EE 483/L 583/L Antennas for Wireless Communications (3-1)

Dr. Thomas Montoya Spring 2023

Lectures EEP 255- MWF 11-11:50 am

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Lab Handouts:

connector_care_guide.pdf

coaxial_connectors.pdf

RG_coax_list.pdf

NEC Manuals:

nec2prt1.pdf   (Program Description- Theory, 87 pages)

nec2prt2.pdf  (Program Description- Code, 443 pages)

nec2prt3.pdf  (User’s Guide, 134 pages) ¬ important

run_NEC_instructions.pdf  Instructions on how to run NEC

nec2dxs1K5.exe  NEC-2 executable

Practical tips on achieving a match-  matching_tips.pdf

Possible vendors-  Amazon, Ace Hardware stores, Menard’s, Lowe’s, Who’s Hobby House

Lab Assignments

Lab 1- Linear Dipole                                                        ee483_583_spring2023_lab_01.pdf

Lab 2- Yagi-Uda Antenna Design                                   ee483_583_spring2023_lab_02.pdf

Lab 3- Yagi-Uda Antenna Matching Design                   ee483_583_spring2023_lab_03.pdf

Lab 4- Yagi-Uda Antenna Construction & Matching     ee483_583_spring2023_lab_04.pdf