Practical Antenna Handbook 5/e, 5th Edition

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I Background and History

1 Introduction to Radio Communication

Part II Fundamentals

2 Radio-Wave Propagation

Radio Waves

The Electromagnetic Wave: A Brief Review

Isotropic Sources

The Earth’s Atmosphere

EM Wave Propagation Phenomena

Propagation Paths

Ionospheric Propagation

Propagation Predictions

The Magic of Radio

3 Antenna Basics

Circuit Fundamentals

Fields

The Hertzian Dipole

The Half-Wave Dipole

Standing Waves

Velocity of Propagation and Antenna Length

Antenna Resistance and Losses

Half-Wave Dipole Feedpoint Impedance

4 Transmission Lines and Impedance Matching

Types of Transmission Lines

Transmission Line Characteristic Impedance

Other Transmission Line Characteristics

Transmission Line Responses