Article no.: SO4204-9W

Course - Basics of antenna technology

Includes:

• 1 Experiment card with 9GHz antenna interface, logarithmic detector with >60 dB dynamic range, 16 bit measurement resolution

• CD-ROM with Labsoft browser and course software

• Antenna rotation platform controlled by stepping motor with a resolution of 0·18°

• Tripod stand with mountings and connection cables

• Aluminium case for storage.

 

Antennae:

• Monopole, dipole and folded-dipole

• 3-element and 6-element Yagi-array

• Helix antennae; right and left polarisation

• Patch antennae, linear and circular polarisation.

 

Transmitter

• X-band oscillator with dielectric resonator

• Fixed frequency 9·0GHz, stable and maintenance-free

• Safety First – low transmission power and energised only during measurements

• Optical display when radiating

 

Receiver

• X-band LNC for a frequency range of 8 to 10 GHz

• Precise measurement with a high degree of sensitivity upto –65dBm and higher

• True frequency measurement of 8 to 10 GHz

• Several workplaces can be operated in the same room

 

 

Course contents:

• Introduction to antenna technology, forms of antenna and examples.

• Physics of transmitting and receiving

• Resistance of an antenna plus matching and symmetrication (Balun)

• Close-field and distant-field transmission

• Antenna gain

• Form of directional image

• Measurement of directional image for various antennae

• Course duration 8 h approx.