Title :
Impedance matching arrangement for quadrifilar helix antennas
Author :
Notter, M. ; Keen, K.M.
Author_Institution :
Astrium Ltd., Portsmouth, UK
fDate :
4/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A ring arrangement of four wires near to the excitation point of a quadrifilar helix antenna can be used to achieve an impedance match. The matching technique is applicable to resonant, fractional turn antennas, and to shaped conical beam backfire mode antennas
Keywords :
helical antennas; impedance matching; resonance; shaped beam antennas; Impedance matching; excitation point; fractional turn antennas; quadrifilar helix antennas; resonant antennas; ring arrangement; shaped conical beam backfire mode antennas;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020275
