
3D Printed Antennas: Advantages and Disadvantages
Explore the pros and cons of 3D printed antennas, including benefits like design flexibility and drawbacks like fragility.
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Explore the pros and cons of 3D printed antennas, including benefits like design flexibility and drawbacks like fragility.
Explore 3D printed antennas: benefits like custom shapes and rapid prototyping, limitations such as material conductivity, and diverse applications from aerospace to IoT.
Explore phased array antenna basics, types, and applications in 4G/5G technology. Learn about array configurations for base stations and smartphones.
Explore 5G mmWave antenna basics, including requirements and features of the Qualcomm QTM052 antenna used in 5G mobile phones.
Explore the differences between active and passive phased array antennas, focusing on architecture, beam steering, power amplification, cost, and applications.
Explore the pros and cons of adaptive antennas, including beamforming, DoA, null steering, and their impact on signal quality, coverage, and cost in wireless communication.
Explore the distinctions between AM and FM antennas, including polarization, electrical length, frequency, and typical applications in radio and TV systems.
Explore analog beamforming basics, including its working principle, benefits like simple implementation and low power, and drawbacks such as limited data rate.
Calculate antenna azimuth and elevation angles based on Earth station and satellite longitude and latitude. Essential for RF antenna installation.
Calculate the impedance of a balanced feeder antenna using this handy tool. Simply input the distance between conductors, diameter, and dielectric constant.
Explore antenna diversity techniques like space, frequency, time, and polarization, vital for mitigating fading effects and improving wireless communication reliability.
Calculate antenna downtilt angle based on antenna heights and distance, or calculate the distance based on antenna heights and downtilt angle.
Calculate antenna efficiency using our online calculator and understand the formula behind it. Includes an example with a parabolic reflector antenna.
Calculate antenna factor and convert between antenna factor and antenna gain using our online calculators. Understand the formulas used in EMC testing.
Understand antenna factor, its definition as the ratio of incident electric field to generated voltage, and related formulas for EMC/EMI testing.
Calculate the antenna G/T ratio using antenna gain and system noise temperature. A higher G/T ratio indicates better system sensitivity.
Explore the relationship between antenna gain and effective area with formulas for parabolic dishes, isotropic radiators, and horn antennas.
Calculate the gain of a parabolic antenna using our online tool. Determine signal boost for RF system analysis and link budget calculations.
Learn about antenna installation basics, including indoor and outdoor setup, antenna types, and considerations for TV, satellite, and mobile antennas.
Explore the comparison between antenna mechanical and electrical tilt, including techniques to increase cell capacity and their benefits.
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