For a limited time, Rohde & Schwartz and the IEEE Communications Society are offering a free tutorial on Antenna Basics. Here’s a description of the tutorial:
In this tutorial the basic functionality of an antenna is explained. Starting with Hertz’s antenna model and a short introduction to the fundamentals of wave propagation, the important general characteristics of an antenna and its associated parameters (e.g. antenna gain, radiation pattern, bandwidth or VSWR) are explained. A more detailed explanation of the functionality of some selected antenna types (e.g. dipole or monopole) is also given.
Speaking will be Maik Reckeweg, Product Manager Antennas, Rohde & Schwarz GmbH, Munich, Germany, responsible for all the company’s monitoring, measurement and communications antennas.
The video is kind of dry, but I think Reckeweg does a pretty good job of discussing antenna basics. The video is also accompanied by a white paper that delves into these topics a little more completely. Overall, there’s a bit more math than in most amateur radio discussions of antennas, but this makes the discussion a little more comprehensive.
Mike says
Not available anymore. Could you upload on one of your servers please and post the link. Thank you.
Dan KB6NU says
Sorry about that. I didn’t download the tutorial, so can’t make it available here. You might contact Rohde & Schwarz directly.