Title :
The use of baluns for measurements on antennas mounted on small groundplanes
Author :
Collins, B.S. ; Saario, S.A.
Abstract :
When measuring the characteristics of antennas that are mounted on small groundplanes the results are affected by the presence of the connecting coaxial cable. This paper examines the reasons and describes and quantifies the use of sleeve chokes (baluns) to reduce this error.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; antenna testing; baluns; coaxial cables; dipole antennas; antenna measurements; baluns; coaxial feed cable; connecting coaxial cable; dipole antenna; sleeve chokes; small groundplane mounted antennas; Antenna feeds; Antenna measurements; Capacitance; Coaxial cables; Conductors; Dipole antennas; Impedance matching; Inductors; Joining processes; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Antenna Technology: Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, 2005. IWAT 2005. IEEE International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8842-9
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2005.1461066
