AN INVESTIGATION OF BROADBAND MINIATURE ANTENNAS

Abstract

The report considers the application of a negative impedance converter to a short monopole antenna. The theory of short antennas and an analysis of the negative impedance converter are presented. The frequency- response characteristics of the negative impedance converter are analyzed. The performance of each of various miniature antenna configurations is compared experimentally with that of a 16 foot untuned whip antenna. The nonlinear behavior of the negative impedance converter is explored experimentally. Also considered is the manner in which atmospheric noise level influences the design of antennas intended to operate in the frequency region below the VHF band.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0677320

Entities

People

  • Andrew D. Harris
  • Glen A. Myers

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Configurations
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Bandwidth
  • Capacitance
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Response
  • Geometric Forms
  • Marine Corps
  • Monopole Antennas
  • Negative Impedance Converters
  • Networks
  • Whip Antennas

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering