Electromagnetic propagation to VHF frequencies along an insulated wire antenna immersed in saltwater

Author

Milford, G.N. ; Dunbar, R.M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., UNSW, Canberra, ACT, Australia

fYear

2011

fDate

8-10 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper we describe the measurement and simulation based validation of a theoretical model for the insulated wire antenna immersed in saltwater. Good agreement to VHF frequencies was observed between the theoretical, simulated and measured results for the travelling wave current on the insulated wire. In addition, comparison of the magnetic field calculated using this current with full wave simulated fields showed good agreement at various positions in the water around the wire.

Keywords

VHF antennas; insulated wires; radiowave propagation; wire antennas; VHF frequencies; electromagnetic propagation; full wave simulated fields; insulated wire antenna; saltwater; simulation-based validation; travelling wave current; Antenna measurements; Impedance; Insulation; Loss measurement; Power transmission lines; Transmission line measurements; Wires; Dispersion; Insulated wire antenna; Propagation; Radiation; Subsea; Transmission Lines; Underwater communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications and Information Systems Conference (MilCIS), 2011

Conference_Location

Canberra, ACT

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5727-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MilCIS.2011.6470390

Filename

6470390