I'm trying to understand how a coax antenna cable works.<BR><BR>My understanding so far is that, at its simplest, an antenna is a piece of wire that is just the right length to resonate at the desired ...

There is a common element to every radio system, be it transmission or reception, and that is the antenna. But even though it is an essential system component, historically it’s been the least ...

The Mohu Basic 50 is a thin, flat antenna for window or wall mounting that is suited to areas close to TV towers with strong or very strong signals. The Mohu Basic 50 is a small, flexible indoor TV ...

Like a lot of people, [Bruce] likes radio controlled (RC) vehicles. In fact, many people get started in electronics motivated by their interest in RC. Maybe that’s why [Bruce] did a video about ...

Get ’em while they’re hot: a new session of HackadayU just opened with classes from three fantastic instructors and seats are filling up fast. Introduction to Antenna Basics — Instructor Karen Rucker ...

This 4-part report discusses antenna fundamentals and the various types of antennas used for short range devices. Fundamentals are presented along with practical design principles. It is excerpted ...

The subject of antennas is often relegated to a mere footnote in many enterprise wireless networking discussions. Yet it is the antenna – the conductor that converts electrical signals to radio waves ...

When I write about antennas, readers respond with questions on specific antennas or ask how the antennas I’ve described work (I still get email messages asking about the Gray-Hoverman and UHF rhombic ...

For some applications single element antennas are unable to meet the gain or radiation pattern requirements. Combining several single antenna elements in an array can be a possible solution. This ...