Basic Wire Antennas

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The Short Dipole • The length is less than /2. • The self impedance is generally capacitive. • The radiation resistance is quite small and ohmic losses are high • SWR bandwidth is quite small, ~ 2% of design frequency. • Directivity is ~1.8 dBi. Radiation pattern resembles

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