If you've ever worked at a station that's installed a new antenna, you've probably wondered how well the antenna's real pattern matched the nice clean pattern supplied by the antenna manufacturer. The ...

Engineers might design a fabulous new wireless device only to fall into the trap of poor antenna design or placement. I've heard stories about designers who place GPS-receiver antennas in metal boxes, ...

When [Jephthai] wanted to build his own Yagi antenna, he turned to MMANA software for antenna modeling. This is an antenna analysis program that uses the moment method to calculate parameters for ...

How can you get the most out of your FM antenna system? To provide some insight into this subject, three prominent broadcast consulting firms were asked to respond to 15 topics about FM antenna ...

An overview of antenna design considerations is presented. The design considerations include system requirements, antenna selection, antenna placement, antenna element design/simulation, and antenna ...

QuadSAT, a Danish startup that uses drones for the test and measurement of satellite antennas, has scaled up its ambitions: it reports successfully completing a measurement campaign of large antennas ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pioneering antenna measurement methods for decades, but a new robot may be the ultimate innovation, extending measurements to higher ...

The Electromagnetics Group (EMAG) at New Mexico State University's Physical Science Laboratory (PSL) are completing tests centered on obtaining antenna radiation pattern measurements using an inert, ...

GPS IS VIRTUALLY UBIQUITOUS with more than 400 million units estimated to be in use in the United States alone. Some of these units are standalone devices such as those used in surveying and timing ...