| | Why It Helps | |--------------|------------------| | MIT OpenCourseWare – “Electromagnetic Fields and Energy” | Provides video lectures that align with the EM fundamentals in Chapter 1. | | ARRL Antenna Handbook (3rd Ed.) | Offers practical construction tips and real‑world measurement data. | | IEEE Xplore Papers on Modern Antenna Designs | For staying updated on topics like metasurfaces and millimeter‑wave arrays. | | Software Tools | CST Microwave Studio , HFSS , or the free NEC‑2 (Numerical Electromagnetics Code) for simulation exercises. | | Online Forums | Stack Exchange (Electrical Engineering) and Reddit’s r/amateurradio for Q&A on specific design challenges. |
Analysis of Hertzian dipoles, half-wave dipoles, and loop antennas.
Knowing the beamwidth and null positions for standard antennas is essential for multiple-choice questions. | | Why It Helps | |--------------|------------------| |
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The "collecting area" of an antenna, crucial for receivers. 2. Types of Antennas | | Software Tools | CST Microwave Studio
Master the derivation of the Far-Field. This is the "heart" of antenna theory.
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High-quality diagrams of radiation patterns and field distributions.
India’s NPTEL has a complete video course on by Prof. R. K. Shevgaonkar (IIT Bombay). The transcripts and slides are free. This covers everything in Prasad’s book – plus you get animated propagation models.