Antenna Measurements

Smith, Martin S.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-19384-4_5

Martin S. Smith MA, PhD, CEng, MIEE^3,4

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The main parameters which are used to characterise an antenna are (a) input impedance; (b) radiation pattern (sometimes called a ‘polar diagram’), (c) gain, and (d) polarisation.

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IEEE (1979). IEEE Standard Test Procedures for Antennas, IEEE/Wiley Interscience, New York.
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S. T. L., Harlow, UK
Martin S. Smith MA, PhD, CEng, MIEE (Senior Principal Research Engineer, formerly Lecturer in Electronic Engineering)
University College London, UK
Martin S. Smith MA, PhD, CEng, MIEE (Senior Principal Research Engineer, formerly Lecturer in Electronic Engineering)

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Smith, M.S. (1988). Antenna Measurements. In: Introduction to Antennas. Macmillan New Electronics Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19384-4_5

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