• DocumentCode
    1022801
  • Title

    Effect of mismatch on antenna gain measurement by Purcell´s method

  • Author

    Wu, Zhisheng

  • Author_Institution
    University of Birmingham, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    522
  • Lastpage
    524
  • Abstract
    The measurement of the power gain of an antenna by Purcell´s method demands that the antenna be matched to its waveguide feed with a VSWR of typically 1.01. The letter shows how, using an extension of this method, the measurement may be carried out without this restriction.
  • Keywords
    antenna feeders; antennas; gain measurement; Purcell´s method; VSWR; antenna gain; mismatch; power gain; waveguide feed;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860356
  • Filename
    4256551