When you think of directional ham radio antennas, you probably think of a Yagi, cubical quad, or a log-periodic antenna. These antennas usually are in a horizontal configuration up on a high tower.

This article was written by Louis Frenzel, author of Principles of Electronic Communications Systems, that addresses this topic and much more. Antennas are much more than simple devices connected to ...

The author Gertrude Stein once said: “A rose is a rose, is a rose is a rose.” Maybe “An antenna is an antenna, is an antenna” also applies, but an AM antenna is an AM antenna is an FM antenna. Their ...

Every wireless device needs an antenna. This conductive mechanical device is the transducer that converts the radio frequency (RF) power to be transmitted into the electric and magnetic fields that ...