Item No.: CO4204-9T

Course Antenna Technology

Includes:

  • 1 Experiment card with the X-Band Antenna Interface, logarithmic detector with >60 dB dynamic range, 16 bit measurement resolution
  • Antenna rotation platform controlled by stepping motor with a resolution of 0.
  • Tripod stand with mountings and connection cables
  • Storage case
  • Labsoft browser and course software

 

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 9.0 GHz, stable and maintenance-free
  • Safety First – low transmission power and energised only during measurements
  • Optical display when radiating

 

Receiver

  • X-band LNC
  • Precise measurement with a high degree of sensitivity up to –65 dBm and higher
  • True frequency measurement
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Course contents:

  • Introduction to antenna technology, forms of antenna and examples.
  • Physics of transmitting and receiving
  • Resistance of an antenna, matching and balancing (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.