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Guides
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- Beyond Analytical Formulas: Accurate Coil Inductance Calculation with AN-SOF
- Complete Workflow: Modeling, Feeding, and Tuning a 20m Band Dipole Antenna
- DIY Helix High Gain Directional Antenna: From Simulation to 3D Printing
- Evaluating EMF Compliance - Part 1: A Guide to Far-Field RF Exposure Assessments
- Design Guidelines for Skeleton Slot Antennas: A Simulation-Driven Approach
- Simplified Modeling for Microstrip Antennas on Ungrounded Dielectric Substrates: Accuracy Meets Simplicity
- Fast Modeling of a Monopole Supported by a Broadcast Tower
- Linking Log-Periodic Antenna Elements Using Transmission Lines
- Wave Matching Coefficient: Defining the Practical Near-Far Field Boundary
- AN-SOF Mastery: Adding Elevated Radials Quickly
- Enhancing Antenna Design: Project Merging in AN-SOF
- On the Modeling of Radio Masts
- The Equivalent Circuit of a Balun
- AN-SOF Antenna Simulation Best Practices: Checking and Correcting Model Errors
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- AN-SOF 9: Taking Antenna Design Further with New Feeder and Tuner Calculators
- AN-SOF Antenna Simulation Software - Version 8.90 Release Notes
- AN-SOF 8.70: Enhancing Your Antenna Design Journey
- Introducing AN-SOF 8.50: Enhanced Antenna Design & Simulation Software
- Get Ready for the Next Level of Antenna Design: AN-SOF 8.50 is Coming Soon!
- Explore the Cutting-Edge World of AN-SOF Antenna Simulation Software!
- Upgrade to AN-SOF 8.20 - Unleash Your Potential
- AN-SOF 8: Elevating Antenna Simulation to the Next Level
- New Release: AN-SOF 7.90
- AN-SOF 7.80 is ready!
- New AN-SOF User Guide
- New Release: AN-SOF 7.50
- AN-SOF 7.20 is ready!
- New Release :: AN-SOF 7.10 ::
- AN-SOF 7.0 is Here!
- New Release :: AN-SOF 6.40 ::
- New Release :: AN-SOF 6.20 ::
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Models
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- Download Examples
- Modeling a Center-Fed Cylindrical Antenna with AN-SOF
- Yagi-Uda Array
- Monopole Over Real Ground
- Helix Antenna in Axial Mode
- Modeling a Circular Loop Antenna in AN-SOF: A Step-by-Step Guide
- A Transmission Line
- An RLC Circuit
- Explore 5 Antenna Models with Less Than 50 Segments in AN-SOF Trial Version
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- Modeling a Super J-Pole: A Look Inside a 5-Element Collinear Antenna
- Simulating the Ingenious Multiband Omnidirectional Dipole Antenna Design
- The Loop on Ground (LoG): A Compact Receiving Antenna with Directional Capabilities
- Precision Simulations with AN-SOF for Magnetic Loop Antennas
- Advantages of AN-SOF for Simulating 433 MHz Spring Helical Antennas for ISM & LoRa Applications
- Radio Mast Above Wire Screen
- Square Loop Antenna
- Receiving Loop Antenna
- Monopole Above Earth Ground
- Top-Loaded Short Monopole
- Half-Wave Dipole
- Folded Dipole
- Dipole Antenna
- The 5-in-1 J-Pole Antenna Solution for Multiband Communications
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- The Lazy-H Antenna: A 10-Meter Band Design Guide
- Extended Double Zepp (EDZ): A Phased Array Solution for Directional Antenna Applications
- Transmission Line Feeding for Antennas: The Four-Square Array
- Log-Periodic Christmas Tree
- Enhancing VHF Performance: The Dual Reflector Moxon Antenna for 145 MHz
- Building a Compact High-Performance UHF Array with AN-SOF: A 4-Element Biquad Design
- Building a Beam: Modeling a 5-Element 2m Band Quad Array
- Broadside Dipole Array
- Log-Periodic Dipole Array
- Broadband Directional Antenna
- A Closer Look at the HF Skeleton Slot Antenna
- The 17m Band 2-Element Delta Loop Beam: A Compact, High-Gain Antenna for DX Enthusiasts
- Enhancing Satellite Links: The Moxon-Yagi Dual Band VHF/UHF Antenna
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Validation
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- Simple Dual Band Vertical Dipole for the 2m and 70cm Bands
- Linear Antenna Theory: Historical Approximations and Numerical Validation
- Validating Panel RBS Antenna with Dipole Radiators against IEC 62232
- Directivity of V Antennas
- Enhanced Methodology for Monopoles Above Radial Wire Ground Screens
- Dipole Gain and Radiation Resistance
- Convergence of the Dipole Input Impedance
- Impedance of Cylindrical Antennas
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Wire Properties
Right clicking on a wire will display a pop-up menu >, where the Wire Properties command can be selected.
The Wire Properties command can also be accessed by first pressing the Select Wire button (arrow icon) on the toolbar, then left clicking on the wire to select it, and finally going to Edit > Wire Properties in the main menu. The Wire Properties command is also available as a button on the toolbar.
Execute the Wire Properties command to display the Wire Properties dialog box. There are three pages: Geometry, Attributes, and Materials.
The Geometry page
It shows the geometrical properties of the selected wire, Fig. 1, namely,
- Start Point: Coordinates of the start point of the selected wire.
- End Point: Coordinates of the end point of the selected wire.
- Length: Wire length.
- Longest Segment: The length of the longest segment.
- Shortest Segment: The length of the shortest segment.
- Shortest Wavelength (λ): The wavelength related to the highest frequency.
- Length/λ: Wire length in wavelengths. The wavelength corresponds to the highest frequency.
- Longest Segment/λ: Length of the longest wire segment in wavelengths. The wavelength corresponds to the highest frequency.
- Shortest Segment/λ: Length of the shortest wire segment in wavelengths. The wavelength corresponds to the highest frequency.
![](https://antennasimulator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WireProperties1.png)
The Attributes page
It shows the electrical properties of the selected wire, Fig. 2, namely,
- Number of Segments: The number of segments into which the selected wire has been divided.
- Number of Sources: The number of sources placed on the wire.
- Number of Loads: The number of loads placed on the wire.
- Cross-Section: The cross-section type and its dimensions.
- Equivalent Radius: The cross-section equivalent radius >.
- Equivalent Radius/λ: The cross-section equivalent radius as a fraction of the shortest wavelength.
- Thin-Wire ratio: The wire diameter to the shortest segment length ratio. It must be less than 3 when the Exact Kernel option is unchecked in the Settings panel > of the Setup tabsheet. Check the Exact Kernel option to be able to calculate with any value of the thin-wire ratio. For a non-circular cross-section, the wire diameter is two times the equivalent radius of the cross-section.
![](https://antennasimulator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WireProperties2.png)
The Materials page
It shows the properties of the materials the selected wire is made of, Fig. 3, namely,
- Wire Resistivity: The resistivity of the selected wire in [Ohm m]. If the wire is coated, it is the resistivity of the internal conductor.
- Wire Coating: The parameters of the coating shield of the selected wire.
- Relative Permittivity: The permittivity or dielectric constant of the coating material relative to the permittivity of vacuum.
- Relative Permeability: The magnetic permeability of the coating material relative to the permeability of vacuum.
- Thickness: The thickness of the coating shield.
![](https://antennasimulator.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WireProperties3.png)