Title :
Frequency tunable compact antenna for digital terrestrial radio reception
Author :
Nakai, M. ; Iizuka, H. ; Sugiura, S. ; Sato, K.
Author_Institution :
Toyota Central R&D Labs., Toyota
Abstract :
A varactor-loaded folded dipole antenna has been proposed for digital terrestrial radio reception. From calculation using ldquoFEKOrdquo, the proposed antenna maintains a VSWR of less than 1.6 and a figure-of-eight radiation pattern between frequency ranges of 187 MHz to 230 MHz. The proposed antenna has a compact structure of 332 mm by 30 mm which is suitable for sealing on vehiclespsila window. It will be used for digital terrestrial radio reception on vehicles.
Keywords :
VHF antennas; circuit tuning; digital audio broadcasting; dipole antennas; radio reception; receiving antennas; FEKO; digital terrestrial radio reception; frequency 187 MHz to 230 MHz; frequency tunable compact antenna; varactor-loaded folded dipole antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Capacitance; Circuit optimization; Dipole antennas; Glass; Radio broadcasting; Resonant frequency; Tunable circuits and devices; Varactors; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2008. AP-S 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2041-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2042-1
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2008.4619604
