ANTENNAS:
Principles, Design, and Measurements

A Comprehensive Short Course on Antennas and Antenna Applications

ABOUT THE COURSE

- The four-day short course treats fundamental antenna concepts and modern applications, including antennas for wireless.

- Many examples and design procedures are covered.

- This is the longest running short course on the topic of antennas and is in its twenty-fourth year.

Who Should Take the Course

Engineers who use antennas
Engineers involved in communication systems
Wireless engineers or managers
EMC engineers.

Topics (detailed contents)

Antenna fundamentals
Arrays
Wire antennas
Broadband antennas
Aperture antennas: Horns and reflectors
Computational codes for antennas
Communication systems
Wireless and cellular antennas
Smart antennas
EMC topics
Antenna measurements 

Dates (course dates)

March 20 - 23, 2007

April 23 - 26, 2007

June 4 - 7, 2007

Locations

March 20 - 23, 2007          Stockholm, Sweden  -  see  www.pms.se

April 23 - 26, 2007             San Diego, California on Mission Bay near Sea World

June 4 - 7, 2007              Annapolis, Maryland in the ARINC Conference Center

       

Course Materials

Students will receive the second edition of the leading antenna book, Antenna Theory and Design written by the lecturers, as well as a notebook with all slides.

Lecturers

Dr. Gary Thiele, Emeritus Prof., Life Fellow IEEE
Dr. Warren Stutzman, Emeritus Prof. Virginia Tech, Life Fellow IEEE; antenna.ece.vt.edu

Course Fee

$1,595

Registration Information (registration):

Contact:

• Leanne Traver, NCEE
• 68 Port Royal Square, Port Royal, VA 22535-0068

• Phone: 804-742-5611  FAX: 804-742-5030
• Email: NCEE (ed-pub@crosslink.net)
• www.antennacourse.com

Questions About the Course Content

Warren Stutzman, Phone: 540-231-8401, Email: antenna@usit.net
Gary A. Thiele, Email: Gary.Thiele@notes.udayton.edu

COURSE DATES

Dates	Locations
March 20 - 23, 2007 April 23 - 26, 2007 June 4 - 7, 2007	Stockholm, Sweden San Diego, California Annapolis, Maryland

REGISTRATION

Registration Form - Print and mail or fax

Where to Send Registration Form

NCEE
Attention: Leanne Traver
68 Port Royal Square
Port Royal, VA 22535-0068
Fax : 804-742-5030

Registration Information

Leanne Traver, NCEE
Phone: 804-742-5611
Fax : 804-742-5030
Email: ed-pub@crosslink.net

IN-HOUSE TRAINING

The short course is available to industry and government at the customer site. The course can be modified to meet specific needs and desired schedules.

Contact:

Warren Stutzman
Day: 540-231-8401   Other times: 540-674-4464
Email: antenna (antenna@usit.net)

 

COURSE CONTENTS

Day 1
 Antenna Fundamentals
  Radiation patterns
  Directivity and gain
  Effective aperture
  Impedance
  Polarization
  Small antennas
  Ground planes
 
Day 2
 Antenna Arrays
  Linear arrays
  Pattern control using arrays
  Array directivity
  Array design
  Mutual coupling
  Phased arrays
  Microstrip elements and arrays
  Operational array examples
  Future trends in arrays

 Line Sources
  As a design tool
  Tapered line sources

 Wire Antennas
  Dipoles
  Folded dipoles
  Coil loaded antennas
  Corner reflector
  Yagi-Uda arrays
  Impedance matching techniques
  Antennas over earth ground

Day 3
 Broadband Antennas
  Design principles for broadbanding
  Traveling-wave antennas
  Spiral antennas
  Log-periodic antennas
  Helical antennas

 Aperture Antennas
  Aperture theory
  Horn antennas
  Parabolic relflector antennas
  Gain calculations for aperture antennas
  Feeds for reflectors

 Computational Methods for Antennas
  Moment method basics
  MININEC code for wire antennas
  High frequency methods - Geometrical Theory of Diffraction
  Survey of commercial computational codes for antennas

Day 4
 Antennas in Systems
  Communication systems
  Wireless systems - Mobile and personal
  Smart antennas
  EMC topics
  Radar systems and antenna RCS
  Radiometry and antenna noise
  Radiation safety

 Antenna Measurements
  Antenna ranges
  Radiation pattern measurement
  Gain measurements
  Polarization measurements

 Photo Presentation
  Antennas in practice
  Antenna measurement facilities
  Antenna manufacturing