Title :
Radiation Characteristics of Helical Antennas of Few Turns
Author :
Haycock, Obed C. ; Ajioka, James S.
Author_Institution :
Electrical Engineering Dep´´t., University of Utah, Salt Lake City 1, Utah
Abstract :
A one-turn helical antenna designed to produce axial radiation is linearly polarized. A similar antenna can be made circularly polarized by suitable resistance loading. This paper presents a method of producing circular polarization by resistance loading a 1¿-turn helix.
Keywords :
Antenna measurements; Copper; Frequency; Helical antennas; Loaded antennas; Polarization; Resistors; Testing; Transmitting antennas; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IRE
DOI :
10.1109/JRPROC.1952.274137
