Design of a broadband HF antenna for multimode naval communications

Author

Mattioni, Lorenzo ; Marrocco, Gaetano

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Informatica, Univ. of Roma-Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy

Volume

4

fYear

2005

fDate

6/27/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

179

Lastpage

182

Abstract

This paper describes a multifunction HF-loaded antenna for broadband naval communications based on both groundwave and near vertical incidence skywaves. The antenna, denoted as bifolded monopole, is designed according to a new loading strategy which avoids the use of complicated external networks. Numerical simulations and measurements on a scaled prototype have shown that interesting capabilities are obtained by using just four or five loading circuits.

Keywords

HF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; broadband antennas; marine communication; mobile antennas; monopole antennas; software radio; wire antennas; bifolded monopole; broadband HF antenna design; groundwave communication; loading circuit; multifunction HF-loaded antenna; multimode naval communication; near vertical incidence skywaves; numerical simulation; software radio; wire antenna geometry; Broadband antennas; Broadband communication; Frequency; Geometry; Impedance; Loaded antennas; RLC circuits; Shape; Software radio; Wire; Broadband antennas; HF antennas; loaded antennas; naval communications; software radio;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1225

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LAWP.2005.850796

Filename

1435360