Start by knowing the type of antenna. Different designs for transmitting and receiving, or both. Different designs for AM, FM and radar. Is it intended to be a general transmitter in all directions, or focused in one direction. And a good place to start is by learning about radio in general.
•Advantage: •size •design simplicity •robustness
John Windyka has written: 'System-level integrated circuit (SLIC) technology development for phased array antenna applications' -- subject(s): Antenna arrays, Microwave circuits, Integrated circuits, Phased arrays, Antenna design
The earth station depends on the following parameters• Transmitter power• Choice of frequency• Gain of antenna• Antenna efficiency• Antenna pointing accuracy• Noise temperature• Local conditions such as wind, weather etc,• Polarization• Propagation losses
Andrew Alford is known for his work in developing the Alford loop antenna, a type of radio antenna. It is commonly used in shortwave radio receivers for its compact and efficient design.
Some advantages of the Yagi- Uda Antenna include that this is a widely used design and low cost. The construction also is simple. Some disadvantages are that the receiver of the Yagi-Uda Antenna may have problem receiving signal.
Hertz Antenna is lambda by 2 antenna & marconi antenna is lambda by 4 antenna...
D. Bensman has written: 'SATCOM antenna siting study on a P-3C using the NEC-BSCV3.1' -- subject(s): Antenna radiation patterns, Position (Location), Antenna design, Ultrahigh frequencies, Applications programs (Computers), Aircraft antennas, Satellite communication, P-3 aircraft
An active antenna has a amplifier built in, a standard antenna does not. AKA powered antenna.
Aircraft can approach an antenna from any direction, so antennas need to be omni ("all") directional in the horizontal plane. Early on, the easiest way to get omnidirectionality was to use vertical polarisation, and it's also the simplest kind of antenna - a simple rod or wire (of the right length) works just fine. Subsequent antenna design has produced omnidirectional antennas with horizontal polarisation, but there are no significant advantages, and the design/construction is more complex than a vertical equivalent.
For wireless communication systems, the antenna is one of the most critical components. A good design of the antenna can relax system requirements and improve overall system performance. An antenna is the system component that is designed to radiate or receive electromagnetic waves. In other words, the antenna is the electromagnetic transducer which is used to convert, in the transmitting mode, guided waves within a transmission line to radiated free-space waves or to convert, in the receiving mode, free-space waves to guided waves.
A passive antenna is an antenna that is not powered by an amplifier.
J. Uher has written: 'Waveguide components for antenna feed systems' -- subject(s): Antennas (Electronics), Computer aided design, Computer programs, Data processing, Design, Wave guides