The characteristics of the phase centers of electromagnetic horns holdingnearly symmetric pattern are presented analytically. It is proved that the phase center on the = 45 plane coincides with the average phase center, and if a single plane phase center is used to define the horn phase center approximate y, the = 45 plane phase center will be the best choice.
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