Title :
Economical resistive tapering of bowtie antennas
Author :
Amert, Tony ; Wolf, Jeremiah ; Albers, Luke ; Palecek, Dan ; Thompson, Scott ; Askildsen, Bernt ; Whites, Keith W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., South Dakota Sch. of Mines & Technol., Rapid City, SD, USA
Abstract :
Resistively loaded bowtie antennas built with discrete resistors have been shown to be a cost effective alternative to resistively graded sheets. Resistors of appropriate values and sizes are commonly available and the additional construction costs in comparison to an unloaded bowtie antenna are minimal.
Keywords :
microwave antennas; resistors; discrete resistors; resistive tapering; resistively loaded bowtie antennas; Antenna feeds; Cities and towns; Computational modeling; Conductivity; Costs; Geometry; Impedance; Loaded antennas; Resistors; Surface-mount technology;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2004. IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8302-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2004.1330541
