• DocumentCode
    343572
  • Title

    Small antenna efficiency by the reflection and the Q measurement methods

  • Author

    Johnston, R.H. ; McRory, J.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Calgary Univ., Alta., Canada
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    11-16 July 1999
  • Firstpage
    1810
  • Abstract
    Two methods of determining an antenna\´s efficiency are compared. One is called the reflection method and the other is called the Q method. Both methods use data that is collected from a shorted waveguide in a similar manner to the "Wheeler cap method". The reflection method gives the expected results from two reference antennas. The Q method gives results that deviate from the expect values for two broadband reference antennas but give better results on two narrowband antennas.
  • Keywords
    Q-factor measurement; antenna testing; electromagnetic wave reflection; Q measurement methods; Wheeler cap method; broadband reference antennas; narrowband antennas; reflection method; shorted waveguide; small antenna efficiency; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Broadband antennas; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Loaded antennas; Q measurement; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Wavelength measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Orlando, FL, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5639-x
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APS.1999.788307
  • Filename
    788307