NIST assessment of uncertainties for standard antenna measurements

Author

Camell, Dennis G. ; Cavcey, Kenneth

Author_Institution

Radio-Frequency Technol. Div., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

386

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology calibrates electromagnetic compatibility reference antennas using the standard antenna method. This method uses a fundamental antenna to precisely measure the electric field. Frequencies of interest are 30 to 1000 MHz. Complete uncertainties are determined for calibrations performed an the open area test site and lead to a statement of uncertainty for the method. The results of this procedure yield a standard uncertainty of 0.4 dB

Keywords

UHF antennas; VHF antennas; calibration; electromagnetic compatibility; measurement uncertainty; receiving antennas; 30 to 1000 MHz; EMC; NIST assessment; electric field; electromagnetic compatibility reference antennas; fundamental antenna; open area test site; standard antenna measurements; standard antenna method; uncertainties; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic measurements; Frequency; Measurement standards; NIST; Open area test sites; Performance evaluation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1999 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5057-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEMC.1999.812934

Filename

812934