CORNER REFLECTOR 3.

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4. Input impedance 50 ohm to 75 ohm 5. Common polarization FEED DEPENDENT 6. Radiation pattern DIRECTIONAL 7. Gain or gain formula 10Db above feed 8. Definition and application The corner-reflector antenna is made up of two plane reflector panels and a dipole element. This arrangement prohibits radiation in the back and side directions and hence makes the antenna more directional . The antenna is useful in obtaining gains of up to 12 dBi 9. Design formula (for element)

PARASITIC ELEMENT= 0.6 ANGLE = 45, 60, 90

SECTORAL HORN ANTENNA (E-PLANE) 3. Image

4. Input impedance 75-100 OHMS 5. Common polarization LINEAR

6. Radiation pattern UNIDIRECTIONAL / BIDIRECTIONAL 7. Gain or gain formula 10-20dB 8. Definition and application The E-plane sectoral horn is one whose opening is flared in the direction of the E-field 9. Design formula (for element) FLARED

PYRAMYDAL HORN ANTENNA (E & H PLANE) 3. Image

4. Input impedance 75-100 OHMS 5. Common polarization VERTICAL 6. Radiation pattern UNIDIRECTIONAL/ BIDIRECTIONAL 7. Gain or gain formula 10-20dB 8. Definition and application The most widely used hornis the one which is flared inboth directions. It is widely referred to as a pyramidal horn, and its radiation characteristics are essentially a combination of the E- an dH-plane sectoral horns. 9. Design formula (for element) FLARED

CONICAL HORN ANTENNA 3. Image

4. Input impedance 75-100 OHMS 5. Common polarization CROSS-POLARIZATION 6. Radiation pattern UNIDIRECTIONAL/ BIDIRECTIONAL 7. Gain or gain formula 10-20dB 8. Definition and application A horn in the shape of a cone, with a circular cross section. They are used with cylindrical waveguides.

9. Design formula (for element) FLARED

LENS ANTENNA 3. Image

4. Input impedance 75-100 OHMS 5. Common polarization VERTICAL 6. Radiation pattern UNIDIRECTIONAL/ BIDIRECTIONAL 7. Gain or gain formula 10-20dB 8. Definition and application an antenna whose directivity pattern is a result of the difference between the phase velocity of propagation of an electromagnetic wave in air and that in the lens material.Lens antennas are used in radar and metering equipment that operates in the centimeter wavelength range. 9. Design formula (for element) FLARED

SLOT ANTENNA 3. Image

4. Input impedance as high as 103 ohms 5. Common polarization LINEAR 6. Radiation pattern OMNIDIRECTIONAL 7. Gain or gain formula 0dB 8. Definition and application an antenna in which apertures, or slots, for the radiation or reception of radio waves are cut in the conducting surface. A slot antenna may be a metallic wave guide, a rigid coaxial line, a cavity resonator, or a flat metal sheet. 9. Design formula (for element)] G=10Log(Nx(slotspacing/ ) D.F. = 50.7 (/(n/2)(slot spacing))

TURNSTILE 3. Image

4. Input impedance 35 OHMS 5. Common polarization CIRCULAR 6. Radiation pattern OHMNIDIRECTIONAL 7. Gain or gain formula 1.64 8. Definition and application The TURNSTILE ANTENNA is one of the many types that has been developed primarily foromnidirectional vhf communications. The basic turnstile consists of two horizontal half-wave antennasmounted at right angles to each other in the same horizontal plane

9. Design formula (for element) /4

PARABOLIC ANTENNA 3. Image

Input impedance 50 ohms 5. Common polarization Takes polarization of feed 6. Radiation pattern directional 7. Gain or gain formula 20 TO 30 dB Definition and application A parabolic antenna is an antenna that uses a parabolic reflector, a curved surface with the crosssectional shape of a parabola, to direct the radio waves. The most common form is shaped like a dish and is popularly called a dish antenna orparabolic dish. Parabolic antennas are used as high-

gain antennas for point-to-point communications, in applications such as microwave relay links that carry telephone and television signals between nearby cities, wireless

WAN/LAN links for data communications,satellite communications and spacecraft communication antennas. They are also used in radio telescopes.
Design formula (for element) G= d= CA=0.55-.70 CA)

HELICAL ANTENNA 3. Image

4. Input impedance 100-200 OHMS 5. Common polarization CIRCULAR Radiation pattern UNIDIRECTIONAL

Gain or gain formula 12-20dB Definition and application HELICAL ANTENNA have a very distinctive shape . The most popular helical antenna (helix) is a travelling wave antenna in the shape of a corkscrew that produces radiation along the axis of the helix antenna. A helical wire can have axial or broadside to axis radiation. Helix antennas are used for every VHF, UHF and microwave purpose from point to point to TV broadcast. 9. Design formula (for element) S= /4 R=140C/

QUADRIFILAR HELIX ANTENNA 3. Image

4. Input impedance 50 5. Common polarization CIRCULAR 6. Radiation pattern conical / cardioid-shaped 7. Gain or gain formula

4dBiC 8. Definition and application The Quadrifilar antenna is one of the best types of antennas for use in receiving polar-orbiting weather satellites. This is the type of antenna that is actually used on the satellites themselves for transmitting the images. I Design formula (for element) /2