Title :
Wideband frangible monopole for radio monitoring
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
Abstract :
In preparation for an urban environment radio localization demonstration using a Direction of Arrival system carried by a Zeppelin NT airship, some initial flights to check the reference transmitter broadcast power at altitude were conducted. A small handheld monopole antenna was required for 1.8 to 2.2GHz which could safely be used in the cabin of the Zeppelin NT airship in flight. The soft metal - no sharps monopole antenna had 29% bandwidth and was successfully used for 2 flights.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; UHF antennas; aircraft antennas; airships; broadband antennas; direction-of-arrival estimation; monopole antennas; radio transmitters; UHF antennas; Zeppelin NT airship; direction of arrival system; frequency 1.8 GHz to 2.2 GHz; handheld monopole antenna; radio localization; radio monitoring; reference transmitter broadcast power; urban environment; wideband frangible monopole antennas; wideband metal plate monopole antennas; Mobile communication; Unmanned aerial vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas & Propagation (ISAP), 2013 Proceedings of the International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-7-5641-4279-7
