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How to Select the Right Ground Plane Model
In computational electromagnetics, ‘one size does not fit all.’ The transition between a ground acting as a good dielectric versus a good conductor is governed by the Loss Tangent. This article provides a practical guide with embedded calculation and selection tools to select the most appropriate real ground plane model below an antenna elevated or…
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Modeling an Inverted V Antenna for 40 Meters: Design Insights and Ground Effects
The Inverted V antenna is a cornerstone of HF communication, providing a space efficient and single mast supported alternative to the horizontal dipole. This guide examines the critical influence of the antenna height above ground on its radiation pattern. Furthermore, we demonstrate how to use AN-SOF to accurately model the feedpoint at the antenna apex,…
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Evaluating EMF Compliance – Part 2: Using Near-Field Calculations to Determine Exclusion Zones
In this article, we dive deep into near-field calculations to establish RF exclusion zones. By understanding near-field and far-field regions, occupational vs. public exposure, health impacts, and practical methods, we ensure compliance with EMF guidelines and safeguard human health.
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How to Select the Right Ground Plane Model
In computational electromagnetics, ‘one size does not fit all.’ The transition between a ground acting as a good dielectric versus a good conductor is governed by the Loss Tangent. This article provides a practical guide with embedded calculation and selection tools to select the most appropriate real ground plane model below an antenna elevated or…
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High-Gain Biquad Antenna with Planar Reflector: Analysis and Applications for the 866.5 MHz ISM Band
Discover the design and performance characteristics of a high-gain Biquad antenna with a planar reflector for the 866.5 MHz ISM band. This AN-SOF analysis details the antenna’s 10.5 dBi gain, 10% impedance bandwidth, and exceptional beam symmetry, providing a professional-grade directional solution for LoRaWAN, UHF RFID, and long-range telemetry applications.
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Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antennas: A Comparative Analysis of Transmission Line Theory and AN-SOF Numerical Results
This comprehensive study explores the design and electromagnetic behavior of the rectangular microstrip patch antenna, contrasting classical transmission line theory with AN-SOF numerical simulations. By evaluating resonance, input impedance, and the impact of finite vs. infinite substrates, the article details the specific areas where analytical formulas align with full-wave results and where complex phenomena like…
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Modeling an Inverted V Antenna for 40 Meters: Design Insights and Ground Effects
The Inverted V antenna is a cornerstone of HF communication, providing a space efficient and single mast supported alternative to the horizontal dipole. This guide examines the critical influence of the antenna height above ground on its radiation pattern. Furthermore, we demonstrate how to use AN-SOF to accurately model the feedpoint at the antenna apex,…
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Introducing AN-SOF 10.5 – Smarter Tools, Faster Workflow, Greater Precision
We’re excited to announce the release of AN-SOF Antenna Simulator version 10.5, bringing a powerful set of new features and enhancements designed to improve your workflow and elevate your modeling precision.
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Introducing the AN-SOF Engine: Power, Speed, and Flexibility for Antenna Simulation
With the release of AN-SOF PRO 10, we’re excited to introduce the AN-SOF Engine – a standalone console application that can be integrated with other software tools.
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Evolving Better Antennas: A Genetic Algorithm Optimizer Using AN-SOF and Scilab
Learn to optimize antennas with genetic algorithms using AN-SOF and Scilab. Includes ready-to-use scripts for population evolution and cost functions targeting gain, VSWR, and front-to-back ratio in a 3-element Yagi-Uda design.
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Building Effective Cost Functions for Antenna Optimization: Weighting, Normalization, and Trade-offs
Master cost function design for antenna optimization: weighting strategies, parameter normalization, and performance trade-offs. Practical methods to balance gain, VSWR, and impedance matching in your designs.
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Nelder-Mead Optimization for Antenna Design Using the AN-SOF Engine and Scilab
This article presents a Nelder-Mead optimization workflow for antenna design using AN-SOF Engine and Scilab. We demonstrate automated Yagi-Uda tuning via weighted cost functions, covering script implementation, NEC file modification, and result analysis for VSWR, gain, and front-to-back ratio optimization.
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Can AI Design Antennas? Lessons from a 3-Iteration Yagi-Uda Experiment
Can AI really design antennas? We put it to the test, transforming chatbot suggestions into a working 3-element Yagi-Uda. Discover how AI accelerates design, where it stumbles, and why your expertise still makes the difference.
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Understanding the Antenna Near Field: Key Concepts Every Ham Radio Operator Should Know
Learn the essentials of the antenna near field! This guide explains key concepts for ham radio operators, from reactive fields to EMF safety, helping you better understand antenna radiation and ensure compliance. Ideal for both beginners and experienced hams alike!
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New Tools in AN-SOF: Selecting and Editing Wires in Bulk
Discover the new wire selection and editing tools in AN-SOF! From bulk selection with the Selection Box to precise control via the Tabular Input window, these features streamline antenna modeling. Modify multiple wires effortlessly and enhance your workflow. Explore these powerful tools today!
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What’s New in AN-SOF 10? Smarter Tools for RF Professionals and Antenna Enthusiasts
We are excited to announce the release of AN-SOF 10, the latest version of our powerful antenna simulation software. Designed with the needs of RF engineers, ham radio enthusiasts, and academic professionals in mind, AN-SOF 10 brings a host of new features and enhancements to streamline your antenna design and analysis workflows.
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Exploring an HF Log-Periodic Sawtooth Array: Insights from Geometry to Simulation
This article explores the design and analysis of log-periodic sawtooth arrays (LPSA) for HF communications. It covers their geometric principles, frequency-independent characteristics, and demonstrates how AN-SOF simulation software models these antennas, providing valuable insights into their performance and behavior.
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To Our Valued AN-SOF Customers and Users: Reflections, Milestones, and Future Plans
As we close 2024, I’m filled with gratitude for 12 years of AN-SOF’s innovation. From dynamic simulations to enhanced visualizations, we’ve made great strides. Exciting features await in 2025, including a new source model and a learning platform. Thank you for your support. Happy holidays and a wonderful 2025!
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Modeling Common-Mode Currents in Coaxial Cables: A Hybrid Approach
This article presents a hybrid modeling approach for coaxial transmission line antenna feeders, focusing on the impact of common-mode currents on the antenna radiation pattern. By explicitly modeling the outer shield of coaxial cables, we can accurately predict and mitigate RF interference, enhancing antenna system performance for RF engineers and enthusiasts.
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Evaluating EMF Compliance – Part 2: Using Near-Field Calculations to Determine Exclusion Zones
In this article, we dive deep into near-field calculations to establish RF exclusion zones. By understanding near-field and far-field regions, occupational vs. public exposure, health impacts, and practical methods, we ensure compliance with EMF guidelines and safeguard human health.
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AN-SOF 9.50 Release: Streamlining Polarization, Geometry, and EMF Calculations
We’re thrilled to announce AN-SOF 9.50, packed with user-requested enhancements. Improved geometry input, simplified polarization analysis, and new EMF compliance tools make antenna design easier and more precise than ever. Upgrade your design process with AN-SOF 9.50!
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Beyond Analytical Formulas: Accurate Coil Inductance Calculation with AN-SOF
Traditional coil inductance calculations often rely on simplified approximations. AN-SOF offers a more accurate approach by considering factors like non-uniform magnetic fields, conductor losses, and complex coil geometries. By using AN-SOF, you can obtain precise inductance values, visualize magnetic field and current distributions, to improve your coil designs.
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The Lazy-H Antenna: A 10-Meter Band Design Guide
Build a high-performance Lazy-H antenna for the 10-meter band. Learn to design and simulate your own antenna with this guide. Calculate performance with AN-SOF and discover the benefits of wide bandwidth and excellent gain. Watch the included video tutorial for step-by-step modeling.
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Complete Workflow: Modeling, Feeding, and Tuning a 20m Band Dipole Antenna
Here is a comprehensive guide to modeling, feeding, and tuning half-wave dipoles, offering principles and techniques that can be applied to any antenna system.
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DIY Helix High Gain Directional Antenna: From Simulation to 3D Printing
We are happy to share an interesting project by one of our AN-SOF users: @PoweredMeshtasticEurope. He demonstrates how to build your own helix high gain directional antenna for the Meshtastic frequency range, from theory to reality.
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AN-SOF 9: Taking Antenna Design Further with New Feeder and Tuner Calculators
Discover the advanced features of AN-SOF 9, the latest version that takes antenna design to the next level with groundbreaking Feeder and Tuner Calculators.
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Navigating the Numerical Landscape: Choosing the Right Antenna Simulation Method
In this article, we provide an overview of various numerical methods used in Computational Electromagnetics (CEM), with a special focus on antenna simulation methods such as FDTD, FEM, MoM, CMoM, FMM, MLFMM, FVTD, GO, GTD, UTD, PO, PTD, and DDM.
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Extended Double Zepp (EDZ): A Phased Array Solution for Directional Antenna Applications
The Extended Double Zepp (EDZ) antenna offers higher gain than a half-wave dipole, but matching to 50-Ohm coax is difficult. This article explores a phased array design using two EDZs for directional radio transmission, achieving good gain and easier impedance matching.
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Evaluating EMF Compliance – Part 1: A Guide to Far-Field RF Exposure Assessments
In today’s wireless world, ensuring Electromagnetic Field (EMF) compliance is crucial for protecting individuals from potential harmful effects of RF exposure. Join us as we explore the influence of antenna configurations, ground planes, and feed lines on far-field EIRP values, ensuring you possess the tools to navigate the complexities of EMF compliance effectively.
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AN-SOF Antenna Simulation Software – Version 8.90 Release Notes
Exciting update! AN-SOF 8.90 is here with features like “Segments per Wavelength,” enhanced wire scaling, TL command import/export, and faster current distribution algorithms. Elevate your antenna simulations!
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Design Guidelines for Skeleton Slot Antennas: A Simulation-Driven Approach
Dive into the intricacies of Skeleton Slot antennas. Explore optimal designs, balancing geometry parameters, and leveraging simulation tools. Ideal for both engineers and enthusiasts!
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AN-SOF 8.70: Enhancing Your Antenna Design Journey
Experience antenna design at its best with AN-SOF 8.70, your comprehensive tool for simulation mastery.
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Simple Dual Band Vertical Dipole for the 2m and 70cm Bands
Discover the perfect balance: a simple dual-band vertical dipole, AN-SOF modeling, and real-world results. Elevate your ham radio experience.
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Indexed Articles
- 1.3 Arrays of Point Sources
- Aborting the Calculations
- A Closer Look at the HF Skeleton Slot Antenna
- Adding a Custom Lossy Line
- Adding a Dielectric Substrate
- Adding a Feed Line and Transformer
- Adding a PEC Ground Plane
- Adding a Real Ground Plane
- Adding Loads
- Adding Sources
- Adding Transmission Lines
- Advanced Modeling of Monopoles over Radial Wire Ground Screens
- Advantages of AN-SOF for Simulating 433 MHz Spring Helical Antennas for ISM & LoRa Applications
- Analyzing the Internal Impedance of a Source
- An Efficient Approach to Simulating Radiating Towers for Broadcasting Applications
- AN-SOF 8.70: Enhancing Your Antenna Design Journey
- AN-SOF 8: Elevating Antenna Simulation to the Next Level
- AN-SOF 9.50 Release: Streamlining Polarization, Geometry, and EMF Calculations
- AN-SOF 9: Taking Antenna Design Further with New Feeder and Tuner Calculators
- AN-SOF Antenna Simulation Best Practices: Checking and Correcting Model Errors
- AN-SOF Antenna Simulation Software - Version 8.90 Release Notes
- AN-SOF Data Export: A Guide to Streamlining Your Workflow
- AN-SOF Engine User Guide
- AN-SOF in Action: Modeling and Understanding the Performance of Fractal Antennas
- AN-SOF Mastery: Adding Elevated Radials Quickly
- AN-SOF Overview
- AN-SOF User Guide
- Arc
- Archimedean Spiral
- Articles Index Directory
- A Simple, Low-Cost Approach to Simulating Solid Wheel Antennas at 2.4 GHz
- Attributes of Grids and Surfaces
- Automating 2-Element Quad Array Design: Scripting and Bulk Processing in AN-SOF
- Automotive Antenna Placement: How Vehicle Geometry Reshapes FM Reception
- 2.7 Beamwidth and Sidelobes
- Beyond Analytical Formulas: Accurate Coil Inductance Calculation with AN-SOF
- Beyond NEC: Accurate LF/MF Grounding with the James R. Wait Model
- Boosting Performance with Dual V Antennas: A Practical Design and Simulation
- Building a Beam: Modeling a 5-Element 2m Band Quad Array
- Building a Compact High-Performance UHF Array with AN-SOF: A 4-Element Biquad Design
- Building Effective Cost Functions for Antenna Optimization: Weighting, Normalization, and Trade-offs
- 3.1 Cylindrical Wire Antennas
- Calculating the Current Distribution
- Calculating the Far Field
- Calculating the Near E-Field
- Calculating the Near H-Field
- Can AI Design Antennas? Lessons from a 3-Iteration Yagi-Uda Experiment
- Circle
- Circuit Theory Validation: Simulating an RLC Series Resonator
- Color of Grids and Surfaces
- Complete Workflow: Modeling, Feeding, and Tuning a 20m Band Dipole Antenna
- Cone
- Connecting Transmission Lines
- Connecting Wires
- Connecting Wires to the Ground
- Copying and Stacking Wires
- Cross-Section Equivalent Radius
- Curved vs. Straight Segments
- Custom Feed Line Options
- Custom Preferences
- Custom Transmission Lines
- Cylinder
- 2.6 Directivity and Gain
- 5.2 Differential Equation Methods
- Defining the Environment
- Defining the Excitation
- Deleting a Grid or Surface
- Deleting a Wire
- Deleting Multiple Wires
- Design and Analysis of a Parabolic Cylinder Reflector with a Back-Firing Primary Radiator
- Design and Simulation of a Compact Self-Resonant Pyramidal Horn Antenna for 2.4 GHz WiFi
- Design and Simulation of Short Top-Loaded Monopole Antennas for LF and MF Bands
- Design Guidelines for Skeleton Slot Antennas: A Simulation-Driven Approach
- Disclaimer of Warranty
- Disk
- Displaying Smith Charts
- DIY Helix High Gain Directional Antenna: From Simulation to 3D Printing
- Download Example Models
- 2.11 Effective Aperture and Gain
- 3.6 Equivalent Radius for Non-Circular Wires
- Editing Loads
- Editing Sources
- Editing Transmission Lines
- Efficient NOAA Satellite Signal Reception with the Quadrifilar Helix Antenna
- Electric Field Integral Equation
- Element Spacing Simulation Script for Yagi-Uda Antennas
- Enabling/Disabling Coating
- Enabling/Disabling Loads
- Enabling/Disabling Resistivity
- Energy Conservation and Gain Convergence in Cylindrical Dipoles: A Numerical Validation Study
- Enhancing Antenna Design Flexibility: Project Merging in AN-SOF
- Enhancing VHF Performance: The Dual Reflector Moxon Antenna for 145 MHz
- Evaluating EMF Compliance - Part 1: A Guide to Far-Field RF Exposure Assessments
- Evaluating EMF Compliance - Part 2: Using Near-Field Calculations to Determine Exclusion Zones
- Evolution of AN-SOF: New Features and Enhancements from Version 6.20 to 7.90
- Evolving Better Antennas: A Genetic Algorithm Optimizer Using AN-SOF and Scilab
- Excitation by an Incident Field
- Excitation of the Structure
- Experimenting with Half-Wave Square Loops: Simulation and Practical Insights
- Explicit Modeling of a 9-Element LPDA: Capturing Real-World Wideband Performance
- Explore 5 Antenna Models with Less Than 50 Segments in AN-SOF Trial Version
- Exploring an HF Log-Periodic Sawtooth Array: Insights from Geometry to Simulation
- Exploring the Spiral Loop Antenna: A Compact Solution for 80m DXing
- Exporting Currents on a Wire
- Exporting Radiation Patterns to MSI Planet Format: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Exporting Radiation Patterns to Radio Mobile: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Exporting the Far-Field
- Exporting the Near-Field
- Exporting Wires
- Extended Double Zepp (EDZ): A Phased Array Solution for Directional Antenna Applications
- 2.8 Feedpoint Impedance and Bandwidth
- 4.7 Fractal Antennas
- Far-Field Parameters
- Fast Modeling of a Monopole Supported by a Broadcast Tower
- Feeder Results: Input Impedance and Losses
- File Formats
- Flat Ring
- Fractal vs. Arbitrary Geometry: Analyzing the VE9SRB "Random" Loop
- Front-to-Rear and Front-to-Back Ratios: Applying Key Antenna Directivity Metrics
- 3.4 Hallén’s Integral Equation
- 4.2 Helical Antennas
- 4.5 Horn Antennas
- 5.4 Hybrid Numerical Techniques
- Helical Antennas in Normal Mode: Theoretical Limits and Numerical Validation
- Helix
- HF Maritime Platform Integration: Modeling a 10 MHz Naval Monopole Array
- High-Gain Biquad Antenna with Planar Reflector: Analysis and Applications for the 866.5 MHz ISM Band
- High-Performance Impedance Matching in Microstrip Antennas: The Role of Capacitive Feeding
- How to Adjust the Radiation Pattern Reference Point for Better Visualization
- How to Select the Right Ground Plane Model
- How to Speed Up Simulations in AN-SOF: Tips for Faster Results
- 3.3 Induced EMF Method
- 3.2 Input Impedance and Feedpoint Modeling
- 5.3 Integral Equation Methods
- 5.1 Introduction to Antenna Simulation
- Importing Wires
- Incident Field Parameters
- Input Impedance and Directivity of Large Circular Loops: Theory vs. Numerical Simulation
- Introducing AN-SOF 10.5 – Smarter Tools, Faster Workflow, Greater Precision
- Introducing AN-SOF 8.50: Enhanced Antenna Design & Simulation Software
- Introducing the AN-SOF Engine: Power, Speed, and Flexibility for Antenna Simulation
- Introduction to Yagi-Uda Arrays: Analyzing a 5-Element Beam with a Folded Dipole Driver
- 4.4 Log-Periodic Arrays
- 4.1 Loop Antennas
- Lab 1: Radiation & Ideal Physics
- Lab 2: Performance & Metrics
- Lab 3: Linear Antenna Design
- Lab 4: Advanced Architectures
- Lab 5: CEM & Simulation Pro
- Licensing FAQ
- Line
- Linear Antenna Theory: Historical Approximations and Numerical Validation
- Linking Log-Periodic Antenna Elements Using Transmission Lines
- Listing Load Impedances
- Listing the Currents in a Segment
- Listing the Input Impedances, VSWR, and S11
- Logarithmic Spiral
- 4.8 Microstrip and Printed Antennas
- 1.9 Monopole Antennas
- 5.5 Method of Moments (MoM)
- 1.1 Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Radiation
- Modeling a Center-Fed Cylindrical Antenna with AN-SOF
- Modeling a Circular Loop Antenna in AN-SOF: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Modeling an Inverted V Antenna for 40 Meters: Design Insights and Ground Effects
- Modeling a Super J-Pole: A Look Inside a 5-Element Collinear Antenna
- Modeling Coaxial Cables
- Modeling Common-Mode Currents in Coaxial Cables: A Hybrid Approach
- Modeling Helix Antennas in Axial Radiation Mode Using AN-SOF
- Modifying a Grid or Surface
- Modifying a Wire
- Monopole Antennas Over Imperfect Ground: Modeling and Analysis with AN-SOF
- Moving, Rotating, and Scaling Wires
- 4.6 Parabolic Reflectors
- 2.2 Polarization
- 1.0 Preface & Table of Contents
- Paraboloid
- Patch
- Plate
- Plotting 2D Far-Field Patterns
- Plotting 3D Far-Field Patterns
- Plotting Near-Field Patterns
- Plotting the Current Distribution
- Plotting the Far-Field Spectrum
- Plotting the Near-Field Spectrum
- Power Budget
- Precision Modeling of Small Loop Antennas: Validating the Conformal Method of Moments (CMoM)
- Precision Simulations with AN-SOF for Magnetic Loop Antennas
- Project Details
- 2.3 Radiated Power and Energy Conservation
- 2.5 Radiation Efficiency
- 2.1 Radiation Pattern Fundamentals
- 2.4 Radiation Resistance
- 2.10 Receiving Mode Operation
- Radar Cross Section and Reception Characteristics of a Passive Loop Antenna: A Simulation Study
- Radar Cross Section (RCS)
- Rectangular Microstrip Patch Antennas: A Comparative Analysis of Transmission Line Theory and AN-SOF Numerical Results
- Removing the Ground Plane
- Resonant Radar Cross Section (RCS) Analysis of a Jet Trainer in the HF Band
- RF Calculators
- RF Techniques: Implicit Modeling and Equivalent Circuits for Baluns
- Running a Bulk Simulation
- 3.7 Self and Mutual Impedances
- Selecting and Modifying Multiple Wires
- Selecting a Wire
- Shortcut Keys
- Simple Dual Band Vertical Dipole for the 2m and 70cm Bands
- Simplified Modeling of Microstrip Antennas on Ungrounded Dielectric Substrates: A Practical First-Order Approach
- Simulating a Multiband Omnidirectional Dipole Antenna Design
- Simulating Helical Antennas over Finite Wire-Grid Ground Planes
- Specifying the Frequencies
- Sphere
- Step-by-Step: Modeling Basic Yagi-Uda Arrays for Beginners
- 2.12 The Friis Transmission Equation
- 1.6 The Half-Wave Dipole
- 1.4 The Hertzian Dipole – FREE SAMPLE
- 1.2 The Isotropic Radiator
- 2.9 The Reciprocity Principle
- 1.5 The Short Dipole
- 1.7 Thin Dipoles of Arbitrary Length
- Tabular Input of Linear Wires
- Tapered Wires
- Technical FAQ
- The 17m Band 2-Element Delta Loop Beam: A Compact, High-Gain Antenna for DX Enthusiasts
- The 3D-View Interface
- The 5-in-1 J-Pole Antenna Solution for Multiband Communications
- The AN-SOF Calculation Engine
- The AN-SOF Interface
- The Conformal Method of Moments
- The Exact Kernel
- The Lazy-H Antenna: A 10-Meter Band Design Guide
- The List Currents Toolbar
- The Loop on Ground (LoG) Antenna: A Compact Solution for Directional Reception
- The Method of Moments
- The MI2 Fractal Loop: Achieving Resonant Efficiency in Compact Apertures
- The Moxon-Yagi Dual-Band VHF/UHF Antenna for Superior Satellite Link Performance
- The Plots Tab
- The Results Tab
- The Run ALL Command
- The Settings Panel
- The Setup Tab
- The Source/Load/TL Toolbar
- Tools in the Workspace
- To Our Valued AN-SOF Customers and Users: Reflections, Milestones, and Future Plans
- Transmission Line Feeding in Antenna Design: Exploring the Four-Square Array
- Troubleshooting
- Truncated Cone
- Tuner for Impedance Matching
- Types of Excitations and Loads
- Types of Grids and Surfaces
- Types of Results
- Types of Wires
- Navigating the Numerical Landscape: Choosing the Right Antenna Simulation Method
- Near-Field Parameters
- Nelder-Mead Optimization for Antenna Design Using the AN-SOF Engine and Scilab
- New Tools in AN-SOF: Selecting and Editing Wires in Bulk
- Numerical Convergence and Stability of Input Impedance in Cylindrical Dipoles
- Numerical Green's Function
- Validating AN-SOF Simulations for Gain and VSWR of Helix Antennas in Axial Mode
- Validating Dipole Antenna Simulations: A Comparative Study with King-Middleton
- Validating Numerical Methods: Transmission Line Theory and AN-SOF Modeling
- Validating V Antennas: Directivity Analysis with AN-SOF
- Validation of a Panel RBS Antenna with Dipole Radiators against IEC 62232 Standard