Tuesday, October 14, 2014

What You Should Know About Military Antennas

By Patty Goff


The antennas are characterized by a number of parameters. Radiation pattern is a graphic representation of radiation characteristics of an antenna according to direction (azimuth and elevation coordinates). Most often represent the radiated power density, but also can find diagrams or phase bias (military antennas). Considering the radiative pattern, we can make a general classification of types of antenna and we can define the directivity of a receiver (isotropic antenna, directional, bi-directional, omni).

This parameter is defined as the ratio between the maximum radiated power in a geometric direction and power radiated in opposite direction. When this relationship is reflected in dB scale, the ratio F / B (Front / Back) is the difference in dB between the maximum radiation level and radiation level of 180 degrees. This parameter is especially useful when interference back is critical in choosing the antenna that we use.

A typical loop antenna is made of copper, in resonance with a variable capacitor when transmitting and can withstand high voltages. The transmission can take many amps and the voltage across the capacitor several kilovolts. Loops of copper are more effective than lower managers, due to the large flow. Loops are circular and more efficient than squares, an alternative is octagoner that are easier to manufacture.

Comparing an antenna yagi with a satellite, the antenna yagi have a F / B ratio of about 15 dB (depending on model and manufacturer) while for the parabolic relationship F / B is> 35dB (depending on model and manufacturer) . This is observed as "good" antenna on rejection of signals by the rear. The higher the paramentro in parabolic antennas will be better. The 15 dB of antenna yagui it can also be interpreted as the attenuation that would have on the system, if for example a bounced capture of a building, by the rear of the wave. Radiation resistance - when power is supplied to an aerial, radiating part of it and part is converted into heat dissipating. When talking about radiation resistance, it is made taking into account that cannot be measured directly.

A transmitter with more than about 3 items are usually less sensitive in a circle slice perpendicular towards the main direction of a jet and therefore one can put antennas in close proximity to a base station. The distance between the antennas should be at least 1 / 2-1 of main wavelengths used. Further away than about 10 wavelengths (far field) affects largely the antenna radiation pattern, but it can affect radio propagation or radio broadcast.

You can also define the beam width between zero, which is the angular range of the main beam of a radiation pattern between two adjacent zeros to maximum. Create antennas radiated electromagnetic fields. Polarized electromagnetic defined in a certain direction, as the geometric shape that traces the edge of electric field vector at a certain distance from the antenna, to change the time.

The dimensions are generally a maximum wavelength. It is widely used in the bands of MF, HF, VHF and UHF. You can find wire antenna arrays. Examples of wire antennas are: the vertical monopole, the dipole and its evolution, the Yagi, loop antenna and the helical antenna is a special type of antenna that is used primarily on VHF and UHF. It describes a helix conductor, thereby producing a circular polarization.

If, in each of these ports, a diplexer, which separates the frequency bands of emission and reception, it will be a feeder four ports with a single antenna will be able to send and receive both polarizations simultaneously placed. At other times, these antennas have only two ports, one for emitting a polarization and the other to receive the opposite polarization.




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