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On-board electronics for an active near field multibeam. / Bartolucci, G.; Leuzzi, G.; Paoloni, C. et al.
Electrotechnical Conference, 1989. Proceedings. 'Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering', MELECON '89., Mediterranean. IEEE, 1989. p. 378-380.

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Bartolucci, G, Leuzzi, G, Paoloni, C & Ruggieri, M 1989, On-board electronics for an active near field multibeam. in Electrotechnical Conference, 1989. Proceedings. 'Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering', MELECON '89., Mediterranean. IEEE, pp. 378-380. https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.1989.50060

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Bartolucci, G., Leuzzi, G., Paoloni, C., & Ruggieri, M. (1989). On-board electronics for an active near field multibeam. In Electrotechnical Conference, 1989. Proceedings. 'Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering', MELECON '89., Mediterranean (pp. 378-380). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MELCON.1989.50060

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Bartolucci G, Leuzzi G, Paoloni C, Ruggieri M. On-board electronics for an active near field multibeam. In Electrotechnical Conference, 1989. Proceedings. 'Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering', MELECON '89., Mediterranean. IEEE. 1989. p. 378-380 doi: 10.1109/MELCON.1989.50060

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Bartolucci, G. ; Leuzzi, G. ; Paoloni, C. et al. / On-board electronics for an active near field multibeam. Electrotechnical Conference, 1989. Proceedings. 'Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering', MELECON '89., Mediterranean. IEEE, 1989. pp. 378-380

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