CONTENTS

 1 Introduction  1
2 Gain models  3
3 Numerical analysis and results  7
Comparison at D/λ = 1 000 (e.g. 34 m antenna operating near 8.4 GHz)     8
Comparison at D/λ = 4 000 (e.g. 34 m antenna operating near the 32 and 37 GHz bands)     8
4 An average gain model 9
5 Conclusion  10
6 References  10