half-power beamwidth Comparison Table

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half-power beamwidth comparison table

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half-power beamwidth HPBW angle The angle across the main lobe of an antenna pattern between the two directions where the sensitivity of the antenna is half the value at the center of the lobe. This is the nominal resolving power of the antenna system.

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angle		quantity
half-power beamwidth	HPBW	angle	The angle across the main lobe of an antenna pattern between the two directions where the sensitivity of the antenna is half the value at the center of the lobe. This is the nominal resolving power of the antenna system.

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