Fox, Neil D.2017-01-302017-01-301988http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74527Modern satellite operations often require a portable ground station capability. However, the traditional large parabolic dish solidly mounted in concrete is not conducive to portable operation. This work offers the helical array as a viable alternative. A critical literature survey shows what work has been performed by others, and what issues must be addressed so that a feasible helical array design may be put forth. Analysis was performed using data from experiments and from a computer simulation.iv, 145 leavesapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightLD5655.V855 1988.F696Earth stations (Satellite telecommunication)Thesis