Questions tagged [antenna-theory]
Designing antennas, selecting antennas for specific applications, properties of a given antenna design.
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Loop on ground for transmit?
If a large horizontal loop antenna, insulated but laying at ground level, works as an MF and low HF receive antenna, why (even though it has very high ground losses) can't it be used for transmit (to ...
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How do I use a signal generator + oscilloscope to measure feeder length?
I could relatively easily take the feeder down and use a tape measure but it’s more of a challenge to learn how to measure the length using my oscilloscope -Red Pitaya - but I have to admit I have no ...
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Why does damping between two antennas increase with frequency?
While studying for a HAM license exam I ran into a question that I am having trouble with answering. There are two aspects that I cannot explain, given my current admittedly little understanding of ...
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144/430 MHz antenna on 155 MHz?
We have a local radio shop that started selling us Relm P150s with a high gain 9 inch antenna, and those are ok.
He also has thrown in longer 15 to 14 inch dual band antennas saying use those in ...
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Circular polarized antenna feed changes as I rotate it?
I had a 100cm prime focus dish laying around and I thought of making a circularly polarized feed for it, since it seemed pretty straightforward from what I've been reading. Helical feeds are supposed ...
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Indoor HF/VHF/UHF antenna, have someone an Idea?
My wife doesn't think that having tall antennas is acceptable.
Does anyone have a solution for this?
Our house is 16 meter long and 10 meter wide.
I have an antenna tuner (if it can help).
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Estimating near-field electric field strength at LF (137 kHz)
I'm experimenting with low frequencies, but due to the inherent nature of LF, I strive for more transmit power and bigger antennas.
Now of course I want to comply with regulations, which allow (in my ...
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Is a ground plane antenna a poor choice to use in a forest?
Some time ago, when I just started with amateur radio, a few more experienced hams told me that an inverted-V works better in the forest than a ground plane, and that it has something to do with the ...
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Solid angle for different E/H plane beamwidths
The solid angle formula calculates the surface area on a unit sphere, from projecting a rectangular patch onto the surface of a sphere.
Image source
This is calculated using the azimuth angle $\phi$ ...
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For a resonant 1/2 wave dipole, does the reflections being in phase with the applied signal cause the zero reactance seen in the feedpoint impedance?
For a resonant 1/2 wave dipole when used for transmitting, does the fact that the reflected waves on the antenna are in phase with the applied signal result in zero reactance at the feed point, or ...
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Is shortening a half wave dipole to make it resonant by removing the inductive reactance a good idea?
A dipole which is exactly one half wave length allows reflections within the antenna to be in phase with the applied signal. To me it seems that this situation gives an antenna which will produce the ...
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For an antenna when used for transmittiing, what is the optimum radiation resistance?
For a 100 % efficient antenna, the real part of the impedance is equal to the radiation resistance.
If the antenna were a dead short with zero impedance then the radiation resistance would be zero.
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Modelling a folded dipole
I am looking at using NEC to model a $0.5\lambda$ rectangular folded dipole, for closely spaced larger sides (choosing a separation of $0.01\lambda$).
In Antenna Theory, Analysis and Design by ...
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What exactly makes an antenna resonant?
When an antenna is resonant, the impedance seen at the feed point is purely resistive and has no reactance.
What are the physical properties of an antenna that actually make it resonant and how do ...
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How can a half wave dipole which has an impedance of 73 + j43 ohms ever be resonant?
Is it true that for a half wave dipole, cancelling out reactance using for example a gamma match does not make the antenna resonant at all, but rather just cancels out the reactance of what is ...
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Can I use a directional coupler to block reflected AC current from a mismatched antenna?
Is there any kind of directional coupler device such as you find in a SWR meter that only allows traveling AC waves of one direction to pass which i could use to block the reflected wave from my badly ...
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Can received and transmitted signals on the same antenna combine to produce standing waves?
Standing waves are seen on a transmission line when for example there is a change in impedance and a transmitted wave is reflected back from one end and then the incident wave and reflected wave ...
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If i transmit on the same frequency using two separate transmitters joined together will they both add up in a reciever to produce a stronger signal? [duplicate]
If i were to use a passive transmit coupler to connect two transmitters of equal power output to the same antenna, and connect one microphone to both transmitters, and then transmit on both at the ...
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Why do amateur radio operators call an RF choke a balun?
When using a balanced antenna such as a half wave dipole, with an unbalanced feed line such as coax, an RF choke can be used to block RF current emitted by the transmitter from splitting up at the ...
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Does an antenna work the same for pure sine waves as compared to other waveforms?
Antenna theory it seems is always described assuming that the transmitted or received signal being talked about is a pure sine wave usually at the resonant frequency. Standing waves for example are ...
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Can any one explain E,H plane definitions?
I read in some text books that
E-plane is formed by taking constant azimuth angle and scanning elevation angle from -90:90.
H-plane is formed by taking a plane perpendicular to E-plane.
What is ...
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Is the voltage at the centre of a dipole zero only at it's resonant frequency?
For transmit, the voltage at the center of a dipole not cut in the center and fed with coax and a gamma match is zero in the center at the resonant frequency. This is why apparently a 'plumbers ...
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What is the effect of coil Q on a shortened dipole?
I made a small yagi, with the driven element being a coil loaded dipole. What is the effect of coil Q in this situation?
The coils I built are 18 turns of 1.2mm enameled wire wound tightly with a ...
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Is an antenna resonant at the frequency of lowest impedance?
I understand that an antenna is resonant at the frequency where the capacitive and inductive reactance cancel out to 0. Only the resistive impedance remains at resonance.
Does this mean that the ...
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Ferrite Rod Antenna Array?
The ferrite Rod is a reasonably effective Receiving Antenna for LW MW and Lower HF spectrum .It is well known that a ferrite rod is much more effective than an air cored coil of the same dimensions ....
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What kind of loop antenna is this, and what is the relationship between its diameter and wavelength?
At the bottom of webpages in the advertisement swamps I keep seeing this image of an antenna, accompanied by an offer that I won't be clicking on.
But the antenna itself looks quite intriguing. It's ...
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Actual Impedance of a folded dipole at resonance
I am using a Folded Dipole which I bought when I first got my General License. It was advertised as an all band antenna. My results with it were less than the claims made by the makers to say the ...
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How does a Viper Antenna work?
Are any of you guys familiar with a "Viper" antenna? It came up in a recent discussion with club members for higher frequency bands (6m, 4m, 2m). I hadn't heard of it before and internet searches ...
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High Altitude Balloon Antenna Design
I'm designing a weather balloon with a club at college. We want to build the antenna from scratch to learn more about antennas but are at a loss as to which antenna design would actually work for high ...
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Gain of Yagi turnstile?
I am currently working on a system to communicate with amateur CubeSats. I have decided to use the turnstile crossed-dipole style yagi because it is relatively easy to construct and uses circular ...
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Can you measure how much radials you are lacking for HF vertical?
I have tried mount ham sticks on SUV and a convertible use trunk lid mount, especially on 40m on the convertible I notice the SWR changes from opening the door and close the door.
Now I am quite ...
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Inverted L Feedpoint Height
I have this antenna EFHW 40-10 from Maple Leaf Studios. My current configuration: Inverted L with feed point 3m above ground, with "L" at 9m. I have 45 20-foot in-ground radials just below the feed ...
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Using two VHF antennas vs one because of a large obstruction
We have a VHF Omni directional antenna, 2.5 W and 119 MHZ (approximate) mounted on top of a commercial hanger. Access to the antenna is out of the question because of the lack of fall protection. ...
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Can i use an anaolgue IC switch to change a 10 m yagi's directivity by somehow combining received signals with different variable phase?
Can i use an analogue IC switch being triggered at the same frequency I am receiving on to change a 10 m yagi's directivity by somehow combining received signals with different variable phase either ...
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Which 10 m antenna will give the most rejection in one direction for received signals which are vertically polarized?
I want to null out a particular direction so that i can't receive some vertically polarized interference on 10 m coming from that direction.
Which 10 m antenna will give the most rejection in one ...
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How would I calculate aperture efficiency for an antenna?
How to calculate aperture efficiency for an antenna with the following parameters:
Big reflector diameter= 24 mm
Gain= 9.265 dbi
Frequency= 11.60 GHz
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Vertical Yagi spun at 1000 RPM: gain properties?
If I were to mount my 10 m vertical Yagi on a pole with a motor attached at the bottom with the appropriate fastening and coax mounted via electrical brushes, if the Yagi is spun at say 1000 RPM would ...
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Why is self-resonance important in a loop antenna?
I visited a "small loop antenna" calculator web site today and fed in my horizontal loop gepmetry, curious to see what it would say. 2" dia wire, 72' circumference, 3.935MHz. Interesting results, ...
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Will ferrite rings around a metal pole hide it in an RF sense from my vertical 10 m Yagi?
If i mount my vertical 10 m 4 element yagi directly on a metal pole so that the pole is between the elements and so messes up the radiation pattern and input impedance, if i put lots of type 43 ...
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When I am told that a dipole must have a determined length, does that include the space between both elements?
I am trying to build an antenna for receiving NOAA satellites and I need to build two 137,5MHz dipoles. When I enter the frequency and width of the wires in a calculator, I obtain that $λ/2=1.09\,\...
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Basic antenna matching theory?
I'm fairly new to antenna matching, other than having built a base loaded vertical.
I'm also new to EZNEC and I tried to simulate an horizontal loop. I arbitrarily chose a 10x10M loop, so I added 4 ...
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How to estimate a dipole feedpoint impedance?
An ideal dipole, at resonance, will have an impedance around 73 ohms. A folded dipole, around 280 ohms.
How can I calculate the impedances when not at resonance? Let's assume I have a span of 15M in ...
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Can I make signal transmitter without decoder?
I'm sorry if my title seems weird but I just started to learn about signal transmitting and I don't know where to start
I'm searching about simple ways to make diy radio but I can't really ...
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Counterpoise wire voltages?
One practice which seems common when operating temporary or portable QRP, SOTA, etc., is to throw a counterpoise wire out on the park lawn or shrubbery, mountaintop or hillside or parking lot ground, ...
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Voltages in a beam antenna's passive elements?
This question has good answers for the voltages reached in portions of a dipole antenna during transmit.
In a beam (Yagi or Yagi-Uda) antenna, do points along passive or parasitic elements (...
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What sort of antenna would use a bicone or lozenge-like arrangement of vertical wires?
In another QA here, there's a picture of an antenna I identified as a "discone": What are these antennas used for?
One commenter noticed that antenna was actually a "Discone, but no disc, just the ...
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Will using a 1:1 balun at the feedpoint of a center feed dipole result in no common mode current on the outside of the coax?
Will using a 1:1 balun at the feedpoint of a center-fed dipole when using coax result in no common mode current on the outside of the coax ?
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Passive antenna system as a Wi-Fi repeater [duplicate]
I want to extend WiFi signal using a passive repeater between two isolated boxes (have to make both box wireless).
Transmitter antenna from box A is placed in the gap between box A and B.
In the same ...
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ARRL handbook as a reference for all your radio learning needs?
Looking to take up learning understanding everything from basic electronics to how today's wideband radios work, so that I can build my own radio systems (not just ham radios), and talk radio concepts ...
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resonance vs resonator in antenna
Resonance in electronic means: reactance of zero. (maybe wrongly/correctly someone's calling the minimum VSWR, the resonance of antenna! and this cause confusion)
I've heard in Antenna Design for ...
