EE 483/L 583/L Antennas for Wireless Communications (3-1) Dr. Thomas Montoya, Spring 2025 Lectures EEP 208- MWF 3-3:50 pm, Labs EEP 338- Th E-mail Dr. Montoya Return to Dr. Montoya’s Home Page
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- Antenna Pattern Plotting ee483_583_spring2025_lab_01.pdf Lab 2- Introduction to VNA and Calibration ee483_583_spring2025_lab_02.pdf Lab 3- Antenna Input Measurements ee483_583_spring2025_lab_03.pdf Lab 4- Rhombic Antenna Modeling ee483_583_spring2025_lab_04.pdf ee483_583_spring2025_lab_04.docx Lab 5- Rhombic Antenna Input Measurements ee483_583_spring2025_lab_05.pdf Lab 6- Yagi-Uda Antenna Design ee483_583_spring2025_lab_06.pdf Lab 7- Yagi-Uda Match Design ee483_583_spring2025_lab_07.pdf Lab 8- Yagi-Uda Antenna Construction & Cost ee483_583_spring2025_lab_07.pdf