Two different designs of meander line antenna are investigated, without conductor line. Line method to study the farzone radiation of antennas under a. Acompact, planar, dualband meander line monopole antenna that operates in frequency range of 2. However, the good news is that experimenting with homemade antennas is one of the most accessible and enjoyable aspects.
This book is a classic, and i mean it goes back to 1939 before people even knew antennas existed. This book contains everything you need to understand how radio signals propagate, how antennas work. The final three chapters on computational electromagnetics for antennas are suitable for graduate work. The material in this book updates the authors two previous texts, theory of linear antennas 1956 and transmission line theory 1955.
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Analysis and design, fourth edition is designed to meet the needs of senior undergraduate and beginning graduate level students in electrical engineering and physics, as well as practicing engineers and antenna designers. This manual is a compilation of numerous articles on the subject of design and theory of the loop antenna that have appeared through the years in dx news. Updated with color and gray scale illustrations, a companion website housing supplementary material, and new sections covering recent developments in antenna analysis and design this book introduces the fundamental principles of antenna theory and explains how to apply them to the analysis, design, and measurements of antennas. Analysis and design, 3rd edition 9780471667827 by balanis, constantine a. When it is moved to the slot center or open end of the inf antenna, the impedance. Developed specifically for engineers and designers who work with radio communications, radar and rf engineering, this book offers practical and handson treatment of antenna theory and techniques, and provides its readers. Established in london in 2010, antenne books distributes publications on art, photography, design, illustration, theory, writing, fashion and culture.
He is a fellow of the ieee and served as president of the ieee antennas and propagation society in 1992. When the feed point is moved to the shortcircuited end of the slot or inf antenna, the impedance decreases. Antenna fundamentals an antenna is a device for converting electromagnetic radiation in space into electrical currents in conductors or viceversa, depending on whether it is being used for receiving or for transmitting, respectively. A separate chapter on mathematical preliminaries is discussed followed by chapters on every aspect of antennas from maxwells equations to antenna array analysis. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The slot antenna can be considered as a loaded version of the inf antenna. Another practical handbook is the arrl antenna book. This book is about antennas about the physical principles underlying their behavior, the theory needed in sound antenna design and in planning meaningful experiments, the applications of theory to antennas in various frequency ranges.
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Updated with color and gray scale illustrations, a companion website housing supplementary material, and new sections covering recent developments in antenna analysis and designthis book introduces the fundamental principles of antenna theory and explains how to apply them to the analysis, design, and measurements of antennas. In a discipline that has experienced vast technological changes, this text offers the most recent look at all the necessary topics. Antenna theory notes hand written complete classroom notes. Segmentation and desegmentation methods for microstrip antenna design. The book includes comprehensive material on antennas and provides. Theoretical analysis based on antenna the theory was conducted to obtain optimum characteristicsthe. Microwave antenna theory and design is an unabridged reprint of the book published by mcgraw hill, as volume 12 of the mit radiation laboratory series in 1949. A simple analytic formula, found in the literature for calculating the resonant frequency of a meander line dipole antenna mda in free space from its. There are updated free pdf versions of the book available subject to. New material includes smart antennas and fractal antennas, along with the latest applications in wireless communications. Requires multilayer fabrication alignment is important for input match. Understanding practical antennas and design for something that is often so simple to make, an antenna is remarkably difficult for many people to understand.
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