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Did you consider a cylindrical patch around the body of the rocket?


I've considered lots of things..
A cylindrical patch would probably be good,
but I lack the information to design one.


Paul

Patch antenna design is described in "Antennas" by John D. Kraus, ISBN
0-07-035422-7, pp 745 - 749. If you do not have access to this book I can
scan and send you the pages.

A patch antenna consists of a conductive rectangle of dimension lambda/2 X
lambda, and mounted on a substrate over a ground plane. The longer
dimension is dependant on the Er of the substrate.

73,

Frank