Title :
A method for evaluating antennas
Author_Institution :
W. L. Maxson Corp., New York, N. Y., USA
fDate :
1/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An ideal figure of merit for a communications antenna is derived. This figure of merit is a measure of the time required to transmit a given message to an isotropic receiving antenna from a transmitter which uses the antenna under evaluation.
Keywords :
Antennas; Antenna measurements; Forward contracts; Helium; Information rates; Joining processes; Marine vehicles; Receiving antennas; Time measurement; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1958.1144547
