
T
here are easily thousands of different types
of antennas serving different purposes.
Some are simple lengths of wire, others exotic
assemblages of high math and science. Most of
the antennas around us are pretty straightforward
and have a set of identifiable characteristics.
With a few patterns in mind and some rules of
thumb, you can usually make a pretty good guess
at what most antennas are being used for, or at
least the parts of the EM spectrum on which
they’re operating.
MAKING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
Antennas are driven from radios by feedlines
consisting of two conductors (often bundled in a
coax cable with a center conductor and a shield) ...