenna and Radome

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction, Electromagnetic and Electronic Characteristics, Structural-Mechanical Concept, Radome Considerations, Analytical Methods, Radome Construction, Antenna Analysis Effort, Test Program, Structural Idealization and Shell Analogy, Operational Design Conditions, Mechanical Description, Optical Measurement and Alignment Considerations, Rerigging Effort, Conclusions, Acknowledgments, References, Supplementary Readings