{"title":"Quarter-wave VHF microstrip antenna characterized in anechoic chamber","authors":"C. Mueller, F. Miranda","doi":"10.1109/APS.2009.5171955","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A quarter-wave microstrip antenna for VHF communication systems has been fabricated and tested. The antenna is physically small, with a metallic ground plane. The antenna gain is +0.6 dBi, and the maximum H-plane cross-polarization levels are 10 dB below the maximum E-plane co-polarization levels. Measurements are performed in an anechoic antenna range designed for higher frequency testing (≫1.5 GHz). The feasibility and limitations of performing VHF antenna tests under these conditions are presented.","PeriodicalId":213759,"journal":{"name":"2009 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2009-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2009 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APS.2009.5171955","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A quarter-wave microstrip antenna for VHF communication systems has been fabricated and tested. The antenna is physically small, with a metallic ground plane. The antenna gain is +0.6 dBi, and the maximum H-plane cross-polarization levels are 10 dB below the maximum E-plane co-polarization levels. Measurements are performed in an anechoic antenna range designed for higher frequency testing (≫1.5 GHz). The feasibility and limitations of performing VHF antenna tests under these conditions are presented.