Title :
Modelling and design of vehicle NVIS antenna systems using characteristic modes
Author :
Austin, B.A. ; Murray, K.P.
Author_Institution :
Liverpool Univ., UK
Abstract :
The method of characteristic modes is used for the design of vehicular antennas for near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS). The technique allows the treatment of any vehicle-antenna combination as one, computing a unique set of characteristic, orthogonal currents and associated fields that may be optimized
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; mobile antennas; radiowave propagation; road vehicles; characteristic modes; design; far-field radiation patterns; ionospheric reflection; modelling; near vertical incidence skywave; orthogonal currents; vehicle antenna systems;
Conference_Titel :
HF Radio Systems and Techniques, 1994., Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
York
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-616-4
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19940494
