The 31st annual AMTA (Antenna Measurement Techniques Association) is taking place this week in Salt Lake City, UT.
The symposium technical sessions started yesterday (Sunday) with Don Bodnar and Doren Hess of MI Technologies presenting a short course titled “Techniques for Improved Accuracy in the Measurement of Gain and Spherical Near-Field Patterns.” Michael E. Hinkey, Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing for the Eastern Region Campuses of Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems sector, will kick-off the technical program by delivering this year’s Keynote Address. The social agenda begins on Monday with the scheduled event, “Evening with the Dinosaur’s” at Thanksgiving Point, the world’s largest dinosaur museum, sponsored by Microwave Vision Group (formerly, Satimo, Orbit/FR and AEMI). The week wraps up with a technical tour of the L-3 Communications CS—West facility and antenna ranges.
Presentations will be given on a wide range of topics in the areas of antenna, radar cross-section and material measurements, in addition to information on new measurement techniques and equipment. AMTA attendees and speakers are well represented internationally and are employed by industry, academia and government.
Technical sessions include the following:
Monday
8:45-9:45 am: Specialized Antenna Measurements
10:15-11:45 am: Modeling and Measurement Topics
1:45-2:45 pm: Antenna Design Topics
3:15-4:45 pm: Measurement Facilities I
Tuesday
8:00-10:00 am: Near Field Range Topics
10:30-11:45 am: Range/Measurement Uncertainty
1:45-3:00 pm: Phased Array Design/Measurements
3:00–4:45 pm: Special Session for Student Day
Wednesday
8:00-10:00 am: General Antenna and RF Measurements
10:30-12:00 pm: Measurement Topics
1:00-3:00 pm: RCS Measurement Topics
3:30-5:15 pm: RFID/EMC Measurements/Near Field Topics II
Thursday
8:00-10:00 am: Measurement Facilities II
10:30-12:00 pm: Cellular, Automotive Applications/Measurements
1:00-3:00 pm: EM Algorithms and Data Processing/Numerical Methods & Range Instrumentation
3:30-5:00 RCS Measurements & Range Instrumentation/Near Range topics III
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