• DocumentCode
    2755212
  • Title

    Gain and pattern characteristics of 1 to 8 wavelength uniform helical antennas

  • Author

    King, H.E. ; Wong, J.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    28611
  • Firstpage
    69
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    The measured gain, pattern and bandwidth characteristics of a uniformly wound helical antenna are presented. Experimental parametric studies were made of 1) variable length helices (5 to 35 turns) with constant diameter and pitch angle, and 2) fixed length helices with variable diameter and pitch angle. An empirical expression is derived for the antenna peak gain as a function of the helix design parameters. In addition, the antenna bandwidth characteristics are analyzed.
  • Keywords
    Antenna measurements; Bandwidth; Coaxial components; Copper; Frequency; Gain measurement; Helical antennas; Laboratories; Wavelength measurement; Wounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1978
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1978.1147994
  • Filename
    1147994