EE 538 Advanced Antenna Engineering

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EE 538 Advanced Antenna Engineering

• Prof. Jim Breakall
• Office - 225 EE East
• Antenna Lab - 224 (next door)

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Contact Information

• Why doesnt this guy carry a pager???
• Office 865-2228 (Answering Machine)
• Home 692-4261 (Answering Machine)
• Antenna Lab 865-6339
• Email jimb_at_psu.edu
• Web http//labs.ee.psu.edu/courses/EE538/

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What are we going to do???

• Besides laughing at Prof. Breakalls jokes and
  stories!!!
• Get access to state-of-the-art antenna modeling
  software for PC
• GNEC windows version of NEC4
• Stay tuned for PC Lab Status
• Use Anechoic Chamber

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Organization and Logistics

• Review of electromagnetics
• Anyone heard of Ol Man Maxwell??
• Antenna concepts and parameters
• Types of antennas
• Understand theory and equations behind antennas
  and antenna modeling software
• Hands-on real-world applications and designs.

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Computer modeling with GNEC

• Concentration will be on modeling
• Code operation
• Tricks of the trade
• How to display and know results make sense
• Gain experience and knowledge on various antennas

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Other reference material besides textbook

• The ARRL Antenna Book
• Wealth of actual antennas and resource for
  modeling to compare with known and classical
  results
• ISBN 0-87259-804-7
• http//www.arrl.org/

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Other Resources

• Nittany Scientific, Inc.
• http//www.nittany-scientific.com
• Prof. L. B. Cebiks web resource
• University of Tennessee (retired)
• http//www.cebik.com

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Grading, Labs, and Projects

• Exams?????
• Mainly workshop / like projects
• Can either be individual or group or both
• Final Design Project
• Presentations
• (Substitute for Final)

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Feedback (Real Important)

• Should be a great course
• Need your feedback to make sure you get most from
  it
• Also, so we go over things that are useful and
  worthwhile
• Looking for ideas and ways to improve modeling
  codes
• Algorithms are excellent in most cases
• User-friendliness always can be improved and need
  your suggestions

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Be part of this course

• If you think of a way to improve things or have
  additions speak up or write it down
• Will collect your ideas and suggestions and pass
  them on to the people writing the modeling codes
• You should all get As with a little bit of
  effort !!!