Simulation, design and measurement of a shortwave antenna under consideration of the environment

Author

Kronberger, Rainer ; Werker, S.

Author_Institution

High Freq. Lab., Cologne Univ. of Appl. Sci., Koeln, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

7-13 July 2013

Firstpage

2177

Lastpage

2178

Abstract

In this paper we show that the radiation properties of a shortwave antenna are significantly influenced by a nearby building. The building itself has been used as back reflector for a 2-element vertical Yagi antenna to create a modified corner reflector antenna with optimized pattern and gain for the 14 MHz amateur radio band. This has been done by careful simulation of the antenna together with the building. Finally, the radiation characteristics of the new antenna have been measured regarding near field, far field and during practical radio operation on shortwave and compared to all the simulated results.

Keywords

Yagi antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; buildings (structures); reflector antenna feeds; 2 element vertical Yagi antenna; back reflector; modified corner reflector antenna; optimized gain; optimized pattern; radiation characteristics; radiation properties; shortwave antenna; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Buildings; Dipole antennas; Educational institutions; Frequency measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium (APSURSI), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1522-3965

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5315-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2013.6711747

Filename

6711747