Antenna Systems Guide

FOREWORD
BACKGROUND
FIGURES
COMMONLY USED SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS

INTRODUCTION

Scope
Organization

LAND MOBILE RADIO
Users
Frequency Bands
Rules and Regulations

 ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS

History of the Antenna

Frequency and Wavelength

Radiation Principles

 ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS
 Gain and Directivity
 Radiation Pattern
 Antenna Polarization
 Antenna Terminal Impedance
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
 Effective Length and Effective Area
 Bandwidth

ANTENNA TYPES
 Dipoles and Monopoles
 Base-Station Applications
 Corner Reflector
Yagi
 Log-Periodic
 Arrays
 Unusual Antennas
Active Antennas
 Diversity Antennas

 TRANSMISSION LINES AND OTHER COMPONENTS
 Transmission Line Types
 Baluns
 Duplexers
 Combiners
 Intermodulation Suppression
 Multicouplers

 RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION
 Transmission Loss and the Power Budget
 Free-Space Basic Transmission Loss
 Terrestrial Propagation
Co-Site Analysis

 ANTENNA SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
 Define System Requirements
 Design System
 Select Appropriate Components

 INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND SAFETY
 Vehicular Antenna Systems
 Fixed-Site Antenna Systems
Lightning Protection
 During Installation
 Perform Routine Maintenance

 ANTENNA SYSTEM RESOURCES
 Internet Resources
 Periodicals
 Manufacturers’ and Vendors’ Catalogs
 PROFESSIONAL AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
 ACRONYMS
 REFERENCES
 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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