Antennas, Aerials, & Propagation

- resources analysis and news about all elements of antenna technology or aerial technology along with summaries about radio propagation, and radio spectrum issues.

• Electromagnetic waves and basic antenna operation
• Polarisation
• Antenna feed impedance

• Resonance and bandwidth
• Directivity and gain

• Antenna RF diplexer
• Balanced feeder
• Coaxial feeder / coax cable 

• RF coax cable connectors
• Waveguide basics

• Distributed antenna systems, DAS
• MIMO technology tutorial

• Smart / adaptive antennas

• Dipole antenna
• Discone
• Ferrite rod antenna
• Horn antenna
• Log periodic antenna
• Loop antenna overview
• Parabolic reflector

• Vertical antennas
  • 1/4 wave vertical
  • 5/8 wave vertical
  • J pole
• Yagi
• Satellite antennas

• Radio propagation overview
• Understanding signal path loss and link budgets
• Multipath propagation

• Electromagnetic waves and propagation
• Ionospheric propagation basics
• Satellite propagation

• Beam forming for 5G communication systems
• MIMO Signal Processing Considerations
• Indoor Wireless Coverage: the Challenges
• Antenna Technology in the LTE Era
• Modelling antennas – cutting out the clashes
• Cellular Spectrum Regulation in Europe
• Practical Applications for Distributed Antenna Systems