Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Barry Frederick Parsons

Trevor Stanley Bird

Stephen John Barker

Christophe Jean-Marc Granet

Donald Edward Yabsley

Michael John Kesteven

Vincent Miguel Harrigan, Deceased

A method for aligning a feed horn in an antenna system () is disclosed. The antenna system () includes at least one reflector surface and one or more feed horns (). The method includes the steps of determining a desired reflection point of the central ray from the feedhorn of the reflector surface, configuring a laser beam source to be mounted on the feed horn to enable a laser beam to travel substantially coincidently along the axis of transmission of the feed horn in a direction towards the reflector surface, and adjusting the azimuth and elevation of the feed horn to align the laser beam with the desired reflection point on the reflector surface. A laser aligning apparatus () for practising the above method and an antenna system aligned by means of the laser alignment apparatus () and/or method are also disclosed.

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Eastwood, Australia

Barry Frederick Parsons