Antenna Design

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Antenna Design Books

Antenna Manufacturers
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Antennas - Hardware
& Controls

2.4GHz Broadband Helical Antenna

Concise instructions on making a broadband helical antenna for 2.4GHz use, by Jason Hecker.

2.4Ghz Vertical Collinear Antenna for 802.11 Applications

By Brian Oblivion and Capt.Kaboom modified by Richard A Wenner.

802.11b Homebrew WiFi Antenna Shootout

By Gregory Rehm.

 AC6V's Homebrew Antenna Links

Numerous links for antenna theory & basics.

Antenna Design Considerations

Application note from telecontrolli.

Antenna Design Curves
0800 443 443 / South Africa

A number of design curves for a number of antennas, and in some cases more than one set of curves for a particular antenna have been developed, from Poynting.

Antenna Design Freeware Page

JavaScript antenna tools, DOS antenna freeware, by Myers Engineering International, Inc. (MEI).

Antenna Design Tutorial

Application note from Micrel, by Tom Yestrebsky.

Antenna Diplexer

Overview, summary, tutorial about the basics of an antenna diplexer or RF diplexer used for purposes including enabling a single RF antenna to be used by multiple transmitters. From radioelectronics.com.

Antenna Directivity and Gain

Overview, summary, tutorial about the basics of RF antenna directivity 9aerial directivity) and gain including isotropic radiators, polar diagrams and antenna dBi figures and antenna dBd figures. From radioelectronics.com.

Antenna Elmer

Information about wire antennas as well as directional beams, from The Elmer HAMlet.

Antenna Feed Impedance

Overview, summary, tutorial about RF antenna or aerial feed impedance and the importance of matching RF antennas to feeders. Radiation resistance, loss resistance, and efficiency are also detailed. From radioelectronics.com.

Antenna Software

Links to antenna design software Compiled By AC6V.

Antenna Polarization Control

By Seavey Engineering Associates.

Antenna Polarisation or Polarization

Overview, summary, tutorial about RF antenna or aerial polarisation and the effect polarization has on RF antennas and radio communications. From radioelectronics.com.

Antenna Resonance and Bandwidth

Overview, summary, tutorial about antenna or aerial resonance and badwidth and the impact of RF antenna resonance and bandwidth on radio communication systems. From radioelectronics.com.

Antennas Application Note

From N6CA, ham-radio.com.

Antennas: Design, Application, and Performance

Application note from Linx Technologies.

antenneX

Provides a central place for everyone to readily discuss their experiences with problems and/or successes in this field of radio signals.

Automated Antenna Design

Evolved antenna technology from NASA.

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European Antennas
Cheveley, Newmarket, UK
Tel +44 (0)1638 731888
Fax +44 (0) 1638 731999

European Antennas designs and manufactures high gain, printed circuit arrays, ultra wide-band spirals, multi-octave bicones and collinear omni-directional antennas between 100 MHz and 40 GHz. Antenna development projects are undertaken. Made in the UK and used worldwide Boeing X48B 'Blended Wing Body' prototype with European Antennas productsin satellite, security, commercial and defense industries for WLAN, RFID, UAV, WiMAX, TETRA, telemetry and cellular applications.

Antenna Applications

   • Security, Surveillance and Telemetry

   • Wireless LAN       Broadcast

   • Fixed Radio Access (FRA)

   • Satellite - Fixed, Mobile & Space

   • Microcell Mobile Telecommunication

   • The Vector Series, WiMAX compatible

   • Military and Defence

   • RFID      UWB      Telemetry

Products

 » Omni – Circular, Vertical and Dual Polar

 » Sector (Base Station)

 » Directional Flat Panel            » Helix

 » Broadband/Ultra Wideband Planar Spiral & Omni

Services

  • Antenna Development Projects Undertaken

  • On-Site Spherical Near Field Test Facility

The Basics of Patch Antennas

Antenna application notes from Orban Microwave Products.

Bluetooth Antenna Modeling Using Micro-Stripes

By David Johns Scott Leslie, GE Plastics.

Cockroaches Inspire Robot Antenna Design

Article from National Geographic News, by Stefan Lovgren.

Electromagnetic Waves and Antenna Basics

An overview, summary, tutorial about the basics of electromagnetic waves and the way in which they affect RF antenna and RF antenna design. From radioelectronics.com.

HF Antenna Design Notes

Technical Application Report from Texas Instruments.

How To Build A Tin Can Waveguide WiFi Antenna

For 802.11(b or g) Wireless Networks or other 2.4GHz Applications, by Gregory Rehm.

Human-Guided Antenna Design

This project is a joint effort between MERL Technology and Research Laboratories in collaboration with Johosoken and with sponsorship from Denshihon.

J-Pole Antenna Design

Design your own J Pole for any band, includes a calculator.

Log Periodic Antenna

A Java applet which calculates the dimensions and spacings of the elements needed to build a log periodic antenna, given tao, sigma and the lower and upper cutoff frequencies.

Loop Antennas
800-280-8327 / Portsmouth, VA

Instructional article by Radio Works.

A Microstrip Edge-Fed Patch Antenna with Inset Feed

Application note from Sonnet.

Miniaturized Antenna Design for MIMO Communication Systems

By Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG).

Multi-Pitch, Multi-Band Helical Antenna

By SooLiam Ooi, Motorola Florida Corporate Research Lab.

N4UJW Antenna Design Lab

Antenna project contributions from all over the world -  HF, VHF, UHF and more.

New Helix Antenna Design for the Mars Observer Experiment

By Mike Cook - AF9Y.

The Quagi Antenna Turns 30

By Wayne Overbeck, N6NB.

Simple Gain Antennas for the Beginner

From ARRL, by Doug DeMaw, W1FB.

Smart Antenna Design

Antenna Diversity from Ansoft.

Standard Antenna Terms and Related Formulas

From A.R.A. Antenna Research.

Stretching the Limit of Embedded Antenna Design

By Kerry Greer, Wireless Design and Development.

Useful Antenna Design Formulas

From Seavey Engineering Associates.

V / UHF Antenna Design

Application note from INGECOM.

Yagi Antenna Design

Experiment with Yagi designs on your computer with YagiCad.