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Dave C wrote:
"What point is considered the focuspoint of the horn?" The equation for the parabolic reflector`s surface contour is: R=2L/1+cos theta R=distance to a parabooid`s surface point from focal point L=vertex to focal point distance theta=angle made by a direct ray to a surface point with the axis of the parabola A feeedhorn radiates into the reflector`s focal point, usually on the parabola`s axis. All rays perpendicular to the plane across the mouth of the paraboloid converge at the focal point due to reflection. At the plane across the mouth of the paraboloid, the total distance from the mouth to the reflector and from the reflector to the focal point is the same for every point on the plane. Rays come and go in parallel routes to its axis, in and out of the parabola, and all of these pass through its focal point. A parabolic reflector tends to collimate radiation from its focal point into a beam parallel with its azis. Reciprocity rules so that incoming radiation has the same directional characteristic. Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI |
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