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Guides
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- New Tools in AN-SOF: Selecting and Editing Wires in Bulk
- How to Speed Up Simulations in AN-SOF: Tips for Faster Results
- Enhancing Antenna Design Flexibility: Project Merging in AN-SOF
- AN-SOF Antenna Simulation Best Practices: Checking and Correcting Model Errors
- How to Adjust the Radiation Pattern Reference Point for Better Visualization
- H-Field Option in Preferences
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- Can AI Design Antennas? Lessons from a 3-Iteration Yagi-Uda Experiment
- Modeling Common-Mode Currents in Coaxial Cables: A Hybrid Approach
- 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
- 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
- AN-SOF Mastery: Adding Elevated Radials Quickly
- An Efficient Approach to Simulating Radiating Towers for Broadcasting Applications
- RF Techniques: Implicit Modeling and Equivalent Circuits for Baluns
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- Understanding the Antenna Near Field: Key Concepts Every Ham Radio Operator Should Know
- 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
- Wave Matching Coefficient: Defining the Practical Near-Far Field Boundary
- AN-SOF Data Export: A Guide to Streamlining Your Workflow
- Front-to-Rear and Front-to-Back Ratios: Applying Key Antenna Directivity Metrics
- Export Radiation Patterns to MSI Planet
- Export Radiation Patterns to Radio Mobile
- Scilab Script for Plotting Level Curves
- Adjusting the Color Bar in AN-3D Pattern
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- Introducing AN-SOF 10.5 – Smarter Tools, Faster Workflow, Greater Precision
- Introducing the AN-SOF Engine: Power, Speed, and Flexibility for Antenna Simulation
- What’s New in AN-SOF 10? Smarter Tools for RF Professionals and Antenna Enthusiasts
- To Our Valued AN-SOF Customers and Users: Reflections, Milestones, and Future Plans
- 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 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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- Types of Wires
- Wire Attributes
- Wire Materials
- Enabling/Disabling Resistivity
- Enabling/Disabling Coating
- Cross-Section Equivalent Radius
- Exporting Wires
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Models
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- Download Examples
- Explore 5 Antenna Models with Less Than 50 Segments in AN-SOF Trial Version
- Modeling a Center-Fed Cylindrical Antenna with AN-SOF
- Modeling a Circular Loop Antenna in AN-SOF: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Monopole Antennas Over Imperfect Ground: Modeling and Analysis with AN-SOF
- Modeling Helix Antennas in Axial Radiation Mode Using AN-SOF
- Step-by-Step: Modeling Basic Yagi-Uda Arrays for Beginners
- A Transmission Line
- An RLC Circuit
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- Pi Day Special: A Short Dipole with Radiation Resistance of 3.14 Ohms
- Modeling a Super J-Pole: A Look Inside a 5-Element Collinear Antenna
- The 5-in-1 J-Pole Antenna Solution for Multiband Communications
- Simulating a Multiband Omnidirectional Dipole Antenna Design
- The Loop on Ground (LoG) Antenna: A Compact Solution for Directional Reception
- Precision Simulations with AN-SOF for Magnetic Loop Antennas
- Advantages of AN-SOF for Simulating 433 MHz Spring Helical Antennas for ISM & LoRa Applications
- Understanding the Folded Dipole: Structure, Impedance, and Simulation
- Radio Mast Above Wire Screen
- Experimenting with Half-Wave Square Loops: Simulation and Practical Insights
- Radar Cross Section and Reception Characteristics of a Passive Loop Antenna: A Simulation Study
- Monopole Above Earth Ground
- Design and Simulation of Short Top-Loaded Monopole Antennas for LF and MF Bands
- Half-Wave Dipole
- Dipole Antenna
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- Efficient NOAA Satellite Signal Reception with the Quadrifilar Helix Antenna
- Inverted V Antenna
- Boosting Performance with Dual V Antennas: A Practical Design and Simulation
- Helical Antenna with Grid Reflector
- Helical Antenna with PEC Reflector
- 7-Element Yagi-Uda
- 5-Element Yagi-Uda
- 3-Element Yagi-Uda
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- Exploring an HF Log-Periodic Sawtooth Array: Insights from Geometry to Simulation
- 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 in Antenna Design: Exploring the Four-Square Array
- 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
- 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
- The Moxon-Yagi Dual-Band VHF/UHF Antenna for Superior Satellite Link Performance
- Broadside Dipole Array
- Log-Periodic Dipole Array
- Broadband Directional Antenna
- Log-Periodic Christmas Tree
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- Nelder-Mead Optimization for Antenna Design Using the AN-SOF Engine and Scilab
- Evolving Better Antennas: A Genetic Algorithm Optimizer Using AN-SOF and Scilab
- Building Effective Cost Functions for Antenna Optimization: Weighting, Normalization, and Trade-offs
- Element Spacing Simulation Script for Yagi-Uda Antennas
- Automating 2-Element Quad Array Design: Scripting and Bulk Processing in AN-SOF
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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
- Validation of a Panel RBS Antenna with Dipole Radiators against IEC 62232 Standard
- Validating V Antennas: Directivity Analysis with AN-SOF
- Enhanced Methodology for Monopoles Above Radial Wire Ground Screens
- Validating Dipole Antenna Simulations: A Comparative Study with King-Middleton
- Dipole Gain and Radiation Resistance
- Convergence of the Dipole Input Impedance
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Book
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- 1.0 Table of Contents
- 1.1 Maxwell’s Equations and Electromagnetic Radiation
- 1.2 The Isotropic Radiator
- 1.3 Arrays of Point Sources
- 1.4 The Hertzian Dipole
- 1.5 The Short Dipole – FREE SAMPLE
- 1.6 The Half-Wave Dipole
- 1.7 Thin Dipoles of Arbitrary Length
- 1.8 Ground Plane and Image Theory
- 1.9 The Hertzian Monopole
- 1.10 Quarter-Wave and General Monopoles
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- 2.1 Radiation Pattern Fundamentals
- 2.2 Field Strength and Intensity Plots
- 2.3 Total Radiated Power
- 2.4 Radiation Resistance
- 2.5 Antenna Effective Length
- 2.6 Loss Resistance Modeling
- 2.7 Radiation Efficiency
- 2.8 Directivity and Gain
- 2.9 Beamwidth and Sidelobes
- 2.10 Feedpoint Impedance and Bandwidth
- 2.11 Receiving Mode Operation
- 2.12 Equivalent Circuits for TX/RX
- 2.13 The Reciprocity Principle
- 2.14 Effective Aperture and Gain
- 2.15 The Friis Transmission Equation
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- 3.1 Cylindrical Wire Antennas
- 3.2 Feedpoint Resistance and Reactance
- 3.3 Calculating Input Impedance
- 3.4 Induced EMF Method
- 3.5 Hallén’s Integral Equation
- 3.6 Pocklington’s Integral Equation
- 3.7 Equivalent Radius for Non-Circular Wires
- 3.8 Impedance of Short Dipoles and Monopoles
- 3.9 Top-Loading for Short Monopoles
- 3.10 Mutual Impedance Between Wires
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Linking Log-Periodic Antenna Elements Using Transmission Lines
Created OnAugust 24, 2023
Updated OnMarch 11, 2025
By:Tony Golden
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