Tag - tips & tricks

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!

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.

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.

Elevate your antenna design game with our latest video tutorial on monopole modeling using AN-SOF.

Rev up your AN-SOF skills with this video tutorial featuring two fast methods for adding elevated radials.

Unleash the power of your AN-SOF simulations! This article explores the software's data export features, enabling you to seamlessly transfer results to spreadsheets for further analysis, report generation, and clear communication of your antenna design findings.

Discover how AN-SOF’s project merging feature enhances antenna design flexibility by seamlessly integrating supporting structures, enabling performance comparisons with and without a support.

Learn an efficient method to simulate radiating towers for broadcasting applications. This article explores detailed modeling and a simplified approach for analyzing radio mast designs, calculating near-field patterns with minimal effort, and applying these techniques to real-world antenna systems.

Explore how AN-SOF simplifies the process of modeling transformers and baluns with implicit techniques. Learn to transform antenna impedance using equivalent circuits. A must-read for engineers and RF enthusiasts!

Improve the clarity of your simulation results by learning how to adjust the radiation pattern origin (or phase center) in AN-SOF. This simple adjustment allows for better visual alignment of the pattern with the actual antenna structure, offering a more intuitive spatial interpretation of the radiation. Importantly, this shift is purely cosmetic and does not affect the fundamental integrity of your simulation metrics, such as absolute gain, directivity, or field magnitude.

We see that most of the time we are interested in calculating only the E-field in antenna projects when we are talking about the near field. For this reason, we have added an option to enable or disable the automatic calculation of the H-Field.

Refine AN-SOF antenna simulations. Identify and resolve errors with precision, ensuring model integrity.

It is important to have control over the scales of the graphs for a better presentation and interpretation of the results. We can adjust the maximum and minimum values of the color bar in AN-3D Pattern to obtain increments in multiples of 5 or the value we want.

Learn how to optimize simulation speed in AN-SOF Antenna Software. Follow valuable tips for faster results by adjusting segments, resolution, and settings. Turbocharge your antenna simulations!