USA as Represented by Secretary of the Navy

The Curran Company

Michael O Hatfield

Joseph C Weibler

Dale G Svetanoff

Michael B Slocum

Matthew Squire

Stan Zielinski

Lawrence C Halley, Jr

A tuner ( ) for a reverberation chamber is provided comprising a plurality of electrically conductive surfaces ( ) attached to each other in a Z-fold configuration. Each lateral edge ( ) of the tuner is contacted with a generally planar, laterally positioned substrate ( ) which prevents lateral extension or medial compression of the Z-fold. Optionally, end substrates ( ) are attached to each of the two leading edges ( ). Also, a device minimizes electromagnetic radiation leakage along a shaft including: a bearing housing; a plurality of thrust bearings contacting the bearing housing and axially juxtaposed along the shaft so that at least two thrust bearings oppose each other; a radial bearing intermediate each thrust bearing; and a provision for adjustably moving the thrust bearings toward each other so as to compress the thrust bearings against the bearing housing.

Reverberation chamber tuner and shaft with electromagnetic radiation leakage device

A method of determining radiated shielding effectiveness for a piece of epment under test (EUT) utilizing a mode-stirred chamber. Radio frequency (rf) fields are transmitted from a broad band noise source into the mode-stirred chamber. A first paddle wheel tuner uniformly distributes the rf fields throughout the chamber. The EUT is housed in the chamber such that it is exposed to the transmitted rf fields. A second paddle wheel tuner and receiving antenna are mounted within the EUT to isolate them from the transmitted rf fields. The second paddle wheel uniformly distributes any rf fields that leak into the EUT and the receiving antenna is used to detect the rf leakage.

Means and method for performing shielding effectiveness measurements

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Fredericksburg, VA, United States of America

Michael O Hatfield