• DocumentCode
    1007361
  • Title

    Measured properties of bare and insulated antennas in sand

  • Author

    Lee, Kuan-min ; Smith, Glenn S.

  • Author_Institution
    Gordon McKay Lab., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    9/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    664
  • Lastpage
    670
  • Abstract
    An experimental system for measuring the electrical properties of antennas embedded in moist sand is described. Measured antenna input admittances for bare linear and circular-loop antennas in sand are compared with theory. Insulated linear and circular-loop antennas with the dielectric constant of the insulation comparable to that of the surrounding medium are considered. Measured input admittances of linear antennas with different insulation sizes and dielectric constants are used to illustrate the effect of the insulation on the admittance. Measured input admittances for the spherically insulated circular-loop antenna are compared with theory and are found to be in good agreement.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Buried antennas; Dielectric-covered antennas; Loop antennas; Monopole antennas; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Antennas and propagation; Conductivity; Dielectric constant; Dielectric measurements; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Receiving antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1975.1141140
  • Filename
    1141140