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  1.   Trademarks
  2. 1 Introduction and Challenges
  3. 2 Radome Design Elements
    1. 2.1 Understanding Dielectric Constant and Loss tangent on Radome and Antenna Design
    2. 2.2 Impedance Mismatch at Radome Boundaries
    3. 2.3 Radome Wall Thickness
    4. 2.4 Antenna to Radome Distance
  4. 3 Typical Radome Material Examples
  5. 4 Radome Angle Dependent Error
    1. 4.1 Rectangular Radome Angle Dependent Error
    2. 4.2 Spherical Radome Angle Dependent Error
    3. 4.3 Effect of the Angle Error in the Application
  6. 5 Radome Design and Simulations
  7. 6 Radome Lab Experiments
    1. 6.1 Radome Experiment – 1: Flat Plastic Radome
    2. 6.2 PTFE Material Rectangular Radome
    3. 6.3 PTFE-Based Curved Radome
  8. 7 Additional Considerations
    1. 7.1 Antenna Calibration
    2. 7.2 Radome Near Proximity Considerations
  9. 8 Summary
  10. 9 Acknowledgments
  11. 10References

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