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Antonio wrote:
"And can someone send me some projects of antennas for 1.2 Ghz ----" Microwave antennas can be scaled-down versions of lower frequency antennas. But microwave path loss is greater and transmitter power is often lower. Often microwaves are used for wider bandwidth signals because they can easily handle it, as a fixed percentage of the higher carrier frequency is more Hertz. A wideband receiver needs more signal for quieting than does a narrowband receiver. Highly directional antennas can be physically small at microwave frequencies and are practical when microwave is used for fixed point to point service. A narrow azimuth of coverage is usually desirable for improved signal to noise, so the narrow beamwidth is no problem for point to point. Radio beams can be highly concentrated by a parabolic reflector. The most common is the paraboloid of revolution with an antenna illuminating the reflector at its focal point. Antenna gain depends on reflector size in wavelengths. Gain grows with reflector size and shorter wavelengths. Parabolic antenna gain: Gain = (k) (pi diameter/wavelength)squared k is an efficiency factor, often 0.55 At 1 GHz, a 36-ft. reflector has a gain of about 7000 or 38.6 dB. Beamwidth is: (70 degrees)(wavelength/diameter) Beamwidth is 1.9-degrees for 1 GHz when the reflector has a diameter of 11 Meters At 1.2 GHz, a 3 mtr. (10 ft) dia. dish will give a gain of about 28 dB. Gains like this on both ends of a path can overcome increased losses and more received signal requirements. Parabems & best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI |
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