Novel method to measure the gain of UHF directional antennas using distance scan

Ben A. Witvliet; Erik Van Maanen; Mark J. Bentum; Cornelis H.  Slump; Roel Schiphorst

doi:10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901775

Novel method to measure the gain of UHF directional antennas using distance scan

Ben A. Witvliet, Erik Van Maanen, Mark J. Bentum, Cornelis H. Slump, Roel Schiphorst

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Abstract

A novel antenna gain measurement method is described which uses power transfer values that are measured while varying the distance between two antennas (Distance Scan). It can be executed with simple means and is cost-effective. The Distance Scan method yields derived free space antenna gain values if a calibrated reference antenna is used and can be combined with the Three Antenna Method to obtain absolute antenna gain values. The method is demonstrated with the antenna gain measurement of three 12 element Yagi-Uda antennas and two 15 element Log-Periodic Dipole Antennas (LPDA's) on 8 frequencies. The measurement results of the LPDA's are compared with values obtained by external calibration, confirming the validity of this method.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propogation (EuCAP 2014)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	396-400
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-8-8907-0184-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901775
Publication status	Published - 18 Sept 2014
Event	8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014 - The Hague, Netherlands Duration: 6 Apr 2014 → 11 Apr 2014

Publication series

Name	European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
Volume	2014
ISSN (Print)	2164-3342

Conference

Conference	8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	The Hague
Period	6/04/14 → 11/04/14

Keywords

antenna gain
measurement
distance scan
directional antenna
UHF

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Witvliet, B. A., Van Maanen, E., Bentum, M. J., Slump, C. H., & Schiphorst, R. (2014). Novel method to measure the gain of UHF directional antennas using distance scan. In The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propogation (EuCAP 2014) (pp. 396-400). (European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP); Vol. 2014). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901775

Novel method to measure the gain of UHF directional antennas using distance scan. / Witvliet, Ben A.; Van Maanen, Erik; Bentum, Mark J. et al.
The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propogation (EuCAP 2014). IEEE, 2014. p. 396-400 (European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP); Vol. 2014).

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Witvliet, BA, Van Maanen, E, Bentum, MJ, Slump, CH & Schiphorst, R 2014, Novel method to measure the gain of UHF directional antennas using distance scan. in The 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propogation (EuCAP 2014). European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), vol. 2014, IEEE, pp. 396-400, 8th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2014, The Hague, Netherlands, 6/04/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6901775

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