{"id":8715292344473,"title":"Practical Antenna Models: Volume 1","handle":"practical-antenna-models-volume-1","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePractical Antenna Models: Volume 1\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp id=\"b\"\u003eFrom the early start of my radio amateur hobby, (1960) I was interested in\r\nantennas and antenna constructions. At that early stage, I was most eager\r\nabout why and how even a simple piece of wire could radiate or intercept\r\nsignals. In those early years of the hobby, the only way to design antennas\r\nwas by using the formulas as mentioned in the hobby magazines and handbooks.\r\nToday with the entrance of the personal computer into the radio shack, lots of\r\nsoftware make it a lot easier. Antenna modeling programs are now available at\r\nlow costs and some even for free and have multiple tools to compute and\r\ndisplay the various antenna properties as gain, the feedpoint impedance,\r\ncurrent along the conductors, and radiation patterns. From the first release\r\nof ELNEC and EZNEC, I started designing and modeling antennas and build\r\nseveral according to the modeled dimensions. I must admit that the computed\r\ntheoretical dimensions compared to the real-life dimensions did mostly agree.\r\nWhen founding a rather noticeable difference, the reason was mostly the low\r\ntest height, or nearby constructions influences. The Volumes of “Practical\r\nAntenna Models” are based on the 90 columns I wrote from 2009 to 2017 for the\r\nAntenneX online antenna magazine. The columns are now completely rewritten\r\nwith many additions. One of the major additions is the use of the versatile\r\nAutoEZ application in conjunction with EZNEC. This application allows using\r\nvariables, equations, and formulas to specify the coordinates of the wires and\r\nthe definitions of insert objects, such as sources, loads, transmission lines,\r\nnetworks, etc. By using these options, you can easily optimize your antenna\r\ndesign until the performances you had in mind are reached, or even profoundly\r\nreorient, and reshape your design. All the EZNEC and AutoEZ options and\r\nfeatures are fully explained in my book \"Advanced Antenna Modeling\" and where\r\nexpedient, self-evidently in the new \"Practical Antenna Models\" volumes. The\r\nmany emails I received from the readers of my book with the question \" Can you\r\nprovide us with more AutoEZ model design files\" were the trigger of this and\r\nmore coming \"Practical Antenna Models\" Volumes.The use of AutoEZ allows also\r\nto read and open not only EZNEC files (.ez) but also many other model files\r\ntypes such as NEC, AO, NEC\/Wires, MMANA-GAL, YM, YO, YW, ant, and model files\r\nproduced by the programs NEC-WIN+, NEC-WIN-SYNTH, and 4NEC2. AutoEZ model\r\nfiles have the suffix (.weq). 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At that early stage, I was most eager\r\nabout why and how even a simple piece of wire could radiate or intercept\r\nsignals. In those early years of the hobby, the only way to design antennas\r\nwas by using the formulas as mentioned in the hobby magazines and handbooks.\r\nToday with the entrance of the personal computer into the radio shack, lots of\r\nsoftware make it a lot easier. Antenna modeling programs are now available at\r\nlow costs and some even for free and have multiple tools to compute and\r\ndisplay the various antenna properties as gain, the feedpoint impedance,\r\ncurrent along the conductors, and radiation patterns. From the first release\r\nof ELNEC and EZNEC, I started designing and modeling antennas and build\r\nseveral according to the modeled dimensions. I must admit that the computed\r\ntheoretical dimensions compared to the real-life dimensions did mostly agree.\r\nWhen founding a rather noticeable difference, the reason was mostly the low\r\ntest height, or nearby constructions influences. The Volumes of “Practical\r\nAntenna Models” are based on the 90 columns I wrote from 2009 to 2017 for the\r\nAntenneX online antenna magazine. The columns are now completely rewritten\r\nwith many additions. One of the major additions is the use of the versatile\r\nAutoEZ application in conjunction with EZNEC. This application allows using\r\nvariables, equations, and formulas to specify the coordinates of the wires and\r\nthe definitions of insert objects, such as sources, loads, transmission lines,\r\nnetworks, etc. By using these options, you can easily optimize your antenna\r\ndesign until the performances you had in mind are reached, or even profoundly\r\nreorient, and reshape your design. All the EZNEC and AutoEZ options and\r\nfeatures are fully explained in my book \"Advanced Antenna Modeling\" and where\r\nexpedient, self-evidently in the new \"Practical Antenna Models\" volumes. The\r\nmany emails I received from the readers of my book with the question \" Can you\r\nprovide us with more AutoEZ model design files\" were the trigger of this and\r\nmore coming \"Practical Antenna Models\" Volumes.The use of AutoEZ allows also\r\nto read and open not only EZNEC files (.ez) but also many other model files\r\ntypes such as NEC, AO, NEC\/Wires, MMANA-GAL, YM, YO, YW, ant, and model files\r\nproduced by the programs NEC-WIN+, NEC-WIN-SYNTH, and 4NEC2. AutoEZ model\r\nfiles have the suffix (.weq). Read more\u003c\/p\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n \u003cul class=\"a\"\u003e\r\n \u003c\/ul\u003e"}