2021-08-25
A No-Network Matched High Gain Vertical Array Antenna for VHF Band Applications
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 100, 1-8, 2021
Abstract
This paper proposes a design method of vertically polarized VHF high-gain antenna, a four-element array form. Our design improves the overall gain of the antenna and reduces its loss. In our design, the conventional impedance conversion methods are abandoned. Instead, we directly use transmission lines for impedance match which greatly reduces the loss of the antenna in the frequency range of 150 MHz-300 MHz, ensuring that the antenna provides a higher gain, and its signal transmission efficiency is also improved.
Citation
Wenjun Zhu, and Li-Xin Guo, "A No-Network Matched High Gain Vertical Array Antenna for VHF Band Applications," Progress In Electromagnetics Research Letters, Vol. 100, 1-8, 2021.
doi:10.2528/PIERL20101404
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