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  • 1multiple-beam antenna — An antenna that can process a number of beams simultaneously. In radars, this enables the azimuth and height determination of targets simultaneously …

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  • 2Microstrip antenna — In telecommunication, there are several types of microstrip antennas (also known as printed antennas) the most common of which is the microstrip patch antenna or patch antenna. A patch antenna is a narrowband, wide beam antenna fabricated by… …

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  • 3Antenna rotator — An Antenna Rotator is device which is used to change the orientation of a directional antenna. Most antenna rotators have two parts, the rotator unit and the controller. The controller is normally placed near the equipment which the antenna is… …

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  • 4Smart antenna — Smart antennas (also known as adaptive array antennas, multiple antennas and recently MIMO) are antenna arrays with smart signal processing algorithms used to identify spatial signal signature such as the direction of arrival (DOA) of the signal …

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  • 5Metamaterial antenna — This Z antenna tested at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is smaller than a standard antenna with comparable properties. Its high efficiency is derived from the Z element inside the square that acts as a metamaterial, greatly… …

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  • 6Parabolic antenna — A parabolic satellite communications antenna at Erdfunkstelle Raisting, the biggest facility for satellite communication in the world, in Raisting, Bavaria, Germany. It has a Cassegrain type feed. A parabolic antenna is an antenna that uses a… …

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  • 7Yagi antenna — A Yagi Uda Antenna, commonly known simply as a Yagi antenna or Yagi, is a directional antenna system [ [http://what is what.com/what is/Yagi Uda antenna.html What is a Yagi Uda antenna? An explanation of the familiar Yagi Uda antenna from a non… …

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  • 8HRS antenna — HRS type antennas are more or less the standard antenna used for long distance high power shortwave broadcasting (> 1000 km). Contents 1 History of HRS design 2 Nomenclature 3 A versatile antenna type …

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  • 9Rhombic antenna — signal gathering action compared to other end fire, backfire and traveling wave types. A rhombic antenna is a broadband directional antenna co invented by Edmond Bruce and Harald Friis,[1] mostly commonly used in HF (high frequency, also called… …

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  • 10Dipole antenna — A schematic of a half wave dipole antenna connected to an unbalanced coaxial cable. Better practice is to connect the balanced dipole to the unbalanced line with a balun. A dipole antenna is a radio antenna that can be made of a simple wire, with …

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