Title :
Small antenna location synthesis using characteristic modes
Author_Institution :
Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
fDate :
7/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that the efficiency of a small antenna can be substantially increased by properly locating it on its support structure. Characteristic modes are used to determine the optimum location and frequency.
Keywords :
Aircraft antennas; Antenna proximity factors; Antennas; Land mobile radio antennas; Marine-vehicle antennas; Airplanes; Antenna accessories; Conductors; Dipole antennas; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electric resistance; Frequency; Marine vehicles; Testing; Wires;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1979.1142116
